Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

the King and me.

Finally, today is the day I get to play the King's shadow. The vampire king is back and is pretty upset about an attack on his household. While he's yelling at the other kings, I am hanging out with the guards outside. Jordan is in the trees nearby keeping an eye out for both "You got a cigarette I can bum from you?" the vampire near me asks.

I reach for the gold box I stole from James's new room

and oper

it up

offer

him a joint.

I knew they would come in handy

for more than settling down.

"It's not tobacco," I warn her.NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.

"Jesse," she holds out her hand.

"Pricilla," why is that the first name that popped into my head? I take her hand and offer her my lighter.

Jesse is a tiny thing compared to me. She has to be five four or five, but her eyes give away what she is. A fire elemental. Her dark eyes glisten like molten lava. She's Sporting a buzz cut and can see the beautiful reds and yellows of the dragon head tattooed on her scalp. When she takes a rip of the joint she looks back toward the entrance of the council and I see there's more ink down her neck going into her leather jacket.

"You're interesting to look at," she says looking back at me.

"You cut your hair like that to show off your ink or because you burn it off?" I shoot back.

She laughs flashing me her fangs. Aristocrats always have flashy jewels adorning their teeth. I want that now that my fangs are as visible as they are. It's very pretty.

"A little of both," she smirks.

God, she is rocking the shit out of that black lipstick and the black and red smokey eye. She offers me the joint and I decline trying my best not to stare at her nonexistent eyebrows. It's bold and a little intimidating.

"If I get any worse, the kid is going to tell on me," I point over to Jordan. She chuckles and continues to smoke. "Were there any casualties?"

"Two," she nods.

"My condolences,"

"Likewise. I hear your Queen just passed,"

The two of us look up when the Lycan King's roar echoes from inside. I whistle for Jordan and we move to get a better vantage point. I get to the top windows and push one open. Once inside I can see that the Alpha King is standing between the Lycan King and the Vampire King to keep them apart. "If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead. Not here bitching," the King growls. I jump down when Jesse appears beside her King. "Your King has a big mouth," she hisses.

"Your king tends to bitch," I shrug.

With me close by the King settles down not wanting to start a fight anymore.

"What would I gain from attacking you?" he asks. "I don't have time for this shit, much less to be starting shit with anyone after you assisted my brother in trying to dethrone me, motherfucker,"

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"It's the perfect reason to retaliate, dog boy,"

"I'll break every fucking tooth in your mouth if you say that again, I growl.

"What's this, dog boy?"

"I wouldn't," the King warns him.

"Your new b-"

I don't let him finish the sentence. My fist meets his mouth so hard his head whips back. His feet rock back almost tapping his face when he hits the ground. Jesse comes at me, fangs out. push the band around me out and clap my hands. A burst of purple energy explodes out of me repelling her into the podium behind her.

"I told you if you called him that again, I was going to break your fucking teeth in, asshole," I walk right up to him only for the Alpha King to get in my way.

"Okay," he puts his hands up without meeting my eyes. "Let's all take a deep breath and calm ourselves. Lycan King get your guard,"

"Behind me," the King orders. "You're done,"

I clear my throat and take a step back. I turn my attention over to the unconscious vampire. She's just lying there. My body is tingling with the promise of a fight, and I must remind myself that I have a role to play here. I can't take things too far without the King's consent. Letting them think I'm fucking him is better than them looking into this any further.

You need better security,"

I scoff as the Vampire King sits up spitting a mouthful of blood and teeth beside him. He looks up at me with a glare and opens his mouth wide. I shutter when his teeth all start growing out of the bloody gums. He releases his wings using them to put him back on his feet. "Don't," the King places his big ass hand on my head to keep me from moving. "You deserved that. What the fuck are you doing?" he asks the vampire king. "You're not going to like the response you're trying for, Borigard. Put those away and check on the girl," "You're telling me what to do now?" he growls.

"We all are," a woman says from one of the other podiums. "What was the point of this meeting, Bo? What the fuck did you think was going to happen after the stunt you pulled in the last meeting?"

I'm still processing that the Vampire King's name is Borigard. He glances back at the woman and if I'm correct that's the Supreme Mother. The top witch bitch. I don't know why I expected her to be a very fancy woman, but she's not. She's a hot redhead in boho-style clothing and she looks more annoyed than worried. Her big green eyes move to me and she smiles. The vampire King listens and puts his wings away. He goes over to Jesse to check to see if she's alive. I watch as he pricks his finger and drips a single drop of his blood into her mouth. It takes her a couple of seconds to sit up.

"Get the fuck out. You're fired," he growls at her.

"Yeah, fired," she pushes him away. "No one else is here for you, old man. Not even your so-called son,"

She brushes herself off and turns her glare to me.

"Not hard feelings?" I put my hands up. She looks at them and steps back.

"What the fuck was that?"

""Power," I smile.

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"And it was beautiful, the witch says. "What's your name gorgeous?"

"None of your fucking business, Minerva," the king growls at her

"I think the pretty girl can answer for herself," she pushes.

"I think we've all had enough. This meeting is over," the Alpha king interjects yet again.

"It's very uncharacteristic of you to stand up for anyone, Rick. Especially someone who killed our Wolf Bait," she sits up straighter to glare at him.

"Pernicious Phurry died the Lycan Queen," he turns his attention to her. "She united our houses as his chosen mate,"

"You know that's absolute bullshit. He enslaved one of your best assets and then killed her. Why are you sticking your neck out for this asshole? We should wipe them all out. There can't be more than a handful of them," that is the last line of defense of the human race. The head of the snake, Buddy Kirkland. Demon hunter extraordinaire.

"It would be easier to flood the tunnels where the vermin lay their heads," I growl at him. Everyone turns to look at me. "A little water can be catastrophic to a little mortal like you,"

"Now you're talking my language, Snowball," the Vampire King laughs.

"We all have to keep our heads," the Alpha King tries again. "Think about what it would mean to attack each other recklessly. Perry didn't die for any of you. She laid her life down for Jonas. Yes, she was an asset of the crown, but she made a choice and it was him. I knew her for a long time and I can tell you that she didn't do it because she was his slave. She was our Wolf Bait and if she were here she probably would have killed a few of us already. We have to be better,"

They all laugh and the tension in the room seems to dissipate. The King steps forward raising his right hand toward the broken podium. I watch bewildered when the wood splinters all gather up and mend as if nothing had ever happened to it. Everyone looks over at him as he takes a seat behind his podium.

Since when can he do that? What the fuck?

"Someone did attack Borigard and if it wasn't one of us, that means there's someone out there gunning for him. Any ideas who might hold a vendetta out for you?" he asks.

"Fucking everybody," the Vampire King huffs. "I'm Borigard fucking Valentine,"