Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 184

The food the King made for me has gone cold. I took a bite to appease him when he set it on my desk and he went to bed. It's early in the morning and I am obsessing over every little detail of this report. "It's not him," I say when Jacob walks in.

"You're sure?" he asks looking over the wall where I printed everything I needed. I nod and he instantly wraps his arms around me. "Thank god,"

I pull away as my eyes fill with tears. He cups my face and lets out a sigh of relief.

"Fuck," I choke out.

"Show me," he pushes my hair away from my face. I wipe my face with the back of my hands.

"It's a copy of a heist we pulled off in Madrid. When we took the copies of the Vampire King's gold plates,"

"I remember," he nods.

"The same program was used. Darren never used the same program. He would toss them out and redo the entire thing. You know how paranoid he was. Also, the way the vans were broken into. They used silver picks and left traces. Darren could never," "That means the King is right and he's trying to lure you back in he rubs my arm.

He is. Enough to catch my full attention. It was a cheap shot to do this to me. That sick mother fucker. I hate him.

"I'm sorry I bugged you," I apologize.

"Don't be, Sweetheart. That's what fathers are for," he pats my head.

"Perry," I pull away to see James standing in the doorway.

"Come in," I wave him in. "This is my dad, Jacob. Jake this is James. The King's little brother,"

"We're acquainted," Jacob holds his hand out for him. James smirks but takes it anyway. "You need some rest. Eat," he points at the full plate on my desk. "That monster is fucking with your head. Don't let him take you there again, Perry. You're stronger now. Yeah?" "Yeah," I nod. He kisses the top of my head and excuses himself.

"You good?" James asks.

"What do you want?" I ask ripping the pictures and notes off the wall.

"You didn't show up at training,"

hold your hand, Chosen One?" I scoff. He

turns to

with myself for feeling sorry for

need anything?" he asks. I sit on all the pages

had you look into. The Falcon replicated some of Darren's patterns and for a moment I thought

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the other 10s that no one can replicate what you and he can

and now I know he's just trying to

him like

tangled in all his

smirks and

not,"

sound that way to you, but I notice. If I notice, I know my insecure sissy-ass

was my mate. I love him. I was in love

observation. I've heard stories about him, you know. Shit that

leash and used me to get whatever he wanted," I scoff. "You're not the first person to say that. Not even the first one this week. You never met him and you don't know the reality of our situation, "That's how all abused females justify that their mate was a bastard," he stuffs everything

he was, but it wasn't like I was any better. Before we knew we were mates, we were rivals. There was a lot of tension between

he sits at my desk and spins

perfect husband. She would have never let Jonas put that mark on her if you

not shrouded in blood. Kind of like what you want from my brother," "I'm sorry," I say meaning it. "I don't know if any has

took one look at

to help you forgive yourself. It's only going to make

a very Edmundo Salazar thing

about the what-ifs is what drove me feral. What made me do extreme shit like put

fan of that," he smirks. "And the reports of you lighting their house

"Shut up, I laugh.

what to do," he sits up. "Where do we start?

anyone, but I know you do," I sit back. The paper members as sick

gave them to

right? Think harder.