Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

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Chapter hands me one.

When she's done she goes to the bathroom to wash her hands. I notice some paper shopping bags on the bed, but I don't say anything. She takes them and moves over to the coffee table. I get up to sit on the floor with her. She takes out a couple of sketch journals and ""What's this?"

"I promised you we'd make shark scrapbooking things," she empties one of the bags on the table. Booklets and crafting supplies pour out. She looks up at me with a grin. is what you want to do?" I ask her.

"This

is

"Yeah, I'm sore and feeling a little agreeable. And this is the only request I haven't fulfilled. Show me how to do this," she straightens up and starts separating everything.

I join her. She names all the sharks she can think of and checks to see if stickers were provided. She starts by writing facts about the shark on the black pages with a metallic blue marker. She then frames the page and adds teeth made of foam. She even adds pink for the gums and adds stickers and ocean designs in the center covering up some of the writing. "This is your first time? Liar," I laugh when she holds it up to show me. I'm barely halfway through my first page.

"It's like making a PowerPoint IRL," she laughs. "This is actually fun. Oh, look at this vinyl. This will be perfect for silkies," she flips through pages and starts a new one. I take it from her. "Hey,"

"This will be perfect for you sitting in the bug you left for Mackenzie," I say showing her the drawing I've been working on. "You are crazy good at drawing," she takes it from me to get a better look. "Is that what you wanted to do?" ""What do

you

mean?"

"Be an artist or what did you just pick this up with Evangeline?"

"It was something I picked up from her. She preferred a paintbrush, but she loved it when I'd sketch things out for her. I actually wanted to be an architect,"

"That's cool," she smiles.

"What did little Perry Nelson want to be as a little girl?"

"My father," she answers honestly. "He seemed to be so important before Seiya Lockwood had him arrested. I remember always wanting to be that important to the pack. Crazy, huh?"

"I think you fulfilled that for little Perry," I smile.

"How do you mean?" she asks covering the page with glue.

"You're the Lycan Queen. You're important to our people. Without you, I wouldn't be King. We might not be a pack, but I think you're pretty f***g close,"This is from NôvelDrama.Org.

She stops unnecessarily applying glue to the page long enough for the edges to start drying. When I look up at her she's staring at me.

"Are you going to delete me the way she was?" she asks quietly.

"I mean, I guess I can't say I don't deserve it given my line of work. That's always been one of my biggest fears. The reason 08:05 Tue, Oct 22 O

why I always did as I was told," she s***s the vinyl and slaps it on the page. "I win,"

"It's a sticker, idiot," I s***h it from her.

"Hey," she laughs.

"All you get is wax paper, Little Wolf," I peel the vinyl and hand the journal back to her.

"D****it," she laughs peeling the paper off the page.

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"I will never delete you, Perry. You will forever go down in history as the tiny f******k you are," I reassure her. 377%

"Thanks, Jo," she smirks and goes back to the page. My heart s***ips a beat. My ears ring and I find myself staring back at her. "You okay?" "You've never called me that before,"

""I didn't think think we were friends before,"

"And you do now?"

"You're my husband now," she raises her sticky hands to show me the ring. "And I guess as far as friends go, you're not as bad as my former friends,"

Would y

haunt me if I killed them all?"

"Nah. F****k them. If it provides some kind of catharsis for you, be my guest," she shrugs.

"Nate included in that?" I ask. She grins and gives me a sly side-eye.

"For conversation's sake, why Nate?"

"He's in love with you. No one is allowed that anymore. You belong to me and it will forever remain that way,"

"I have a list if you want it,"

"I do," I meet her challenge.

She laughs and for the first time since we met, it seems genuine. It's not sarcastic or a laugh at her dark humor. We spend the day laughing and playing around with the supplies. She fills in about half the pages and decides she no longer cares to keep going. "I'm hungry," she ys slamming the book shut despite none of that being dry yet. "Have your chef bring us food,"

L-

I wrap my arm around her waist as she tries to get by me and pull her onto my lap.

"Come with me,"

"To watch you give someone a hard time? No, thanks,"

"You're the only person I give a hard time," I stand with her in my arms.

"Okay, but don't be mean," she rolls her eyes. I set her down.

shoes?"

"No shoes," she confirms.

She purposely stomps her feet causing a slapping sound in the high ceilings. We walk down to the kitchen together. 3:05

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"Everything has been inspected for your use, Your Grace," a woman greets us. "My Queen," she bows to us formally. "Make yourselves at home,"

Perry watches her leave as I make my way to the fridge to prep our meal.

"Wait," she grabs my hand. "You've been cooking for me this whole time?"

"Yes," I smile at the shocked expression on her face. "How else would I ensure it was safe for you to eat?"

"I feel like that's something that could have been mentioned," she pulls away. "What else have you kept hidden from me, oh controlling one?"

"That one's a tad flattering. My favorite is my contact name," I laugh. "I'm not a mouth breather,"

"You are when you're f****g," she says so low I almost miss it. "Can I make something for you?"

"You

want to cook for me?"

"I do, but maybe for

dinner?"

"What do youre having," she shrugs.

want for lunch then?" I agree. She smiles.

"Whatever

you're

As I move around the kitchen, she watches me. I've never felt the pressure of anyone's gaze before. I hesitate where I shouldn't. I've been feeding her since day one and she's liked it. So, why am I nervous?

"Say

something. Anything,"

"I still watch Hello Kitty anime on WolfTube. My favorite episode is Alice in Wonderland from the original show in nineteen ninety-three,"

"You're a Hello Kitty girl?" I laugh. That is one hundred percent unexpected. "Where's your collection?"

"I think you should know this now. You will receive it in my will. I fully expect you to keep adding to it. It's in a loft near Nova. You give me a secret. I give you one," she laughs.

"A loft? Is it a place you lived in where you kept your plushies?"

"No," she snorts. "It's a full-on Hello Kitty loft space. It's all Hello Kitty. I've never told anyone about that. Not even Darren. He would have been f**** p***d to see me spend money like that. But I couldn't stop once I started and you've seen money lying around everywhere. I only wish I could see it one last time,"

"Hello Kitty," I shake my head. "I don't know what to make of that,"

"You're turn. Deep dark secret,"

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