Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Jonas

It's been weeks since I last held my mate in my arms and like a fiend I'm desperate to see her. I'm currently standing in the nightmare apartment she's kept from the world. Perry's wolf scent is everywhere. I mean everywhere and there's nothing else because this loft is air-sealed and maintained at a certain temperature to ensure that the things inside don't get damaged.

Knowing what I do about Perry, I expected something crazy, but this just takes the cake for all the other insane shit she's revealed.

The loft is three stories high. The walls are all white with pretty blue stripes and Hello Kitty bows. Upon entering, the first thing that greeted me was the Hello Kitty-shaped high-back sofas that look expensive as hell. The center of the room is framed with a giant red bow and in the center is a mirrored coffee table in the shape of-you guessed it a fucking bow.

I drop some of the things I've found on the table for her to open when she comes back and sit down to take this madness in.

I don't know how this fits into Perry's personality. It's so well hidden that even as I look around to see that even the floorboards are Hello Kitty themed, I can't see her standing here in love with all this shit.

The Kitchen is insane. The fridge is pink and covered from top to bottom in magnets. I open it to find bottles and snacks inside. In the freezer, the ice ia shaped like bows and other characters. There are ice pops and limited edition ice cream xes. I shut it and open the cupboards. Mugs, glasses, plates, bowls, more snacks. The sink knobs are Hello Kitty head d one blue.

As I go up the stairs, I find pictures of her in other Hello Kitty-themed locations. In all ages. It's just her. I take the very first one from the wall. Fuck, she can't be older than fourteen in this. For the life of me, I can't imagine Andromeda out there doing half the shit she's done all alone with no one to protect her. I love the way she's smiling. She looks like a kid having the best time and I love that this bat shit crazy crap gives her that.

Each room is something out of a kid's wildest dreams. There are shelves with little figurines, themed lunch boxes, school supplies, purses, shoes, and skincare products. The bathroom is just as crazy.

When I get to the master bedroom on the third floor, it's more than obvious that she never had a chance to finish this room. There's a huge shelf hung in the middle of the wall in the shape of the cat's head. In front of it is a gaming setup. All pink and to the theme. But the books on the shelf caught my attention. I step into the room and the lights all come on.

It's not that she never finished this room, it's just that she uses it for more than the jabs at her childhood trauma.

On the wall next to the desk is something right on point with Perry's eccentric personality. The houses at court. Each one is labeled and properly researched. Information upon information of the Kings and their closest confidants. Numbers, locations, bank statements, and abilities.

"Pernicious, you little fucking terrorist," I laugh.

"I can't get anything on your location. What did you find?" I hear Mackenzie in my ear. I forget she's here.

"If she hasn't shared this with you. I doubt I should," I say and it reminds me of what she once said to the wraith. If you can't. get in, you don't belong.

"Look at that, Lycan King. You can be trained after all," she scoffs

I ignore her and take Perry's phone from my pocket to take pictures of everything on the walls. I can't stay here in fear of blowing her safehouse's cover. I freeze when I move past her desk. In a little heart-shaped frame is an ultrasound picture. There's a tiny bean in the circle right in the center. She wrote the date and six weeks around the frame with a gold marker.

I accidentally move the mouse when I set it back down and the three pink screens come to life. The top one shows a whole

lot of bank statements. Hers and maybe Darren's. The bottom left side is just code, but the main one. Holy shit the main one are plans.

The picture of the man that crashed our coronation is at the top along with names upon names of associates. Locations and trackers that are still active now. I scroll down and then switch tabs to find the locations of explosives and high-powered

weaponry.

I take a seat in her chair and look over at the picture of the ultrasound realizing what it was she was planning to do here. My heart aches for her. No matter how I try to piece her together the fact is that Perry has always just been a little girl with hopes and dreams she never got to fulfill. She wanted out. Not for herself or her mate, but for the little life growing inside of her.

This monster took that from her. He turned her into the savage she became to replace the one that slipped through his fingers. The Rogue King. Sure, he used the Redwoods to steer her rage in the direction he wanted, but I think Perry knows better. Calvin and his stupidity were just pawns to get her to become more.

I look around her things until I find what I need. A USB. She's going to be mad at me for this but there's no way I can leave it here for just anyone to find. I download everything onto this drive and wipe it. After linking the Hello Kitty toy to my key fob, I bring up a bunch of coloring pages and game log-ins she has on here and put the computer back to sleep.

After thinking better of it, I take everything on the walls down and neatly put them into one of the many bags she has lying around. I go to get another in the closet and just stay absolutely still for a moment.Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

ing hell," I clear my throat and flip the light switch.

ay?" Mackenzie asks.

"I think I just fell in love with Pernicious all over again," I admit.

The walls of her walk-in closet are lined with weapons beyond my wildest dreams. There's a string right in the center of the closet. The kind used to pull down the stairs to an attic. I pull it down, but no stairs come down.

"I'm getting static on my end. What's going on?"

"I think it's a blocker. Give me a sec, I want to see what's up here

"Shit. Be careful. I don't want to go in there if I don't have to," she growls.

"All right,"

I hop up to grip the sides of the opening and pull myself up. As soon as I sit, lights along the floor begin to flicker on. I laugh. watching as the small space turns into a fourth floor. There is money stacked along the walls. Bundles of various types of narcotics. Paintings, sculptures, and artifacts are all wrapped and placed in no particular order.

There has to be millions in here. Not just in money, but artifacts and Hello Kitty memorabilia. Yet, she's not the kind of girl that shows off. Now that she can dress herself. She likes keeping it simple. Sexy, but simple.

I jump down and look up hoping those lights turn off on their own. I shut the hatch and look around loving that I got to see a little more of the asset that she is. I find another bag take a couple of guns and the rest of the information on the walls before closing everything

up.

"Can you

hear me?"

"Yeah," Mackenzie answers.

I'm heading back to the house,"

"Good. Stop making me stalk you. You're oddly as good as she is at avoiding guards,"

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I take it as a compliment and start the drive back to Nova. I know what I'm going to do with the information on the Kings, but I have yet to come up with something for that wraith piece of shit. One way or another, he's going to pay for what he's done to Perry. Even if she refuses to assist me.