Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 183

I'm staring at the evidence in front of me and my mind refuses process it. I couldn't join the King for dinner tonight. I've been locked in my study long enough to take everything out of die boxes and assign each item a place in this room. My blood is rushing and I don't know what to do other than to keep working.

"Perry," the knock behind me startles me, but I choose to ignore. I slip my headphones on and turn up the music.

My hands move over the keyboard as the locations where the gold was stolen from last come up. A transport van in Berlin dates back to three months ago. The months fucking months ago, I have to be missing something. I slide the golden cuff off my wrist and hold it up. There's no way this is happening, but the evidence speaks for itself.

I can't even chalk this up as a copycat. There is no one out there who can mimic something so perfect. Not like this. There's only one and he's been dead for five years. It'll be six in three months.

I growl gripping the hand on my shoulder and pull slamming whoever came in without my permission on my keyboard.

"It's just me," the King says alarmed.

"Fuck. I'm so sorry, Jonas. What are you doing?" I let him go and stand up taking my headphones off. I look back to see he kicked the door in. "Why?"

"You weren't answering the door. I was worried," he says rubbing his wrist. "What's wrong? I can see your energy

I look down and sure enough, my skin is almost glowing. I take a deep breath and shake off the disbelief.

"I had my headphones on. I'm sorry. I lost track of time," I lie. He looks around knowing I'm full of shit, but he chooses to ignore it anyway.

"You finished," he says. "You know what this room can use?"

"Hello Kitty shit?" I say going on long with the light he brought in with him.

"Hello Kitty shit," he smiles. "What's wrong? We're connected, remember? I can feel the stress you're under,"

"The heist," I say sitting back at my desk. I lean back and show him what James sent me.

""What heist?"

"The one that got Scofield the gold. I know who did it,"

"Nice, care to tell me? Should we be worried?" he asks.

"All of it. From the way the van was broken into to the way, everything was removed and rebranded. It was Darren. He has signature. Even in his coding and the only other person who has ever been able to replicate it is me. There is no one else. Not even Bunny can do this shit yet,"

"Perry-"

months ago. It's all right there," I point at it. "If you want another opinion, call Jake. He's going to tell you the same thing because it was Jake's mate who

back in, Perry. I know how much this affects you, baby, but take a deep breath. He's right here," he takes the cuff

call him?" I whisper wanting to believe him. He

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okay

I have Perry here with

"Sure, Jake agrees.

I switch the call

fighting again?" he

I went out and some shit went down in Nova

did break

girl," he laughs. Even

this gold," I plug my phone into my computer to project what's on

beautiful. Where'd the

"Berlin,"

"We know from who?"

where we

way you of all people can't trace this,"

long pause. A pause long enough to break my

I move this?" he

say and he starts going through everything. After a moment, he lets out a heavy sigh and even lowers the phone away from his face.

way," he says when he's

to be something else. Think about this. That fuck wants Perry back and he'd do anything to get her there. This

Kid, Perry. If you fuck this up, I'm going to be in your ear for the rest of my life. Remember that. I'll be there in a couple of hours. Warn the twins. Tell them that their mother

figure this out. I want you

"Yes," I nod.

aren't to happy with

mad I slapped up

"Drinking buddy?"

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the king

he shakes his head. "Why are you letting them hang out?" "What? Mackenzie isn't going to sleep with that fuck. She's