Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

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"Bitch, I growl shifting gears. YLI GLADY SHOW YOu Why you'RONIY rAnkeD NUMBER fOuR. F***k her," Wow," the King laughs.

"What?"

"You would have tried to kill her if I hadn't hauled you out of there," he scolds. "You're supposed to be making allies not threatening to kill them.

"She wanted to keep Jordan there. I am not leaving Bunny's guy there to be fondled or fanged by f***king vampires. You saw the same thing I did. You heard what Dash said. I'd gladly kill any of them to get him out and she questioned me.

"Did you hear what she said to me? Do you really think I'm going to let that slide because we're friends? F****k that. I used to let her get away with it when the old man owned me," I growl. "She can lick my whole **le now,"

Jordan can barely contain himself in the back seat. The adrenaline in my system is making me jumpy and my wolf wants out. I grip the necklace around my neck to remind her that if she were to shift we die before we can see this through. It works just barely enough for me to try and calm myself.

"I just want to thank you," he says through his laughter. "I really thought you were going to leave me there. I was going to lock myself in a bathroom,"

"Yeah, that wasn't going to help,"

The King laughs. I head back to the bridge and I don't see any unexpected acquaintances again.

"No else wants to

NO

She

one else

to know who the human in the body bag was?" Jordan asks once we get past the checkpoint. was human?" I ask.

u're not a little bit curious about that?"

"It's better not to know," I shrug. "You're not supposed to ask or see what's in the package. It's one of the biggest rules they enforce in basic training," "Is it one of your least favorite rules?"

"No, it's one of the rules I actually like. You deliver and they do what they would with their package, it has nothing to do with you. You walk away without knowing anything. My least favorite rule is the absolution of an order. There's no I can't do this. You can't give back what you've taken. The only way out is death. Yours or-" I probably shouldn't be admitting to this. "Or?" Jordan asks.

'Or the offering to replace the order you refuse,"

"Have you ever refused?"

"Never," "I shake my head. "But io one did. The former rogue king. He trained Violetta and me. Falcon called him his best asset. Until he refused to take out the Hellion Triads. Falcon almost killed his entire family as compensation and then he -made him do it anyway. Roman Vivaldi, the rogue king's little brother killed him before he got to their packlands. He and

his sister are what's left of the Vivaldis all because he choked,"

*I thought he went crazy and killed his family," the King says staring at me with the horror I've felt since Falcon made Darren and me kill those people.

"No, that's the story Falcon made up to cover up the truth. It's nothing compared to some of the s***t the old man had him

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doing. Nothing compared to what he has Violetta doing now. We're not allowed to have a change of heart,"

"Is that why you don't want him close to me? You don't think I have the stomach for it,"

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"I know you have the stomach for it. I don't want you to join the KNAVE because you have the opportunity to be more than cheap tricks and brute force. Don't get me wrong. I believe in what the Falcon has done or made us do. It's made a real change. "But the s***t about taking people out is that it leaves a gap waiting to be filled and there are others like the Falcon. Like Calvin and his father. People who don't care about anyone other than themselves. I've been inside your head, my King.

"You're worth a lot more than some a***le with a team of obedient s***es. Give your people what they need and you'll have an army of soldiers. You're willing to put your life on the line, they hide behind their sl**es. You're a lot of things, but you're not a coward," "You think too highly of me," he scoffs.

"I thought you said you didn't have insecurities. You're supposed to be the King of the deadliest species in the world or was that just you boasting?" I laugh.

"We are the deadliest species in the world. Except for the little hybrid thing we just visited. I am going to have nightmares about her. Her face when she went into hunting mode. Lillies is going to love it when I sketch it for her,"

You

I can draw?" I jump at the opportunity to change the subject.

"He's an artist. He did some of the murals at the academy. That big painting of the village in the foyer was him," the King nods. "That's pretty cool," I admit.

"What are you good at? You know, outside of work," Jordan asks.

"Coding, you idiot. Didn't you see what she made?" the King rolls his eyes.

"Th

t work for you?"

"No," I park a couple of blocks away from the first location and remove my jacket. "I need you guys to stay here. Not because I don't trust you or anything. I have to be in and out of there without triggering any alarms. Can you please not make this harder than it has to be?" I reach into the back seat to get the duffle bag I tossed back there before I knew Jordan was coming with us. Inside are some paralyzer darts, my mask, and my guns. I twist the silencers on and tuck the guns into my holsters. I take a couple of deep breaths and reach for my mask. "Scary," Jordan mumbles.

As I adjust the straps around my head. I glance out the window at the suburban street we're on. My target is two blocks away. I start thinking of ways to get around the houses should anything go wrong. There are three pups and a female in there with him. I take five darts from the bag and hope that none of them react too badly to the anesthetics in here. I slip my jacket on and glance over at the King. "Stay here, please," I tell him one last time.

"I know I said by all means-"

"It's too late to take it back. We're here and I'm finishing this," I look back at Jordan. "You

guys have to stay here,"

"I'm not too excited about seeing this side of you," he nods. I reach to open my door only to have the king stop me.

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can't bring myself to look up at him because, with our bind in full effect, I know he'll convince me there's another way.

I already know there is, but it'll take too long. I open the door and get out. I pull my hoodie over my head and make my way through the cars toward the house.

I cross the street so I can get a feel of the house. This entire block is actually really nice. The kind of place where what I'm about to do is going to be the biggest scandal for the next couple of years.

The house is three stories. Alpha Dash had pictures and mapped layouts of the rooms. The high-arched window on the right is the dining room. The left window is a study. Down the center is a walkway that leads to the back of the house where metal spiral stairs go up to the second floor. To the right of the stairs is the family room and the kitchen to the left. There are four cameras inj in just the front. Two at the front door. One over the archway and the doorbell. There are two on both bedroom balconies on the second floor. Probably to make sure the kids don't sneak out. I take a couple of pictures of the sides and zoom in to find that there is one in the center of the wall on the second floor and it's motion-sensitive. The same on the other side. I don't do backyards. They usually house big dogs, motion-sensitive lights that can be seen from space, and loud annoying kiddie toys that can ruin an entire operation. My best bet is the master bedroom on the third floor. I lightly tap the car I'm crouching in front of to see if it has an alarm. The beeping sound flickers and I back away from it. Who am I kidding? All these cars have a f**ng alarm.

trigger the motion sensors and you can get up there from the left side. That house doesn't have cameras. It's empty," the King points at it. I look back at him to see him wearing Jordan's hoodie. "What the f****k, Jonas?" I growl lowly at him.

can

"Very. Very, very weird," I sigh. "I know the house next to it is empty. I was going to use it to get to the rooftop. I can use the bathroom window on the right side once the shower is done," I hold up my phone to show him. "Why didn't you stay in the car?" "asked

"I don't like it when you say my name," he glares at me. "Is that weird?"

you

to do this. It's only right that we're both accountable,"

coward, but definitely a f***g idiot," I groan.

"I'm your King. Don't talk about me like that," he huffs. "Your idea is slightly better,"

"Oh, you're giving me that? Have you been doing this for years? Or is it your first time?" I bite out sarcastically.

"It's my first time," he looks away.

"Come on. Stay low. You want to be smaller than the gates. We don't want any kind of movement. Follow right behind me. Got it?"

"Yes,"

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