Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

It's been a long time since I've sat in one of Darren's cars. This was his favorite. I can smell him in the leather, I can feel him in the vibrations of the engine he built from scratch. The seat is adjusted to his liking. So are the mirrors. I reach behind the passenger's back seat to retrieve the custom steering wheel. "This is

is amazing," the king says looking around as I push the steering wheel into place. I hit the switches under the steering wheel to unlock the gears.

"Seatbelts," "I tell him and lock mine in.

"You're showing off," he smirks.

"Did you catch the sequence?"

"Of course, I did, I

"This is very beautiful," Jordan says from the back seat. "Your mate had good taste,"

and yes, he did," I agree. "Why is he here again?"

"He's your guard." the King shrugs

You brought a a paid c***er,"

hank you a

"I laugh. "You were shaken,"

us laugh a little more.

was not shaken," he rolls his eyes. "You just make vampires sound like trouble,"

"What happened?" Jordan laughs.

"Nothing," the King growls only

Did you put your seatbelt on

"Yes,

my Queen. I I repeat t my previous statement, you shouldn't be the one driving,"

"You're not driving my car. Over my dead body." I scoff and turn the lights on. The doors that lead out open up as I approach.

"You heard her, your grace. I get to keep it when she's gone," he says playfully. The King rolls his eyes for the third time since we got into the car.

"Why are we even taking this one?" 'he asks looking over the carved leather decorating the dashboard.

a biker first. He has something I need for the vampire girl. That's who the bag of money is for

"We're going to see a biker first. He has

"Tell me about this vampire girl, he demands.

"She's twenty-eight. Half vampire, half werewolf,"

"Pardon me Jordan leans forward to look between us. "That's possible?"

"Yeah, certain bloodlines can. Lilithia Warren is third in line for the vampire throne. She's the King's first granddaughter,"

"So why doesn't she live at court?" Jordan asks.

"Vampires are worse than the rest of us. They kill each other for fun. Now there's this thing that's only half vampire running around taking whatever she pleases. Lots of people want her dead on both sides. Magique provides a special circumstance lifestyle because they're so entuned with humans. It's a shit city but it has its perks," 1/3

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"They ever have Lycanst Jordan asks excitedly.

"Just James." I shake my head. Just

"You know who would love it here?" he sits back. "Lillies and Tulips. They get bored so easily. Tulie is over the moon with your research. Lilly doesn't come out of her lab. All she does is study your journals. Thank you for that. They're usually trying to kill each other," She can ask me if she needs help with any of it. My writing sucks" Till run it by her," "How do you do it?" I laugh, "They both seem very difficult," "Twin Lycans are essentially one. They turn into one Lycan and they can't shift without the other present. If one dies, the remaining one will never be able to shift again. Think of them as one person with two completely different personalities," the King explains. "You'd never know they were two if you hadn't seen them together,"

"And they're my mates," Jordan adds.

You must have done something

"I

like to think so," I can see his light in your past life, buddy, can imagine the two of them messing with people pretending to be the other.

"Until Lilly is

his little grin through the rearview mirror.

is pi**ed and holding you by your ankle from her tower window, the King laughs.

That was one time," Jordan clears his throat. "And that was your fault, your grace. That little rogue wolf was a ***t. She had her hands all over me. You're lucky it was Lilly who found her. Goddess knows what Tullie would have done to that poor girl." "You're an idiot," I shake my head. "How the hell did you not think to run a background check on what you were buying?" "What for? They were never intended for anything else," he shrugs. "You're the only one that's made it this far," "What if you would have gotten one who would have killed one of you?" "Improbable,"

I've killed two of you," I remind him. "The first one in a fit of rage. You let that happen when you linked me to you and expected me to never use the power you gave me against you. I probably could have done it without your strength and you wouldn't have known because you didn't bother to check. That is such a novice move, Lycan King," "In his defense, the other wolves weren't much of a threat, Jordan tries to divert the mood.

me without knowing what I was going to do to the scoffs like he solid argument.

"Right, because the deal was you kill me after you were finished taking your kingdom. Whatever attiount of time it took and the deal was by any means. You're a man. You're a Lycan. It wasn't too hard to guess what you would do. The question was how far I'd allow you to go until you revealed how barbaric you truly are.

"I knew what I was getting into. You didn't. You assumed I was just some **pid little heartbroken beta wolf. Your arrogance is driving you to Magique City to kill some people and deliver their heads to the vampire girl so she can provide us backup at your wedding. "That doesn't sound particularly bad. It sounds like a win to me, Jordan huffs.

"Not if they kill us first, I grin. "It's always a coin toss with vampires," 08:08 Sat, Oct 19

're an a****ole," The King shifts to look out the window.

told you I am on more than one occasion. Thank you for listening to my evil Ted Talks,"

Jordan laughs quietly in the back seat. I can't believe he brought him with us. The fact that he doesn't want to be alone with me speaks volumes. I'm very irritated with the entire situation already, but it could be the itch of needing to hit something other than the Lycans. I'm gonna need you to let me do all the talking. Jordan, you're not allowed to say a word. You're the King's little brother tonight." "I'm your guard," he insists.

"I know, but they don't know that. These things pride themselves in their ability to hold their own and conquer. It's why I have a problem with you being here. I didn't invite you so we could be alone," I glare at the King.

"I know what you invited me for," he growls. "If you like we can have Jordan patrol around?"

"No, if they catch him outside on his own it would reflect badly on me. I'd lose her trust. Just stay behind me. Let me make the introduction. We'll be fine,"