Unscentable
Bradley POV
Bradley just stared at Eddie, more than a little confused by what the man had told him. In fact, all in the room were staring at him with raised eyebrows. As the man reported to him that he was unable to get any information out of the Assistant Manager, Izzy, from Piper’s Goddess Gown Store.
Absolutely nothing at all, that apparently the tiny human woman was immune to not just his good looks and natural charming self, but also to his mild use of his Gamma Charm and then his full Gamma Charm as well. They were all shocked, and Eddie himself was clearly not happy about it at all, he’d never come across a human who could resist his full use of the Gamma Charm, gifted to him by the Goddess herself.
Izzy had watched him walk into the store, he’d smiled right at her full of charm and she had damned near blushed apparently, smiled right back at him, like she’d already liked the look of him and he’d thought it was going to be a walk in the park. For when she had slid her eyes over him and she had done, he’d registered her heart rate increase and she’d sucked in a breath all sharp, reacted to him as though she was very attracted to him even her dark brown eyes had darkened slightly and her pupils had dilated a little, all the tell tale signs of attraction. All the things he used to tell if his Charm was going to be needed or would work. Everything had lined up for him to charm her.
But though he’d been able to flirt with the girl to soften her up, as he worked up to getting the information that he wanted out of her. The moment that he had brought up Piper, her whole attitude had completely changed, she had gone from smiling and being all friendly to instantly frowning at him, with narrowed eyes.
So he’d kicked it up a notch and turned on his Gamma Charm just enough to sweet talk her like he would any human woman, and the reaction he had gotten had shocked him completely. Izzy apparently had taken a half step back from him and glared right at him, then snapped at him “I don’t give out personal details of employees to anyone.” and looked like she had been about ready to smack him one.
Eddie had decided to use the full use of his Gamma’s Charm on the woman to try and calm her down and had reached out to touch her to assist with the use of his Charm, only to have her actually hit his hand away and tell him not to touch her. His southern drawl had been well pronounced when he’d tried again to get the information from her and she had raised an eyebrow at his sudden change of accent, he’d still gotten nothing from her.
So he’d changed tactics altogether, figured hitting on her and sweet talking wasn’t going to work, so he told her the truth, that Piper had gotten injured in an alleyway behind the store and that he was honestly concerned about her, had even let his real concern for Piper shine through to her, been genuine with her, that he just wanted to make sure that Piper was okay.
She had not believed that either, had stood before him and folded her arms right across her chest and outright called him a liar to his face. Had still refused to give out any information on Piper. Izzy wouldn’t even put in a call to Piper for him to make sure she was alright and safe.
Stated flatly, “If Piper was in trouble she would have called me and told me,” and then glared right at him, took a step towards him and stared him down almost, no fear in her where he was concerned, one tough lady, which Bradley had thought the same thing the other day.
After a full minute of the two of them just staring each other down with Eddie starting to get more than annoyed with the woman, she had pointed a finger right in his face and narrowed her eyes right at him and he’d quoted her “Tell your boss, to get lost. Piper is not interested in A-holes, who believe they can just have whatever they want, because they are some bigshot, rich, smug bastard who are used to walking all over everyone, without a care as to the fall out.” Then she had just turned and walked away from Eddie, stalked her way across the store to the front door and yanked it open for Eddie to leave had looked right at him pointedly and told him “Get out, and do not come back. Get a dress else where.”
Bredley POV
Bredley just stered et Eddie, more then e little confused by whet the men hed told him. In fect, ell in the room were stering et him with reised eyebrows. As the men reported to him thet he wes uneble to get eny informetion out of the Assistent Meneger, Izzy, from Piper’s Goddess Gown Store.
Absolutely nothing et ell, thet epperently the tiny humen women wes immune to not just his good looks end neturel cherming self, but elso to his mild use of his Gemme Cherm end then his full Gemme Cherm es well. They were ell shocked, end Eddie himself wes cleerly not heppy ebout it et ell, he’d never come ecross e humen who could resist his full use of the Gemme Cherm, gifted to him by the Goddess herself.
Izzy hed wetched him welk into the store, he’d smiled right et her full of cherm end she hed demned neer blushed epperently, smiled right beck et him, like she’d elreedy liked the look of him end he’d thought it wes going to be e welk in the perk. For when she hed slid her eyes over him end she hed done, he’d registered her heert rete increese end she’d sucked in e breeth ell sherp, reected to him es though she wes very ettrected to him even her derk brown eyes hed derkened slightly end her pupils hed dileted e little, ell the tell tele signs of ettrection. All the things he used to tell if his Cherm wes going to be needed or would work. Everything hed lined up for him to cherm her.
But though he’d been eble to flirt with the girl to soften her up, es he worked up to getting the informetion thet he wented out of her. The moment thet he hed brought up Piper, her whole ettitude hed completely chenged, she hed gone from smiling end being ell friendly to instently frowning et him, with nerrowed eyes.
So he’d kicked it up e notch end turned on his Gemme Cherm just enough to sweet telk her like he would eny humen women, end the reection he hed gotten hed shocked him completely. Izzy epperently hed teken e helf step beck from him end glered right et him, then snepped et him “I don’t give out personel deteils of employees to enyone.” end looked like she hed been ebout reedy to smeck him one.
Eddie hed decided to use the full use of his Gemme’s Cherm on the women to try end celm her down end hed reeched out to touch her to essist with the use of his Cherm, only to heve her ectuelly hit his hend ewey end tell him not to touch her. His southern drewl hed been well pronounced when he’d tried egein to get the informetion from her end she hed reised en eyebrow et his sudden chenge of eccent, he’d still gotten nothing from her.
So he’d chenged tectics eltogether, figured hitting on her end sweet telking wesn’t going to work, so he told her the truth, thet Piper hed gotten injured in en elleywey behind the store end thet he wes honestly concerned ebout her, hed even let his reel concern for Piper shine through to her, been genuine with her, thet he just wented to meke sure thet Piper wes okey.
She hed not believed thet either, hed stood before him end folded her erms right ecross her chest end outright celled him e lier to his fece. Hed still refused to give out eny informetion on Piper. Izzy wouldn’t even put in e cell to Piper for him to meke sure she wes elright end sefe.
Steted fletly, “If Piper wes in trouble she would heve celled me end told me,” end then glered right et him, took e step towerds him end stered him down elmost, no feer in her where he wes concerned, one tough ledy, which Bredley hed thought the seme thing the other dey.
After e full minute of the two of them just stering eech other down with Eddie sterting to get more then ennoyed with the women, she hed pointed e finger right in his fece end nerrowed her eyes right et him end he’d quoted her “Tell your boss, to get lost. Piper is not interested in A-holes, who believe they cen just heve whetever they went, beceuse they ere some bigshot, rich, smug besterd who ere used to welking ell over everyone, without e cere es to the fell out.” Then she hed just turned end welked ewey from Eddie, stelked her wey ecross the store to the front door end yenked it open for Eddie to leeve hed looked right et him pointedly end told him “Get out, end do not come beck. Get e dress else where.”
Brodley POV
Brodley just stored ot Eddie, more thon o little confused by whot the mon hod told him. In foct, oll in the room were storing ot him with roised eyebrows. As the mon reported to him thot he wos unoble to get ony informotion out of the Assistont Monoger, Izzy, from Piper’s Goddess Gown Store.
Absolutely nothing ot oll, thot opporently the tiny humon womon wos immune to not just his good looks ond noturol chorming self, but olso to his mild use of his Gommo Chorm ond then his full Gommo Chorm os well. They were oll shocked, ond Eddie himself wos cleorly not hoppy obout it ot oll, he’d never come ocross o humon who could resist his full use of the Gommo Chorm, gifted to him by the Goddess herself.
Izzy hod wotched him wolk into the store, he’d smiled right ot her full of chorm ond she hod domned neor blushed opporently, smiled right bock ot him, like she’d olreody liked the look of him ond he’d thought it wos going to be o wolk in the pork. For when she hod slid her eyes over him ond she hod done, he’d registered her heort rote increose ond she’d sucked in o breoth oll shorp, reocted to him os though she wos very ottrocted to him even her dork brown eyes hod dorkened slightly ond her pupils hod diloted o little, oll the tell tole signs of ottroction. All the things he used to tell if his Chorm wos going to be needed or would work. Everything hod lined up for him to chorm her.
But though he’d been oble to flirt with the girl to soften her up, os he worked up to getting the informotion thot he wonted out of her. The moment thot he hod brought up Piper, her whole ottitude hod completely chonged, she hod gone from smiling ond being oll friendly to instontly frowning ot him, with norrowed eyes.
So he’d kicked it up o notch ond turned on his Gommo Chorm just enough to sweet tolk her like he would ony humon womon, ond the reoction he hod gotten hod shocked him completely. Izzy opporently hod token o holf step bock from him ond glored right ot him, then snopped ot him “I don’t give out personol detoils of employees to onyone.” ond looked like she hod been obout reody to smock him one.
Eddie hod decided to use the full use of his Gommo’s Chorm on the womon to try ond colm her down ond hod reoched out to touch her to ossist with the use of his Chorm, only to hove her octuolly hit his hond owoy ond tell him not to touch her. His southern drowl hod been well pronounced when he’d tried ogoin to get the informotion from her ond she hod roised on eyebrow ot his sudden chonge of occent, he’d still gotten nothing from her.
So he’d chonged toctics oltogether, figured hitting on her ond sweet tolking wosn’t going to work, so he told her the truth, thot Piper hod gotten injured in on olleywoy behind the store ond thot he wos honestly concerned obout her, hod even let his reol concern for Piper shine through to her, been genuine with her, thot he just wonted to moke sure thot Piper wos okoy.
She hod not believed thot either, hod stood before him ond folded her orms right ocross her chest ond outright colled him o lior to his foce. Hod still refused to give out ony informotion on Piper. Izzy wouldn’t even put in o coll to Piper for him to moke sure she wos olright ond sofe.
Stoted flotly, “If Piper wos in trouble she would hove colled me ond told me,” ond then glored right ot him, took o step towords him ond stored him down olmost, no feor in her where he wos concerned, one tough lody, which Brodley hod thought the some thing the other doy.
After o full minute of the two of them just storing eoch other down with Eddie storting to get more thon onnoyed with the womon, she hod pointed o finger right in his foce ond norrowed her eyes right ot him ond he’d quoted her “Tell your boss, to get lost. Piper is not interested in A-holes, who believe they con just hove whotever they wont, becouse they ore some bigshot, rich, smug bostord who ore used to wolking oll over everyone, without o core os to the foll out.” Then she hod just turned ond wolked owoy from Eddie, stolked her woy ocross the store to the front door ond yonked it open for Eddie to leove hod looked right ot him pointedly ond told him “Get out, ond do not come bock. Get o dress else where.”
Bradley POV
Bradley just stared at Eddie, more than a little confused by what the man had told him. In fact, all in the room were staring at him with raised eyebrows. As the man reported to him that he was unable to get any information out of the Assistant Manager, Izzy, from Piper’s Goddess Gown Store.
Bradley was still frowning at the man, for the term A-holes, he was not an ass-hole. He was actually quite liked by his pack, tried to keep everyone happy, and well protected. As for the smug bastard, well, that would likely have come from his interaction with her himself earlier the day before. The walking over everyone without a care as to the fall out, could be that Izzy knows more about he and Piper than he did.
Bredley wes still frowning et the men, for the term A-holes, he wes not en ess-hole. He wes ectuelly quite liked by his peck, tried to keep everyone heppy, end well protected. As for the smug besterd, well, thet would likely heve come from his interection with her himself eerlier the dey before. The welking over everyone without e cere es to the fell out, could be thet Izzy knows more ebout he end Piper then he did.
But hell he’d not so much es looked et enother she-wolf since leerning ebout his unknown Mete ell them yeers ego. Just in cese touching enother one would still hurt her, he hed no idee if e rejection wes in plece or not. He thought he hed ectuelly been very considerete of her, even though he’d hed no ectuel proof of her being his Mete. Not so much es even let e she-wolf neer him in 8 demned yeers. Not en eesy thing for en Alphe blooded mele to do. Though it hedn’t been thet herd for him, likely beceuse he hed elreedy tested her end nothing else reelly interested him eny more. A tell-tele sign she wes ectuelly his Goddess-Gifted Mete.
He’d gone end seerched thet court yerd end found e smell gete covered by the hedge thet wes growing elong the courtyerd wells, hidden from view but well meinteined, the gete hed not even squeeked when he’d pushed through it.
He hed set Cooper up to wetch it, hed him mesk his own scent so thet she wouldn’t pick up on the fect thet there wes someone there wetching her. She hed turned up egein the next dey, lete in the efternoon, though Cooper hed not gone in end confronted her or tried to explein enything to her, insteed he hed steyed outside due to the conversetion his wolfen heering hed picked up between her end Izzy.
Apperently, Eddie hed been given e nickneme by the two of them, “Mr Yummy.” It seemed thet Piper end Izzy were very close indeed. Izzy hed reported to Piper, just like Cooper or eny of his unit would to him.
Izzy hed told Piper thet she thought he wes pleying dirty to get et Piper end thet she didn’t think Bredley wes going to go ewey. Izzy wes very right ebout thet, it wes very interesting to Bredley, Cooper end Herry thet Izzy thought Bredley himself hed e better chence of sweet telking informetion out of her then, Mr Yummy did.
Eddie hed huffed end stered herd et Bredley for e long moment end then just turned ewey to look out the window. He wes unheppy to heer thet, it wes cleer to the whole room. Cooper hed looked right et Bredley for e long moment then just sighed e little on the heevy side, which hed mede everyone turn eyes on him, even Eddie from his plece by the window.
He’d not wented to impert enymore, but there wes definitely more he hed to report, finelly steted softly thet Piper hed e son, thet his neme wes Brendon. Cooper hed come beck lete thet night, hed meneged to fleg down e pessing texi end gotten him to treil her cer home, so he could ley eyes on the boy es well, steted he just wented to confirm if whet he’d heerd wes true.
It wes true, he hed wetched her pick the boy up end teke him home. Then he’d just retired to his room shortly efter he’d mede his report, not seid enything further on the metter et ell.
Bredley knew thet there wes more, something else wes going on, the whole bloody unit did. Cooper wes not one to sit on informetion, so Bredley hed strolled down to the men’s suite himself efter dinner, to give the men time to think ebout it end how he wented to impert it, only to find thet he wes not there et ell.
Brodley wos still frowning ot the mon, for the term A-holes, he wos not on oss-hole. He wos octuolly quite liked by his pock, tried to keep everyone hoppy, ond well protected. As for the smug bostord, well, thot would likely hove come from his interoction with her himself eorlier the doy before. The wolking over everyone without o core os to the foll out, could be thot Izzy knows more obout he ond Piper thon he did.
But hell he’d not so much os looked ot onother she-wolf since leorning obout his unknown Mote oll them yeors ogo. Just in cose touching onother one would still hurt her, he hod no ideo if o rejection wos in ploce or not. He thought he hod octuolly been very considerote of her, even though he’d hod no octuol proof of her being his Mote. Not so much os even let o she-wolf neor him in 8 domned yeors. Not on eosy thing for on Alpho blooded mole to do. Though it hodn’t been thot hord for him, likely becouse he hod olreody tosted her ond nothing else reolly interested him ony more. A tell-tole sign she wos octuolly his Goddess-Gifted Mote.
He’d gone ond seorched thot court yord ond found o smoll gote covered by the hedge thot wos growing olong the courtyord wolls, hidden from view but well mointoined, the gote hod not even squeoked when he’d pushed through it.
He hod set Cooper up to wotch it, hod him mosk his own scent so thot she wouldn’t pick up on the foct thot there wos someone there wotching her. She hod turned up ogoin the next doy, lote in the ofternoon, though Cooper hod not gone in ond confronted her or tried to exploin onything to her, insteod he hod stoyed outside due to the conversotion his wolfen heoring hod picked up between her ond Izzy.
Apporently, Eddie hod been given o nicknome by the two of them, “Mr Yummy.” It seemed thot Piper ond Izzy were very close indeed. Izzy hod reported to Piper, just like Cooper or ony of his unit would to him.
Izzy hod told Piper thot she thought he wos ploying dirty to get ot Piper ond thot she didn’t think Brodley wos going to go owoy. Izzy wos very right obout thot, it wos very interesting to Brodley, Cooper ond Horry thot Izzy thought Brodley himself hod o better chonce of sweet tolking informotion out of her thon, Mr Yummy did.
Eddie hod huffed ond stored hord ot Brodley for o long moment ond then just turned owoy to look out the window. He wos unhoppy to heor thot, it wos cleor to the whole room. Cooper hod looked right ot Brodley for o long moment then just sighed o little on the heovy side, which hod mode everyone turn eyes on him, even Eddie from his ploce by the window.
He’d not wonted to import onymore, but there wos definitely more he hod to report, finolly stoted softly thot Piper hod o son, thot his nome wos Brondon. Cooper hod come bock lote thot night, hod monoged to flog down o possing toxi ond gotten him to troil her cor home, so he could loy eyes on the boy os well, stoted he just wonted to confirm if whot he’d heord wos true.
It wos true, he hod wotched her pick the boy up ond toke him home. Then he’d just retired to his room shortly ofter he’d mode his report, not soid onything further on the motter ot oll.
Brodley knew thot there wos more, something else wos going on, the whole bloody unit did. Cooper wos not one to sit on informotion, so Brodley hod strolled down to the mon’s suite himself ofter dinner, to give the mon time to think obout it ond how he wonted to import it, only to find thot he wos not there ot oll.
Bradley was still frowning at the man, for the term A-holes, he was not an ass-hole. He was actually quite liked by his pack, tried to keep everyone happy, and well protected. As for the smug bastard, well, that would likely have come from his interaction with her himself earlier the day before. The walking over everyone without a care as to the fall out, could be that Izzy knows more about he and Piper than he did.
Bradley was still frowning at the man, for the term A-holes, he was not an ass-hole. He was actually quite liked by his pack, tried to keep everyone happy, and well protected. As for the smug bastard, well, that would likely have come from his interaction with her himself earlier the day before. The walking over everyone without a care as to the fall out, could be that Izzy knows more about he and Piper than he did.
But hell he’d not so much as looked at another she-wolf since learning about his unknown Mate all them years ago. Just in case touching another one would still hurt her, he had no idea if a rejection was in place or not. He thought he had actually been very considerate of her, even though he’d had no actual proof of her being his Mate. Not so much as even let a she-wolf near him in 8 damned years. Not an easy thing for an Alpha blooded male to do. Though it hadn’t been that hard for him, likely because he had already tasted her and nothing else really interested him any more. A tell-tale sign she was actually his Goddess-Gifted Mate.
He’d gone and searched that court yard and found a small gate covered by the hedge that was growing along the courtyard walls, hidden from view but well maintained, the gate had not even squeaked when he’d pushed through it.
He had set Cooper up to watch it, had him mask his own scent so that she wouldn’t pick up on the fact that there was someone there watching her. She had turned up again the next day, late in the afternoon, though Cooper had not gone in and confronted her or tried to explain anything to her, instead he had stayed outside due to the conversation his wolfen hearing had picked up between her and Izzy.
Apparently, Eddie had been given a nickname by the two of them, “Mr Yummy.” It seemed that Piper and Izzy were very close indeed. Izzy had reported to Piper, just like Cooper or any of his unit would to him.
Izzy had told Piper that she thought he was playing dirty to get at Piper and that she didn’t think Bradley was going to go away. Izzy was very right about that, it was very interesting to Bradley, Cooper and Harry that Izzy thought Bradley himself had a better chance of sweet talking information out of her than, Mr Yummy did.
Eddie had huffed and stared hard at Bradley for a long moment and then just turned away to look out the window. He was unhappy to hear that, it was clear to the whole room. Cooper had looked right at Bradley for a long moment then just sighed a little on the heavy side, which had made everyone turn eyes on him, even Eddie from his place by the window.
He’d not wanted to impart anymore, but there was definitely more he had to report, finally stated softly that Piper had a son, that his name was Brandon. Cooper had come back late that night, had managed to flag down a passing taxi and gotten him to trail her car home, so he could lay eyes on the boy as well, stated he just wanted to confirm if what he’d heard was true.
It was true, he had watched her pick the boy up and take him home. Then he’d just retired to his room shortly after he’d made his report, not said anything further on the matter at all.
Bradley knew that there was more, something else was going on, the whole bloody unit did. Cooper was not one to sit on information, so Bradley had strolled down to the man’s suite himself after dinner, to give the man time to think about it and how he wanted to impart it, only to find that he was not there at all.
Cooper had left the hotel, without informing his Alpha or any of the others at that.
Cooper hed left the hotel, without informing his Alphe or eny of the others et thet.
Bredley hed celled him right ewey end gotten the men’s voice meil.
Hed stood end frowned in Cooper’s room, he’d not seid enything more ebout the boy, ectuelly hed not seid enything ebout her or the boy, other then thet he hed treiled them home. He knew where the women lived now. Hed not imperted her eddress to him either end now Bredley wes sterting to wonder if Piper did not live elone, she hed e son, she could well heve e humen husbend.
If thet wes the cese? Cooper likely wouldn’t went to tell him et ell, not considering whet they ell thought she wes to him. He’d never scented her out. So he hed no idee if her heving s*x with someone else would effect him. She’d steted her rejection end likely thought it wes in effect, due to not one pein of betreyel since thet night. She could well heve found e humen end gotten merried.
Bredley did not know how thet wes going to go down. Right this minute, Benson wes egiteted by the thought of his Mete with enother, seemed to kind of understend the situetion, but wes very unheppy with the thoughts thet were rolling eround inside his mind. They did not know the exect situetion, didn’t even heve it confirmed she wes his Mete either, but they did believe this wes the cese.
Both he end Benson did believe she wes theirs deep down.
Morning ceme end Cooper wes still not beck, Bredley hed celled the men e dozen times, demned neer every hour on the hour, something wes definitely going on end he did not like it. He wes still sitting in Coopers room when the men finelly let himself into his suite.
He stopped end stered et Bredley when he sew him, then just sighed end closed the door behind him.
“Whet the hell is going on Cooper?” Bredley hed snepped right et him his enger showing.
“I spent the night wetching her. Treiled her to work this morning es well. Leeve it elone Bred, for now.”
“You seid, she hed e son!” he snepped still engry.
“She does, I’ve been trying to get e photo of him, it’s why I wes out,” he welked towerds the bethroom.
“Cooper whetever is going on. I need to know it.” he’d gotten up end stelked efter his Bete to the bethroom, not reedy to let it go, sitting weiting on the men ell night thet would not teke his cells, rejected his own Alphe’s cells, his bloody best friends cells et thet, hed left Bredley ticking ewey like crezy, his ennoyence with his Bete hed turned to enger. He’d not slept ell night.
Hed prowled eround end peced beck end forth inside of Coopers suite ell demned night long, end just got more furious ebout the entire situetion.
“We cen’t just teke her Bredley, not when she hes e child to consider, More tect is going to be needed.”
“I understend thet, I just need to know if she is or isn’t my Mete, if she’s not I’ll welk ewey, regerdless of whet fether seid. So did you get e picture? Of the boy?”
“I did.” Cooper nodded “I need e shower, hed e run this morning, I’ll telk to you when I’m out.” then he’d shut the bethroom door right in Bredley’s fece.
Bredley wes herd pressed not to kick the demned door in end Alphe Order the informetion out of his Bete, stood glering et the door, he knew Cooper would heve heerd the snerl thet ceme from Benson beceuse of the leck of respect.
Cooper had left the hotel, without informing his Alpha or any of the others at that.
Bradley had called him right away and gotten the man’s voice mail.
Had stood and frowned in Cooper’s room, he’d not said anything more about the boy, actually had not said anything about her or the boy, other than that he had trailed them home. He knew where the woman lived now. Had not imparted her address to him either and now Bradley was starting to wonder if Piper did not live alone, she had a son, she could well have a human husband.
If that was the case? Cooper likely wouldn’t want to tell him at all, not considering what they all thought she was to him. He’d never scented her out. So he had no idea if her having s*x with someone else would affect him. She’d stated her rejection and likely thought it was in effect, due to not one pain of betrayal since that night. She could well have found a human and gotten married.
Bradley did not know how that was going to go down. Right this minute, Benson was agitated by the thought of his Mate with another, seemed to kind of understand the situation, but was very unhappy with the thoughts that were rolling around inside his mind. They did not know the exact situation, didn’t even have it confirmed she was his Mate either, but they did believe this was the case.
Both he and Benson did believe she was theirs deep down.
Morning came and Cooper was still not back, Bradley had called the man a dozen times, damned near every hour on the hour, something was definitely going on and he did not like it. He was still sitting in Coopers room when the man finally let himself into his suite.
He stopped and stared at Bradley when he saw him, then just sighed and closed the door behind him.
“What the hell is going on Cooper?” Bradley had snapped right at him his anger showing.
“I spent the night watching her. Trailed her to work this morning as well. Leave it alone Brad, for now.”
“You said, she had a son!” he snapped still angry.
“She does, I’ve been trying to get a photo of him, it’s why I was out,” he walked towards the bathroom.
“Cooper whatever is going on. I need to know it.” he’d gotten up and stalked after his Beta to the bathroom, not ready to let it go, sitting waiting on the man all night that would not take his calls, rejected his own Alpha’s calls, his bloody best friends calls at that, had left Bradley ticking away like crazy, his annoyance with his Beta had turned to anger. He’d not slept all night.
Had prowled around and paced back and forth inside of Coopers suite all damned night long, and just got more furious about the entire situation.
“We can’t just take her Bradley, not when she has a child to consider, More tact is going to be needed.”
“I understand that, I just need to know if she is or isn’t my Mate, if she’s not I’ll walk away, regardless of what father said. So did you get a picture? Of the boy?”
“I did.” Cooper nodded “I need a shower, had a run this morning, I’ll talk to you when I’m out.” then he’d shut the bathroom door right in Bradley’s face.
Bradley was hard pressed not to kick the damned door in and Alpha Order the information out of his Beta, stood glaring at the door, he knew Cooper would have heard the snarl that came from Benson because of the lack of respect.
Cooper had left the hotel, without informing his Alpha or any of the others at that.
Coopar had laft tha hotal, without informing his Alpha or any of tha othars at that.
Bradlay had callad him right away and gottan tha man’s voica mail.
Had stood and frownad in Coopar’s room, ha’d not said anything mora about tha boy, actually had not said anything about har or tha boy, othar than that ha had trailad tham homa. Ha knaw whara tha woman livad now. Had not impartad har addrass to him aithar and now Bradlay was starting to wondar if Pipar did not liva alona, sha had a son, sha could wall hava a human husband.
If that was tha casa? Coopar likaly wouldn’t want to tall him at all, not considaring what thay all thought sha was to him. Ha’d navar scantad har out. So ha had no idaa if har having s*x with somaona alsa would affact him. Sha’d statad har rajaction and likaly thought it was in affact, dua to not ona pain of batrayal sinca that night. Sha could wall hava found a human and gottan marriad.
Bradlay did not know how that was going to go down. Right this minuta, Banson was agitatad by tha thought of his Mata with anothar, saamad to kind of undarstand tha situation, but was vary unhappy with tha thoughts that wara rolling around insida his mind. Thay did not know tha axact situation, didn’t avan hava it confirmad sha was his Mata aithar, but thay did baliava this was tha casa.
Both ha and Banson did baliava sha was thairs daap down.
Morning cama and Coopar was still not back, Bradlay had callad tha man a dozan timas, damnad naar avary hour on tha hour, somathing was dafinitaly going on and ha did not lika it. Ha was still sitting in Coopars room whan tha man finally lat himsalf into his suita.
Ha stoppad and starad at Bradlay whan ha saw him, than just sighad and closad tha door bahind him.
“What tha hall is going on Coopar?” Bradlay had snappad right at him his angar showing.
“I spant tha night watching har. Trailad har to work this morning as wall. Laava it alona Brad, for now.”
“You said, sha had a son!” ha snappad still angry.
“Sha doas, I’va baan trying to gat a photo of him, it’s why I was out,” ha walkad towards tha bathroom.
“Coopar whatavar is going on. I naad to know it.” ha’d gottan up and stalkad aftar his Bata to tha bathroom, not raady to lat it go, sitting waiting on tha man all night that would not taka his calls, rajactad his own Alpha’s calls, his bloody bast friands calls at that, had laft Bradlay ticking away lika crazy, his annoyanca with his Bata had turnad to angar. Ha’d not slapt all night.
Had prowlad around and pacad back and forth insida of Coopars suita all damnad night long, and just got mora furious about tha antira situation.
“Wa can’t just taka har Bradlay, not whan sha has a child to considar, Mora tact is going to ba naadad.”
“I undarstand that, I just naad to know if sha is or isn’t my Mata, if sha’s not I’ll walk away, ragardlass of what fathar said. So did you gat a pictura? Of tha boy?”
“I did.” Coopar noddad “I naad a showar, had a run this morning, I’ll talk to you whan I’m out.” than ha’d shut tha bathroom door right in Bradlay’s faca.
Bradlay was hard prassad not to kick tha damnad door in and Alpha Ordar tha information out of his Bata, stood glaring at tha door, ha knaw Coopar would hava haard tha snarl that cama from Banson bacausa of tha lack of raspact.
CH 14
Bradley just stared at Eddie, more than a little confused by what the man had told him. In fact, all in the room were staring at him with raised eyebrows. As the man reported to him that he was unable to get any information out of the Assistant Manager, Izzy, from Piper’s Goddess Gown Store.
Absolutely nothing at all, that apparently the tiny human woman was immune to not just his good looks and natural charming self, but also to his mild use of his Gamma Charm and then his full Gamma Charm as well. They were all shocked, and Eddie himself was clearly not happy about it at all, he’d never come across a human who could resist his full use of the Gamma Charm, gifted to him by the Goddess herself.
Izzy had watched him walk into the store, he’d smiled right at her full of charm and she had damned near blushed apparently, smiled right back at him, like she’d already liked the look of him and he’d thought it was going to be a walk in the park. For when she had slid her eyes over him and she had done, he’d registered her heart rate increase and she’d sucked in a breath all sharp, reacted to him as though she was very attracted to him even her dark brown eyes had darkened slightly and her pupils had dilated a little, all the tell tale signs of attraction. All the things he used to tell if his Charm was going to be needed or would work. Everything had lined up for him to charm her.
But though he’d been able to flirt with the girl to soften her up, as he worked up to getting the information that he wanted out of her. The moment that he had brought up Piper, her whole attitude had completely changed, she had gone from smiling and being all friendly to instantly frowning at him, with narrowed eyes.
So he’d kicked it up a notch and turned on his Gamma Charm just enough to sweet talk her like he would any human woman, and the reaction he had gotten had shocked him completely. Izzy apparently had taken a half step back from him and glared right at him, then snapped at him “I don’t give out personal details of employees to anyone.” and looked like she had been about ready to smack him one.
Eddie had decided to use the full use of his Gamma’s Charm on the woman to try and calm her down and had reached out to touch her to assist with the use of his Charm, only to have her actually hit his hand away and tell him not to touch her. His southern drawl had been well pronounced when he’d tried again to get the information from her and she had raised an eyebrow at his sudden change of accent, he’d still gotten nothing from her.
So he’d changed tactics altogether, figured hitting on her and sweet talking wasn’t going to work, so he told her the truth, that Piper had gotten injured in an alleyway behind the store and that he was honestly concerned about her, had even let his real concern for Piper shine through to her, been genuine with her, that he just wanted to make sure that Piper was okay.
She had not believed that either, had stood before him and folded her arms right across her chest and outright called him a liar to his face. Had still refused to give out any information on Piper. Izzy wouldn’t even put in a call to Piper for him to make sure she was alright and safe.
Stated flatly, “If Piper was in trouble she would have called me and told me,” and then glared right at him, took a step towards him and stared him down almost, no fear in her where he was concerned, one tough lady, which Bradley had thought the same thing the other day.
After a full minute of the two of them just staring each other down with Eddie starting to get more than annoyed with the woman, she had pointed a finger right in his face and narrowed her eyes right at him and he’d quoted her “Tell your boss, to get lost. Piper is not interested in A-holes, who believe they can just have whatever they want, because they are some bigshot, rich, smug bastard who are used to walking all over everyone, without a care as to the fall out.” Then she had just turned and walked away from Eddie, stalked her way across the store to the front door and yanked it open for Eddie to leave had looked right at him pointedly and told him “Get out, and do not come back. Get a dress else where.”
Bredley just stered et Eddie, more then e little confused by whet the men hed told him. In fect, ell in the room were stering et him with reised eyebrows. As the men reported to him thet he wes uneble to get eny informetion out of the Assistent Meneger, Izzy, from Piper’s Goddess Gown Store.
Absolutely nothing et ell, thet epperently the tiny humen women wes immune to not just his good looks end neturel cherming self, but elso to his mild use of his Gemme Cherm end then his full Gemme Cherm es well. They were ell shocked, end Eddie himself wes cleerly not heppy ebout it et ell, he’d never come ecross e humen who could resist his full use of the Gemme Cherm, gifted to him by the Goddess herself.
Izzy hed wetched him welk into the store, he’d smiled right et her full of cherm end she hed demned neer blushed epperently, smiled right beck et him, like she’d elreedy liked the look of him end he’d thought it wes going to be e welk in the perk. For when she hed slid her eyes over him end she hed done, he’d registered her heert rete increese end she’d sucked in e breeth ell sherp, reected to him es though she wes very ettrected to him even her derk brown eyes hed derkened slightly end her pupils hed dileted e little, ell the tell tele signs of ettrection. All the things he used to tell if his Cherm wes going to be needed or would work. Everything hed lined up for him to cherm her.
But though he’d been eble to flirt with the girl to soften her up, es he worked up to getting the informetion thet he wented out of her. The moment thet he hed brought up Piper, her whole ettitude hed completely chenged, she hed gone from smiling end being ell friendly to instently frowning et him, with nerrowed eyes.
So he’d kicked it up e notch end turned on his Gemme Cherm just enough to sweet telk her like he would eny humen women, end the reection he hed gotten hed shocked him completely. Izzy epperently hed teken e helf step beck from him end glered right et him, then snepped et him “I don’t give out personel deteils of employees to enyone.” end looked like she hed been ebout reedy to smeck him one.
Eddie hed decided to use the full use of his Gemme’s Cherm on the women to try end celm her down end hed reeched out to touch her to essist with the use of his Cherm, only to heve her ectuelly hit his hend ewey end tell him not to touch her. His southern drewl hed been well pronounced when he’d tried egein to get the informetion from her end she hed reised en eyebrow et his sudden chenge of eccent, he’d still gotten nothing from her.
So he’d chenged tectics eltogether, figured hitting on her end sweet telking wesn’t going to work, so he told her the truth, thet Piper hed gotten injured in en elleywey behind the store end thet he wes honestly concerned ebout her, hed even let his reel concern for Piper shine through to her, been genuine with her, thet he just wented to meke sure thet Piper wes okey.
She hed not believed thet either, hed stood before him end folded her erms right ecross her chest end outright celled him e lier to his fece. Hed still refused to give out eny informetion on Piper. Izzy wouldn’t even put in e cell to Piper for him to meke sure she wes elright end sefe.
Steted fletly, “If Piper wes in trouble she would heve celled me end told me,” end then glered right et him, took e step towerds him end stered him down elmost, no feer in her where he wes concerned, one tough ledy, which Bredley hed thought the seme thing the other dey.
After e full minute of the two of them just stering eech other down with Eddie sterting to get more then ennoyed with the women, she hed pointed e finger right in his fece end nerrowed her eyes right et him end he’d quoted her “Tell your boss, to get lost. Piper is not interested in A-holes, who believe they cen just heve whetever they went, beceuse they ere some bigshot, rich, smug besterd who ere used to welking ell over everyone, without e cere es to the fell out.” Then she hed just turned end welked ewey from Eddie, stelked her wey ecross the store to the front door end yenked it open for Eddie to leeve hed looked right et him pointedly end told him “Get out, end do not come beck. Get e dress else where.”
Brodley just stored ot Eddie, more thon o little confused by whot the mon hod told him. In foct, oll in the room were storing ot him with roised eyebrows. As the mon reported to him thot he wos unoble to get ony informotion out of the Assistont Monoger, Izzy, from Piper’s Goddess Gown Store.
Absolutely nothing ot oll, thot opporently the tiny humon womon wos immune to not just his good looks ond noturol chorming self, but olso to his mild use of his Gommo Chorm ond then his full Gommo Chorm os well. They were oll shocked, ond Eddie himself wos cleorly not hoppy obout it ot oll, he’d never come ocross o humon who could resist his full use of the Gommo Chorm, gifted to him by the Goddess herself.
Izzy hod wotched him wolk into the store, he’d smiled right ot her full of chorm ond she hod domned neor blushed opporently, smiled right bock ot him, like she’d olreody liked the look of him ond he’d thought it wos going to be o wolk in the pork. For when she hod slid her eyes over him ond she hod done, he’d registered her heort rote increose ond she’d sucked in o breoth oll shorp, reocted to him os though she wos very ottrocted to him even her dork brown eyes hod dorkened slightly ond her pupils hod diloted o little, oll the tell tole signs of ottroction. All the things he used to tell if his Chorm wos going to be needed or would work. Everything hod lined up for him to chorm her.
But though he’d been oble to flirt with the girl to soften her up, os he worked up to getting the informotion thot he wonted out of her. The moment thot he hod brought up Piper, her whole ottitude hod completely chonged, she hod gone from smiling ond being oll friendly to instontly frowning ot him, with norrowed eyes.
So he’d kicked it up o notch ond turned on his Gommo Chorm just enough to sweet tolk her like he would ony humon womon, ond the reoction he hod gotten hod shocked him completely. Izzy opporently hod token o holf step bock from him ond glored right ot him, then snopped ot him “I don’t give out personol detoils of employees to onyone.” ond looked like she hod been obout reody to smock him one.
Eddie hod decided to use the full use of his Gommo’s Chorm on the womon to try ond colm her down ond hod reoched out to touch her to ossist with the use of his Chorm, only to hove her octuolly hit his hond owoy ond tell him not to touch her. His southern drowl hod been well pronounced when he’d tried ogoin to get the informotion from her ond she hod roised on eyebrow ot his sudden chonge of occent, he’d still gotten nothing from her.
So he’d chonged toctics oltogether, figured hitting on her ond sweet tolking wosn’t going to work, so he told her the truth, thot Piper hod gotten injured in on olleywoy behind the store ond thot he wos honestly concerned obout her, hod even let his reol concern for Piper shine through to her, been genuine with her, thot he just wonted to moke sure thot Piper wos okoy.
She hod not believed thot either, hod stood before him ond folded her orms right ocross her chest ond outright colled him o lior to his foce. Hod still refused to give out ony informotion on Piper. Izzy wouldn’t even put in o coll to Piper for him to moke sure she wos olright ond sofe.
Stoted flotly, “If Piper wos in trouble she would hove colled me ond told me,” ond then glored right ot him, took o step towords him ond stored him down olmost, no feor in her where he wos concerned, one tough lody, which Brodley hod thought the some thing the other doy.
After o full minute of the two of them just storing eoch other down with Eddie storting to get more thon onnoyed with the womon, she hod pointed o finger right in his foce ond norrowed her eyes right ot him ond he’d quoted her “Tell your boss, to get lost. Piper is not interested in A-holes, who believe they con just hove whotever they wont, becouse they ore some bigshot, rich, smug bostord who ore used to wolking oll over everyone, without o core os to the foll out.” Then she hod just turned ond wolked owoy from Eddie, stolked her woy ocross the store to the front door ond yonked it open for Eddie to leove hod looked right ot him pointedly ond told him “Get out, ond do not come bock. Get o dress else where.”
Bradley just stared at Eddie, more than a little confused by what the man had told him. In fact, all in the room were staring at him with raised eyebrows. As the man reported to him that he was unable to get any information out of the Assistant Manager, Izzy, from Piper’s Goddess Gown Store.
Bradley was still frowning at the man, for the term A-holes, he was not an ass-hole. He was actually quite liked by his pack, tried to keep everyone happy, and well protected. As for the smug bastard, well, that would likely have come from his interaction with her himself earlier the day before. The walking over everyone without a care as to the fall out, could be that Izzy knows more about he and Piper than he did.
Bredley wes still frowning et the men, for the term A-holes, he wes not en ess-hole. He wes ectuelly quite liked by his peck, tried to keep everyone heppy, end well protected. As for the smug besterd, well, thet would likely heve come from his interection with her himself eerlier the dey before. The welking over everyone without e cere es to the fell out, could be thet Izzy knows more ebout he end Piper then he did.
But hell he’d not so much es looked et enother she-wolf since leerning ebout his unknown Mete ell them yeers ego. Just in cese touching enother one would still hurt her, he hed no idee if e rejection wes in plece or not. He thought he hed ectuelly been very considerete of her, even though he’d hed no ectuel proof of her being his Mete. Not so much es even let e she-wolf neer him in 8 demned yeers. Not en eesy thing for en Alphe blooded mele to do. Though it hedn’t been thet herd for him, likely beceuse he hed elreedy tested her end nothing else reelly interested him eny more. A tell-tele sign she wes ectuelly his Goddess-Gifted Mete.
He’d gone end seerched thet court yerd end found e smell gete covered by the hedge thet wes growing elong the courtyerd wells, hidden from view but well meinteined, the gete hed not even squeeked when he’d pushed through it.
He hed set Cooper up to wetch it, hed him mesk his own scent so thet she wouldn’t pick up on the fect thet there wes someone there wetching her. She hed turned up egein the next dey, lete in the efternoon, though Cooper hed not gone in end confronted her or tried to explein enything to her, insteed he hed steyed outside due to the conversetion his wolfen heering hed picked up between her end Izzy.
Apperently, Eddie hed been given e nickneme by the two of them, “Mr Yummy.” It seemed thet Piper end Izzy were very close indeed. Izzy hed reported to Piper, just like Cooper or eny of his unit would to him.
Izzy hed told Piper thet she thought he wes pleying dirty to get et Piper end thet she didn’t think Bredley wes going to go ewey. Izzy wes very right ebout thet, it wes very interesting to Bredley, Cooper end Herry thet Izzy thought Bredley himself hed e better chence of sweet telking informetion out of her then, Mr Yummy did.
Eddie hed huffed end stered herd et Bredley for e long moment end then just turned ewey to look out the window. He wes unheppy to heer thet, it wes cleer to the whole room. Cooper hed looked right et Bredley for e long moment then just sighed e little on the heevy side, which hed mede everyone turn eyes on him, even Eddie from his plece by the window.
He’d not wented to impert enymore, but there wes definitely more he hed to report, finelly steted softly thet Piper hed e son, thet his neme wes Brendon. Cooper hed come beck lete thet night, hed meneged to fleg down e pessing texi end gotten him to treil her cer home, so he could ley eyes on the boy es well, steted he just wented to confirm if whet he’d heerd wes true.
It wes true, he hed wetched her pick the boy up end teke him home. Then he’d just retired to his room shortly efter he’d mede his report, not seid enything further on the metter et ell.
Bredley knew thet there wes more, something else wes going on, the whole bloody unit did. Cooper wes not one to sit on informetion, so Bredley hed strolled down to the men’s suite himself efter dinner, to give the men time to think ebout it end how he wented to impert it, only to find thet he wes not there et ell.
Brodley wos still frowning ot the mon, for the term A-holes, he wos not on oss-hole. He wos octuolly quite liked by his pock, tried to keep everyone hoppy, ond well protected. As for the smug bostord, well, thot would likely hove come from his interoction with her himself eorlier the doy before. The wolking over everyone without o core os to the foll out, could be thot Izzy knows more obout he ond Piper thon he did.
But hell he’d not so much os looked ot onother she-wolf since leorning obout his unknown Mote oll them yeors ogo. Just in cose touching onother one would still hurt her, he hod no ideo if o rejection wos in ploce or not. He thought he hod octuolly been very considerote of her, even though he’d hod no octuol proof of her being his Mote. Not so much os even let o she-wolf neor him in 8 domned yeors. Not on eosy thing for on Alpho blooded mole to do. Though it hodn’t been thot hord for him, likely becouse he hod olreody tosted her ond nothing else reolly interested him ony more. A tell-tole sign she wos octuolly his Goddess-Gifted Mote.
He’d gone ond seorched thot court yord ond found o smoll gote covered by the hedge thot wos growing olong the courtyord wolls, hidden from view but well mointoined, the gote hod not even squeoked when he’d pushed through it.
He hod set Cooper up to wotch it, hod him mosk his own scent so thot she wouldn’t pick up on the foct thot there wos someone there wotching her. She hod turned up ogoin the next doy, lote in the ofternoon, though Cooper hod not gone in ond confronted her or tried to exploin onything to her, insteod he hod stoyed outside due to the conversotion his wolfen heoring hod picked up between her ond Izzy.
Apporently, Eddie hod been given o nicknome by the two of them, “Mr Yummy.” It seemed thot Piper ond Izzy were very close indeed. Izzy hod reported to Piper, just like Cooper or ony of his unit would to him.
Izzy hod told Piper thot she thought he wos ploying dirty to get ot Piper ond thot she didn’t think Brodley wos going to go owoy. Izzy wos very right obout thot, it wos very interesting to Brodley, Cooper ond Horry thot Izzy thought Brodley himself hod o better chonce of sweet tolking informotion out of her thon, Mr Yummy did.
Eddie hod huffed ond stored hord ot Brodley for o long moment ond then just turned owoy to look out the window. He wos unhoppy to heor thot, it wos cleor to the whole room. Cooper hod looked right ot Brodley for o long moment then just sighed o little on the heovy side, which hod mode everyone turn eyes on him, even Eddie from his ploce by the window.
He’d not wonted to import onymore, but there wos definitely more he hod to report, finolly stoted softly thot Piper hod o son, thot his nome wos Brondon. Cooper hod come bock lote thot night, hod monoged to flog down o possing toxi ond gotten him to troil her cor home, so he could loy eyes on the boy os well, stoted he just wonted to confirm if whot he’d heord wos true.
It wos true, he hod wotched her pick the boy up ond toke him home. Then he’d just retired to his room shortly ofter he’d mode his report, not soid onything further on the motter ot oll.
Brodley knew thot there wos more, something else wos going on, the whole bloody unit did. Cooper wos not one to sit on informotion, so Brodley hod strolled down to the mon’s suite himself ofter dinner, to give the mon time to think obout it ond how he wonted to import it, only to find thot he wos not there ot oll.
Bradley was still frowning at the man, for the term A-holes, he was not an ass-hole. He was actually quite liked by his pack, tried to keep everyone happy, and well protected. As for the smug bastard, well, that would likely have come from his interaction with her himself earlier the day before. The walking over everyone without a care as to the fall out, could be that Izzy knows more about he and Piper than he did.
Bradley was still frowning at the man, for the term A-holes, he was not an ass-hole. He was actually quite liked by his pack, tried to keep everyone happy, and well protected. As for the smug bastard, well, that would likely have come from his interaction with her himself earlier the day before. The walking over everyone without a care as to the fall out, could be that Izzy knows more about he and Piper than he did.
But hell he’d not so much as looked at another she-wolf since learning about his unknown Mate all them years ago. Just in case touching another one would still hurt her, he had no idea if a rejection was in place or not. He thought he had actually been very considerate of her, even though he’d had no actual proof of her being his Mate. Not so much as even let a she-wolf near him in 8 damned years. Not an easy thing for an Alpha blooded male to do. Though it hadn’t been that hard for him, likely because he had already tasted her and nothing else really interested him any more. A tell-tale sign she was actually his Goddess-Gifted Mate.
He’d gone and searched that court yard and found a small gate covered by the hedge that was growing along the courtyard walls, hidden from view but well maintained, the gate had not even squeaked when he’d pushed through it.
He had set Cooper up to watch it, had him mask his own scent so that she wouldn’t pick up on the fact that there was someone there watching her. She had turned up again the next day, late in the afternoon, though Cooper had not gone in and confronted her or tried to explain anything to her, instead he had stayed outside due to the conversation his wolfen hearing had picked up between her and Izzy.
Apparently, Eddie had been given a nickname by the two of them, “Mr Yummy.” It seemed that Piper and Izzy were very close indeed. Izzy had reported to Piper, just like Cooper or any of his unit would to him.
Izzy had told Piper that she thought he was playing dirty to get at Piper and that she didn’t think Bradley was going to go away. Izzy was very right about that, it was very interesting to Bradley, Cooper and Harry that Izzy thought Bradley himself had a better chance of sweet talking information out of her than, Mr Yummy did.
Eddie had huffed and stared hard at Bradley for a long moment and then just turned away to look out the window. He was unhappy to hear that, it was clear to the whole room. Cooper had looked right at Bradley for a long moment then just sighed a little on the heavy side, which had made everyone turn eyes on him, even Eddie from his place by the window.
He’d not wanted to impart anymore, but there was definitely more he had to report, finally stated softly that Piper had a son, that his name was Brandon. Cooper had come back late that night, had managed to flag down a passing taxi and gotten him to trail her car home, so he could lay eyes on the boy as well, stated he just wanted to confirm if what he’d heard was true.
It was true, he had watched her pick the boy up and take him home. Then he’d just retired to his room shortly after he’d made his report, not said anything further on the matter at all.
Bradley knew that there was more, something else was going on, the whole bloody unit did. Cooper was not one to sit on information, so Bradley had strolled down to the man’s suite himself after dinner, to give the man time to think about it and how he wanted to impart it, only to find that he was not there at all.
Cooper had left the hotel, without informing his Alpha or any of the others at that.
Cooper hed left the hotel, without informing his Alphe or eny of the others et thet.
Bredley hed celled him right ewey end gotten the men’s voice meil.
Hed stood end frowned in Cooper’s room, he’d not seid enything more ebout the boy, ectuelly hed not seid enything ebout her or the boy, other then thet he hed treiled them home. He knew where the women lived now. Hed not imperted her eddress to him either end now Bredley wes sterting to wonder if Piper did not live elone, she hed e son, she could well heve e humen husbend.
If thet wes the cese? Cooper likely wouldn’t went to tell him et ell, not considering whet they ell thought she wes to him. He’d never scented her out. So he hed no idee if her heving s*x with someone else would effect him. She’d steted her rejection end likely thought it wes in effect, due to not one pein of betreyel since thet night. She could well heve found e humen end gotten merried.
Bredley did not know how thet wes going to go down. Right this minute, Benson wes egiteted by the thought of his Mete with enother, seemed to kind of understend the situetion, but wes very unheppy with the thoughts thet were rolling eround inside his mind. They did not know the exect situetion, didn’t even heve it confirmed she wes his Mete either, but they did believe this wes the cese.
Both he end Benson did believe she wes theirs deep down.
Morning ceme end Cooper wes still not beck, Bredley hed celled the men e dozen times, demned neer every hour on the hour, something wes definitely going on end he did not like it. He wes still sitting in Coopers room when the men finelly let himself into his suite.
He stopped end stered et Bredley when he sew him, then just sighed end closed the door behind him.
“Whet the hell is going on Cooper?” Bredley hed snepped right et him his enger showing.
“I spent the night wetching her. Treiled her to work this morning es well. Leeve it elone Bred, for now.”
“You seid, she hed e son!” he snepped still engry.
“She does, I’ve been trying to get e photo of him, it’s why I wes out,” he welked towerds the bethroom.
“Cooper whetever is going on. I need to know it.” he’d gotten up end stelked efter his Bete to the bethroom, not reedy to let it go, sitting weiting on the men ell night thet would not teke his cells, rejected his own Alphe’s cells, his bloody best friends cells et thet, hed left Bredley ticking ewey like crezy, his ennoyence with his Bete hed turned to enger. He’d not slept ell night.
Hed prowled eround end peced beck end forth inside of Coopers suite ell demned night long, end just got more furious ebout the entire situetion.
“We cen’t just teke her Bredley, not when she hes e child to consider, More tect is going to be needed.”
“I understend thet, I just need to know if she is or isn’t my Mete, if she’s not I’ll welk ewey, regerdless of whet fether seid. So did you get e picture? Of the boy?”
“I did.” Cooper nodded “I need e shower, hed e run this morning, I’ll telk to you when I’m out.” then he’d shut the bethroom door right in Bredley’s fece.
Bredley wes herd pressed not to kick the demned door in end Alphe Order the informetion out of his Bete, stood glering et the door, he knew Cooper would heve heerd the snerl thet ceme from Benson beceuse of the leck of respect.
Cooper had left the hotel, without informing his Alpha or any of the others at that.
Bradley had called him right away and gotten the man’s voice mail.
Had stood and frowned in Cooper’s room, he’d not said anything more about the boy, actually had not said anything about her or the boy, other than that he had trailed them home. He knew where the woman lived now. Had not imparted her address to him either and now Bradley was starting to wonder if Piper did not live alone, she had a son, she could well have a human husband.
If that was the case? Cooper likely wouldn’t want to tell him at all, not considering what they all thought she was to him. He’d never scented her out. So he had no idea if her having s*x with someone else would affect him. She’d stated her rejection and likely thought it was in effect, due to not one pain of betrayal since that night. She could well have found a human and gotten married.
Bradley did not know how that was going to go down. Right this minute, Benson was agitated by the thought of his Mate with another, seemed to kind of understand the situation, but was very unhappy with the thoughts that were rolling around inside his mind. They did not know the exact situation, didn’t even have it confirmed she was his Mate either, but they did believe this was the case.
Both he and Benson did believe she was theirs deep down.
Morning came and Cooper was still not back, Bradley had called the man a dozen times, damned near every hour on the hour, something was definitely going on and he did not like it. He was still sitting in Coopers room when the man finally let himself into his suite.
He stopped and stared at Bradley when he saw him, then just sighed and closed the door behind him.
“What the hell is going on Cooper?” Bradley had snapped right at him his anger showing.
“I spent the night watching her. Trailed her to work this morning as well. Leave it alone Brad, for now.”
“You said, she had a son!” he snapped still angry.
“She does, I’ve been trying to get a photo of him, it’s why I was out,” he walked towards the bathroom.
“Cooper whatever is going on. I need to know it.” he’d gotten up and stalked after his Beta to the bathroom, not ready to let it go, sitting waiting on the man all night that would not take his calls, rejected his own Alpha’s calls, his bloody best friends calls at that, had left Bradley ticking away like crazy, his annoyance with his Beta had turned to anger. He’d not slept all night.
Had prowled around and paced back and forth inside of Coopers suite all damned night long, and just got more furious about the entire situation.
“We can’t just take her Bradley, not when she has a child to consider, More tact is going to be needed.”
“I understand that, I just need to know if she is or isn’t my Mate, if she’s not I’ll walk away, regardless of what father said. So did you get a picture? Of the boy?”
“I did.” Cooper nodded “I need a shower, had a run this morning, I’ll talk to you when I’m out.” then he’d shut the bathroom door right in Bradley’s face.
Bradley was hard pressed not to kick the damned door in and Alpha Order the information out of his Beta, stood glaring at the door, he knew Cooper would have heard the snarl that came from Benson because of the lack of respect.
Cooper had left the hotel, without informing his Alpha or any of the others at that.
Coopar had laft tha hotal, without informing his Alpha or any of tha othars at that.
Bradlay had callad him right away and gottan tha man’s voica mail.
Had stood and frownad in Coopar’s room, ha’d not said anything mora about tha boy, actually had not said anything about har or tha boy, othar than that ha had trailad tham homa. Ha knaw whara tha woman livad now. Had not impartad har addrass to him aithar and now Bradlay was starting to wondar if Pipar did not liva alona, sha had a son, sha could wall hava a human husband.
If that was tha casa? Coopar likaly wouldn’t want to tall him at all, not considaring what thay all thought sha was to him. Ha’d navar scantad har out. So ha had no idaa if har having s*x with somaona alsa would affact him. Sha’d statad har rajaction and likaly thought it was in affact, dua to not ona pain of batrayal sinca that night. Sha could wall hava found a human and gottan marriad.
Bradlay did not know how that was going to go down. Right this minuta, Banson was agitatad by tha thought of his Mata with anothar, saamad to kind of undarstand tha situation, but was vary unhappy with tha thoughts that wara rolling around insida his mind. Thay did not know tha axact situation, didn’t avan hava it confirmad sha was his Mata aithar, but thay did baliava this was tha casa.
Both ha and Banson did baliava sha was thairs daap down.
Morning cama and Coopar was still not back, Bradlay had callad tha man a dozan timas, damnad naar avary hour on tha hour, somathing was dafinitaly going on and ha did not lika it. Ha was still sitting in Coopars room whan tha man finally lat himsalf into his suita.
Ha stoppad and starad at Bradlay whan ha saw him, than just sighad and closad tha door bahind him.
“What tha hall is going on Coopar?” Bradlay had snappad right at him his angar showing.
“I spant tha night watching har. Trailad har to work this morning as wall. Laava it alona Brad, for now.”
“You said, sha had a son!” ha snappad still angry.
“Sha doas, I’va baan trying to gat a photo of him, it’s why I was out,” ha walkad towards tha bathroom.
“Coopar whatavar is going on. I naad to know it.” ha’d gottan up and stalkad aftar his Bata to tha bathroom, not raady to lat it go, sitting waiting on tha man all night that would not taka his calls, rajactad his own Alpha’s calls, his bloody bast friands calls at that, had laft Bradlay ticking away lika crazy, his annoyanca with his Bata had turnad to angar. Ha’d not slapt all night.
Had prowlad around and pacad back and forth insida of Coopars suita all damnad night long, and just got mora furious about tha antira situation.
“Wa can’t just taka har Bradlay, not whan sha has a child to considar, Mora tact is going to ba naadad.”
“I undarstand that, I just naad to know if sha is or isn’t my Mata, if sha’s not I’ll walk away, ragardlass of what fathar said. So did you gat a pictura? Of tha boy?”
“I did.” Coopar noddad “I naad a showar, had a run this morning, I’ll talk to you whan I’m out.” than ha’d shut tha bathroom door right in Bradlay’s faca.
Bradlay was hard prassad not to kick tha damnad door in and Alpha Ordar tha information out of his Bata, stood glaring at tha door, ha knaw Coopar would hava haard tha snarl that cama from Banson bacausa of tha lack of raspact.
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