Bait novel 213

Chapter 213

(Happy Holidays. Lovies :“)

As I sort through the emails and projects that the King has to approve, I can’t help but feel excited to be spending my first Christmas with Jonas He is insanely into Christmas, and I love how everyone at Cliffude is living off his vibes. After my talk with Dr. Salazar, I feel a little better. He always has a way of hyping me up for no reason.

“You aren’t hiding up here, are you?” I glance over at him and wonder if I was thinking of him so much that I accidentally summoned him.

Today, he looks like a gentle boy. He’s wearing jeans and what might be a cashmere sweater. I don’t know, but he has this non–threatening aura around him. Maybe, what I’m picking up on is that he’s just happy and I love that.

“Of course, not but after spending an hour trying to help downstairs. I gave up, I admit. “Your mom is really good at mass Christmas–ing

“What are you doing?” he asks coming over to me. I clear my throat when he sees the screen. “Work? On Christmas Eve! Who are you, Scrooge?”

“I don’t know what else to do,” I shrug, “I don’t usually celebrate the holidays,”

He takes my hand and waves it in front of the screen so my ring shuts it down and pulls me out of my chair to pile of cushions and massive Hello Kitty plush.

go over to the

miss coming to find you here,” he pulls me onto his lap and nips at my ear. I think this is where I made you fall in love. with me with my body,”

“Maybe,” I laugh, “You can be cringe as hell,”

“You never told me what you wanted for your birthday,”

“I don’t-” my skin breaks out in goosebumps when he licks my neck.

“Whatever you want. All you have to do is tell me,”

“Can we go see Violetta at her

r new Clock Tower!” I ask

“Is that what you want?” he asks turning me enough so he can look at me. I nod. “You can go visit Violetta whenever you want, Perry. Tomorrow should be about you,”

“Tomorrow is about everyone. It’s Christmas. The first time I ever celebrated Christmas was the year she turned eighteen. Our favorite color is pink and she had just gotten her apartment and we turned it into pink everything. We had a pink Christmas tree and gifts. A lot of the apartment was still under construction.

“Her dad had disowned her at the end of June and she wasn’t allowed anywhere near the pack boarders in the city so she couldn’t attend the celebrationor the parade. We didn’t have anyone. Just each other and for the last five years, I didn’t-

“Okay,” he cups my cheek and smiles. “We can go see her. Is that what the big ass pink box in the trunk is?”

“No, that’s for your mom. I sent Vy’s gifts to arrive tonight with some food and a nice bottle of whiskey. So that she knows Im thinking about her. I don’t know what the situation with her family is at the moment and she gets crabby when I pry”

“Yeah, we’ll go in the morning,” he smiles. “You’ve been really quiet lately,”

“Morgan showing up fucked me up a little. We’ve also been busy with everything. Lilith and the Vampire King’s body. The media on Annie’s case and Maria keeping me updated with everything. I don’t remember the last time Tve been this calm,”

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“Is it a good feeling?”

“Yeah.” I nod resting my head on his shoulder.

Tve been thinking. Only if you’re ready. We should tell everyone who you are. That you’ve transitioned or if you want a whole new identity, I’d start working on it,”

“Is that important to you?”

“Yes,” he nods. “I want to show everyone who you are. To me and our people. They deserve to know their Queen is doing everything in her power to ensure we prosper,”

“You hate that people thought that Jordan and I were mates,” I laugh.

“It’ll also avoid unwarranted assumptions,” his fingers dig into my sides when he grins.

Too easy,” I poke his dimple. “You are so into Christmas,”

“I am. Yes, I love Christmas. A whole lot more now because it’s also your birthday. Our Thanksgiving was interrupted by a psycho vampire. So, I had to make up for it. I know you’re not big on holidays so I thought it would be great for us to spend that time together,

“I didn’t even realize it was Thanksgiving. It’s the fakest holiday in existence,”

“Yeah, well, we’re still celebrating it,” he laughs. “And at Prince house tradition is going around the dinner table to say what we’re grateful for,”

“At Morgan’s that always turned into a fight,”

“Our fights always end great, he smirks. “You go first,”

“Saying what I’m grateful for?” I laugh. He nods. I turn around to straddle him. He stretches his legs out and places his hands on my hips. “I am grateful for Dr. Salazar,

He looks up at me and nods. His pupils shrink sending a sole thrill down my spine.

“I am grateful to this pain in the ass wolf that made me see that actually have insecurities. A part of me thinks she might be gaslighting me but who knows?”

“Holy shit. You said that out loud,” I place my hands on his chest I see you’ve been making progress with your therapist as

well

I have,” he laughs. “Your turn,”

“I hate to admit this, but I am grateful for you spending your last two hundred thousand dollars to buy me. That is a sentence that should never ever be said by anyone ever again,”

“I agree. How did you know that?” he grins.

“I have access to your personal accounts now. I organized your purchases from stupidest to most important for tax purposes.

first year paying since you weren’t part of the UPN yet, so I made sure you’re set for it.” next season. It’s your

Td do it again,” he says sitting up to come closer.

“I think you think that sounds romantic, but it doesn’t,” I laugh. He lets out a low growl and pulls me in for a kiss.

“You can’t tell me it’s not, he smirks when he pulls away. “You loved every second of it. Even the branding. I’m inside your head, baby. You can’t escape me anymore,”

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“I didn’t love it. I did think the marks were pretty though. They look so good on the domes. Roy has truly outdone himself,”

“He has and since the ownership laws have been abolished. They were renamed the marks of the Feral Queen,”

“You’re joking.

“I am not. That’s what they’re called. Come here,” he pushes me up so we can stand.

We go over to the window where we can see the village below. It’s dark out now. I didn’t know that. He pulls out his phone to text someone and then points out the window. From the center of the village, the twinkle lights begin to turn on.

It looks like pixie dust from up here. Golden flecks of light glow in the design of the marks that almost ended both of us when James pulled the stunt he did. They cover the entire village lighting up the darkness up to the domes around us until they connect to the castle.

“You did that for me?” I look back at him.

“They did it for you, Perry. Your people. That’s why I brought up making your profile public. They’re waiting for you,” he takes my hands. “They’ve been waiting for you all along.”

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