Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

I have so many questions. A part of me wants to obsess over this want to comb through the data piece by piece. Hunt down everyone involved. Tell the others.

Where would it end? If there is no ulterior motive other than to see what’s going to happen next, what’s the point of me hunting them? What’s the point of us knowing or being aware that we’re nothing more than little toys to an immortal asshole who thinks he’s some kind of God?

I’ve been sitting outside of the Lycan House in the council courtyard with Jake’s ashes in a black urn thinking about taking them to the sewage plantation to dump there so he can rot with all the shit the way he deserves.

“I thought I’d find you here,” I look back at Roman. “I’m sorry for your loss, Perry,”

“Thanks, man,” I nod when he sits next to me. “Where are you guys headed?”

“Would you be insulted if we choose to

stay with Vy?”

“Of course, not,” I shake my head. “She’d be lucky to have you guys. Magique has some pretty cool shit

“Yeah,” he smiles and then gets serious. “Mack going feral wasn’t on you. The old man fucked us all up pretty badly. Jake lost everything. If you want I can call the others and we can stay for a bit,”

“No, I’m okay. I mean I’m not, but-”

Yeah,” he rubs my back. “Do you need help with anything?”

“No, the cool thing about being royal now is that people are literally stumbling over each other to do whatever I want them

to

“Yeah, I miss that,” he laughs, “I mean regarding the shit on those servers;

“They were transferred to a secure server. Once the money is added up. I’ll divide it up and it’ll show up on our hidden accounts. You trust me?”

“With my life,” he nods. “Any advice on what to do next? I never thought we’d make it this far,”

“You might have to hit the books so we can add you to the board of directors. I think we all need to be educated a little more so there aren’t too many surprises going forward,”

“That’s a good idea. Are you hitting Nora?”

“Yeah, the Alpha King recommended a couple of programs. I’m also going to be working with Valen Academy to get some units on Lycan studies,”

“Committing to the Queen shit. I respect it,” he bumps my shoulder. “If you need us for anything and I mean anything. you’re going to call right?”

“Yes,” I nod. “I’m going to slowly comb through everything. See if there’s anything that can fuck us later on. I’ll keep you guys posted with what I find,”

Thanks, Ph–Prince,” he smirks “Stay out of trouble. I don’t think we’re ever going to get a second chance like this,” he loops his arm through mine and shakes me excitedly. “We’re fucking free of that monster, baby, I feel better. Like a weight has

get come off my shoulders. If have a mate out there, she’s not in danger anymore.

You

me

“Yeah,” I nod trying to keep it together. “Listen to Violetta, yeah? Keep out of trouble. Make sure Ramona is safe,”

“Always, he smiles and kisses my cheek. “We’re going. Take care of Jonas,”

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He stands up dusting his dark jeans and walks off. I glance back to see Baby on her bike. She’s crying and when she sees me looking she gives me an awkward wave before she slips her helmet on. I wave back at them and listen to the sound of their bikes as they take off. It’s a terrible idea to drive on ice with those things. I’ve never seen the appeal to them. They’re more Violetta’s thing

“Ready to go?” I smile when his voice startles me. I didn’t hear or sense him coming towards me. I look up at the King He holds his hand out for me to take. He pulls me up and dusts off the skirt of my dress before picking up the black urn. “Your clothes are wet,”

“I sat there for a while,” I sigh. “It’s not like I’m going to get sick,

“Do you want to head back to Cliffside? Maybe talk to Ed or-”

“No, I’m okay here. I just want to try to get some kind of normalcy. I need to find a rhythm,”

“Okay, you know you can talk to me, right? Anything,” he pulls me closer.

“Yeah, I know. I’m just not in the mood to talk. I just want to listen. To anything. How was your meeting anything interesting?

“It was productive. I cleared up some of the damage that we did on Redwood. Lilith is going to rebuild and maybe even relocate to Redwood. Rick wants to move in on the Vampire King. The other Kings have confirmed it, but we have a problem,”

“What?” I ask as he pulls me with him to lead me to his car.

Arnold Knightly,” he clears his throat.

“He’s protecting him?”

“He’s the one attacking Bart,”

I sit back and watch him as he drives not wanting to look out the window. That’s strange, right? Arnold Knightly is a businessman. A crazy one, but what the hell would he need from an old fart like Bart I pull my legs up and wrap my arms around my knees feeling the cold now that there’s warmth around me.

“Alpha Knightly runs one of the biggest media corporations in the world. He’s the one that isolated the mortals in the so–cal region. Those who live there are slaves to the so–called American dream. They think werewolves and vampires are just in movies and books. If he’s hitting the Vampire King it’s probably because he’s targetting his humans,”

“He wouldn’t just attack him?”

“No, the Knightlys are a very interesting family. They’ve been in the spotlight for centuries. Kind of like Knight. They’re very careful about who they interact with. The truly violent shit only happens when someone messes with them directly.”

Like the Rodens,” he nods.

My stomach clenches at the mention of them. I might not have done it but I feel like I share responsibility for what happened after Knightly’s father destroyed them.

“Arnold is both a traditionalist and a neo–reformation expert. He’s open to change, but also very secretive. It’s why Knight went rogue. As his heir, he knows what it would mean for him to let his father in. By choosing between his biological father and hits stepdad Fredrick Blake he creates a very dangerous tip in our hierarchy. He’s the only thing standing between the Knightlys and Savages,”

Wait, what?”

The top bloodlines are Savage, Wilde, and Knightly. If Knight takes his place as the alpha of Grimly Entertainment he forms an alliance to the Blakes. Together they will own everything from the Central Valley to Pennsylvania. I mean there are

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a handful of territories that would need to be overwhelmed but Arnold is known for smothering those who don’t fold to his novelbin

choose between Rick and Knigist.. command. The remaining states would have t

“Rick is in no way prepared to take on Knight or either of his fathers. Knight doesn’t want to choose. He doesn’t want the responsibility of being either of their alphas. It’s the same if he were to step in to be the alpha for the Blakes. He’s still Arnold Knightly’s heir. That alliance would still stand,”

“I thought he was just afraid of standing up to the old cout,”

“He is. He’s afraid that if he gets mated his father will force him to kill his mate so Knight can steal her power. It’s a Knightly tradition. Kind of like the thing with the twins. If the Luna is not worthy of standing next to the Alpha, he kills her triggering the first feral stage. That’s where Darren got the idea to use the blue monkshood to help Mackenzie. They use it to keep the wolf complacent.”

“Why don’t others use it?”

“Because it’s dangerous to keep feral wolves like him around and not everyone reacts to it the same way. When big pharm companies tried to formulate the blue monkshood a lot of people died,”

“You knew that before Ed started treatment?” he growls.

“I’m not a werewolf anymore. I heal faster than the monkshood destroys. I didn’t think it would work at all,” 1 admit. He stays silent for the remainder of our drive. As soon as we’re inside he spins around grabbing me around my throat. “You make it very fucking difficult for me to trust you,” he growls pinning me against the doors. “You could have died “I’m right here,” I place my hand on his wrist. “I’ve no intention of going anywhere. This argument is getting old, Hon.” “And if I stop giving you the blue monkshood?

“You can stop it. You can give me more. What does it matter anymore? I’m a fucking experiment favored by the asshole who has been treating us a like we’re toys in his replica of the world, in really tired. Can we just go to bed?”

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