Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

"Do

you mean that?" he asks placing his hands on my hips.

"I'd mean it even if you weren't my mate. You know shit about me. Real crazy shit about me that would require one of us dying should our relationship ever implode. Me being alive is your worst-case scenario. This isn't a good thing. At least, not where the past is concerned," I 'I climb off him and fall onto the stack of pillows. He sits up resting his elbows on his knees. "What happened with your Mother?" "You know what happened," he says quietly.

I me anyway,"

"She took me away so that James/could ****k my mate one last time,"

What? I didn't know that. I did know she was manipulating the hell out of him, but that is some next-level p********-mom stuff. I didn't think she had that in her.

"I would have killed her,"

"I couldn't in front of Annie, the twins, Jordan, and Mackenzie," he sighs and falls back on the bed.

"Do you want me to bring her back?" I ask. He rolls around and crawls into the spot next to me. "You're

I're my Queen now. I am never going to give you a task that I couldn't carry out myself. This isn't what this is anymore, Perry. I don't own you anymore," "That's not what I asked," I sigh. "I know you don't own me anymore, but you're still my king. I'm still me. There's a whole lot for us to do. I took the same oath you did. Granted I didn't expect to live past that, but still. I'm not one to take back a promise," "Death did us part," "So, you want me to just bail? Out of sight out of mind? That sounds like you," I "I scoff.

Dea

and sits up

stops "What I wanted was for this to be over. I wanted to wake up in the morning to get to work. I wanted to-" he pulling his knees up to wrap his arms around them. It's odd seeing him like this. I get it. The situation has turned on us. Thank you, Gods, for that. "Hey," I crawl over to him pulling his arms apart so I can kneel between his legs.

"You stabbed yourself in the throat," he says quietly.NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.

my defense, I died and woke up without half my soul. Half, Jonas. It's just gone," I sit back on my calves and take in the words that just came out of my trap. "It's like reaching out to Jake or Mack only to find nothing. Crystal was all I had left, "You have me and your family," he reaches for me. I swat his hand away shaking my

head.

"That's not what I mean. I don't expect you to understand because of what you are. I was a wolf. I was chosen by a powerful spirit, and I destroyed it so badly that it turned feral. Maybe one day, I'll wake up and see this second chance as a gift, but after everything I've done. It feels like I'm being punished. This has nothing to do with you or us.

"I panicked. I'm not entirely sure that it's stopped. Without her pain and rage, it's just me in here. And I hate to sound like a broken record but, I'm not a good person. I'm selfish. I'm angry. Vengeful and mean as hell," I wipe the tears away and look up at him. "I just need to clear my system of her. Maybe redeem what's left of the person I wanted to be with her at my side, "Okay," he nods. He reaches for me again and this time I let him have it. He pulls me into him tucking me into his lap. He rests his chin on my head. "Before you go, I'd like to help you learn how to shift. If you don't want me to-" Chapter 120

do," "I assure him. "If you're going to treat me as your friend. I'd like for you to help me," your mate,"

"I'm

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"Right, but if you're going to get all mushy about training. I'm going to side-bust you in the face with the strength of a newly shifted Lycan female. You've seen what I can do with just the strength of four of five alphas," "Dearly noted," his body shakes with his suppressed laugh. His hold tightens on me and I feel him inhale deeply.

"I'm sorry you had to kill me," I whisper.

"Is this real?" he whispers after a while.

"Unfortunately," I nod. "If you were to mark me, would I go into heat like last time?"

"No, your b

"Sweet," I

body isn't developed enough for that. I saw some of the scans Oz did. Like I said, you're a newly shifted Lycan,"

Sweet push him back. He laughs as I straddle him again. "That means, we have to officiate our wedding and our coronation,"

"Not in the mood after watching your second chance mate try to kill herself an hour ago?"

"You-" he growls gripping my thighs and flipping us so fast my head spins. I laugh trying to shake it off and then stop when I see he's gone completely serious. He leans in pressing his forehead to mine. "This isn't like asking a girl with nothing to lose to help me save my people," his eyes stay on mine. "I want this. I want you. All of you. Not like before," "Even knowing everything you do now?"

"Yeah," he lifts himself up. "The good and the bad,"

I push him off and stand up. He follows but stays seated on the edge of the bed.

"No limitations? No lo s****d f***ing rules? No guards following me everywhere?"

"That last one is going to be hard. You're the Lycan Queen now. Your safety is always going to be my top priority and now that we're mates, I can't not look out for you. You're mine. I don't-" he clears his throat. "I stopped the drinking, and the drug abuse because you're a public figure. You're bonded to me. You've come a long way,"

"I know. I don't want to drink. It was to keep Crystal from going off the rails. You saw how hard it was to fight her and I like to drink. I started very young,"

"Yes, but you did it. I was very proud of you,"

"Thanks," I don't know why that makes me feel all warm inside. "That's not what I meant,"

"No limitations. We have rules to follow. I

by example. But the rules between us h**** can't just let you run around doing f****k knows what, Perry. We're supposed to lead

respect that,"

changed. No rules. All I ask is that you know that I am your mate. That you