Bait novel 206

Chapter 206

The media is calling it a gas leak. The Kings have been quiet since then. Quick resolutions have been a priority. I know I said I wanted to leave it alone, but I can’t. I’ve been sitting in my Hello Kitty apartment for two days going through the information that was uploaded here.

Any trace of everything those of us alive that could get us into seine trouble has been put into individual safe encoded USBs and wiped from any online server. There is so much information here. It’s going to take years for me to even put a little dent

The science projects Lilith is interested in are acceptable. I’ve come across a few that make me sick to my stomach. Those I’ve removed completely. I haven’t had any resistance. No one is trying to get to this information. It’s just like Veyron said. It’s all locked in with our codes.

1 take Darren’s USB and Rain’s ultrasound. The King brought the two urns to me as soon as he came back from Cliffside. I set up a four–tier platform in front of the window overlooking Nova Falls. At the top, I place Darren. Rain, Mackenzie, and Jake on each shelf.

I couldn’t bring myself to throw him into the sewage. It was James who told me that Veyron wasn’t Jake. It was the evil wolf trapped in his body. Veyron wasn’t lying when he said there were others. There are hundreds of these things disguised at us. Living their best murdering lives.

All of them are part of something called the Feral Skin Experiments. Alphas, Lunas, betas, deltas, omegas, and balf–lings Certain breeds of wolves can’t be corrupted the way Jake was. Wolves like Mackenzie’s. Silverbacks aren’t killers. They defend. Alpha wolves like Eloise Lockwood’s. Her wolf protected her when she was held prisoner.

Jennifer wanted to kill the pups because she thought it was the best thing to do for all of us. Oz hasn’t been able to figure out what they are. I’ve sent her the details, but she said it only served to add more questions. Especially the targetted genetics the old man used to recreate the mating bond linking Hunter and Natalie together.

Our medical teams are going to make history from this. She was very excited about it and is talking about going back to school to learn more about all of this. I start school after the holidays. Most of what I’m taking is online so I can still work on things with the King.

I look down at my bracelet and slip it off my arm to sit on the floor next to my urns. I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around all of this. I have answers to questions that I never knew I had. Answers that have stripped away pieces of who I thought I was and who I feel myself becoming.

My phone buzzing brings me back to the present.

“Knight,” I answer. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I tried to look up your location and got nothing,” he answers. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, just hiding out in my den,’ I look back at the King who is working at my dining table. “What’s up?”

Just checking in after what happened with Mackenzie. How are the kids?”

“Roy has Hunter. He took him back to Cliffside with him. He was devastated when we fold him what happened. Rose, Jake’s girlfriend is looking after Natalie. They’re here until she heads back to Scotland with her. We all think it’s best to keep them separated until they’re old enough to understand what they are to one another,”

“Do you think it’s the right thing to do after everything that went down?”

don’t know, Knight. They’re kids. They’ve never left that compound and Hunter is very aggressive for a pup his age. We have an appointment with Luna Miller in a couple of weeks. Well see what she says,”

“Okay,” he clears his throat.

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14:54 Sat, Jan 4

Chapter 206

“You’re in France?” I smile-

“Yeah, we’re going to do a couple of shows here before heading home. I’ve been calling my mom but she’s been ignoring

“Yeah, well when they’ve raised a shit head parents don’t like answering the phones to be met with collect calls, hospital notices, or you know. The other thing.” I nod. “Maria is probably scared of what you’re going to say to her,”

“Yeah, he sighs. That makes two of us.”

“Blake, costumes are here, someone calls out to him.

“I gotta go. I was just making sure you were still alive,” he clears his throat.

“Yeah. I’m good. Stay safe out there. Take a couple of walks. Visi museum or something. Don’t stay hidden away,”

“Shut up,” he laughs.

I’m serious. You never know what you might find,”

“Laters. Prince,” he chuckles.

“Laters, Blake,” I tuck my phone into my hoodie pocket and stand up. “Are you hungry?”

“Are you going to order out?” The King asks without looking up at me.

No, I can make something.”

“Sure, he agrees.

As I take things out to make something with meat in it, my phone rings again. When I dig my phone out I see Nate’s name

come

“Hello?” answer.

“It’s been a minute, Trouble, the voice sends a cold tingle down my spine. I gasp for air after a minute of silence. My father’s laugh comes through. “I didn’t didn’t think you’d recognize my voice after all these years,”

“What the fuck?” I choke out.

“You’ve been busy,” he continues. “Before you get upset, I’d like to begin by telling you how proud I am of you, Pumpkin. I’ve missed you so much,”

“Is this a fucking joke?” I ask. The King is at my side taking the knife I’m holding out of my hand.

“I wish I could say yes, Trouble. My orders are to tell you that your ve earned your place among us. As a former champion. you are entitled to everything you’ve taken from the Falcon. Now and forevermore, you shall be known as the Wolf Bait. Go up to your little setup, now,”

“You can see us?” I look up at the camera 1 upgraded the day we arrived.

“I’ve always been able to see you, Perry. Do as I ask,” he orders. I look up at the King. He nods and takes a step away to let me through. He takes my hand as I reach for my phone. I go up the stairs until I get to my room. “Sit. Both of you,”

“How did you get passed my security system?” I demand

“It wasn’t easy.

Trouble. You’ve always had a very brilliant take on life. Your uncle Aristotle would be proud to know that you’ve used his coding to secure your life. It took me some time to figure out what the fuck all this was. The Falcon stood no chance against you,”

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“What is happening?” my voice breaks as I look around,

The monitors all come to life and code windows all pop up. Banking information, medical records, travel records, every identity I’ve ever used, and the King’s.

“You have just gained access to the only government that matters he says and on the monitor in front of me a Facetime window comes up. My father’s face looks back at me as if he had ever died. Tears slip down my face as I stare back at him in disbelief. “It’s a lot to take in,” he nods. “I know,”

“What are you?” I ask.

“Like you, I took a new direction in my evolution. I’m now what you know to be as a Hellion,”

“The triads?”

“Correct. We have Hellion heritage on our side. You get the Lycan genetics from your mother,”

“The former Alpha King’s sister?”

Yes, she’s very excited to meet you, Perry,” he says with a genuine smile.

“What? What about Mom?” I growl. He lets out a heavy sigh.

“Your mom wasn’t cut out for the life we were chosen for, Trouble. Omegas rarely are,”

“You let her die.”

“I let her go.

She chose to die,”

“She died without you, asshole,” I shout.

I’m not going to apologize to you for something you don’t understand yet, Perry,”

“What the fuck do you want?”

“It’s not what I want, Sweetheart. You’ll both find that what we want is rarely an option in life. Fate isn’t that generous. The faster you come to terms with that, the easier things will get. You have been in a way, promoted,”

“To take the old man’s place?”

“Of course, not. The Falcon’s reign is over. His experiment has been terminated along with him. You are now the Wolf Bait assessment. Everything you do moving forward will be evaluated and recorded for the company performance review.

you are to move forward with the remaining medical and “As the new owner of Lycan Tech and Obsidian Corp, you technological advancements you’ve taken from the wraith. As Queen and King of House Lycan, you are to regulate and position those you choose to ensure the survival of

“Wait, wait,” I stand up as files continue to be added to my servers. “You’re out of your mind. I can’t do that You’re asking me to play god with these people. They’re fucking people, Dad,”

“Perry,” he says in the same reprimanding tone he spoke to me when I did shit that would get us noticed. “You have passed final trial. You’re the first to become self–aware. The first to force your way into our system. We’d like to study what makes you so different. They want more. It is an honor to be chosen to be considered perfection.

your

“I know this is going to be difficult to accept. I myself had trouble with it when I was made aware. You’ll have plenty of time to process. I will reach out to your once I feel you’ve calmed down.”

Flashes of him saying that to me right before putting me into armored K–9 carrier takes my breath away,

14:54 Sat, Jan 4 GG.

Chapter 206

“No,” I shake my head: “What if I refuse to be your fucking guinea pig?”

“You don’t have that option, Pumpkin. That’s the downside of self–awareness. There isn’t anything you can do to change the situation you’re in. Try not fuck up too badly. You’ve always had way of making a mess, Perry. I will give you something I think you might see a bit of light in. Without us, this would have perished long ago. You’ve always wanted to be the h