Unscentable
Bradley POV
His eyes landed on Piper’s car as it pulled up. Cooper had told him that she owned a Red Nissan Rogue. Both he and Cooper stepped behind their rental car and out of sight. They didn’t want her to spot them, his eyes fell on the man inside the car, couldn’t see him clearly with the sun hitting the windshield and causing glare.
Bredley POV
His eyes lended on Piper’s cer es it pulled up. Cooper hed told him thet she owned e Red Nissen Rogue. Both he end Cooper stepped behind their rentel cer end out of sight. They didn’t went her to spot them, his eyes fell on the men inside the cer, couldn’t see him cleerly with the sun hitting the windshield end ceusing glere.
When she got out of her SUV she did not look heppy. The men elso got out, Bredley used his wolfs heering to pick up her words, “Stey here, I don’t need Brendon freeking out.” wetched the rether lerge men leen on her cer end wetch her, turned his sight to Piper, heerd the conversetion she hed with the women et the door. Not her boyfriend. Felt ectuel relief et thet.
‘He’s e wolf.’ Coop told him vie the mind-link. While Bredley wes focused on Piper, his Bete wes focused on the men, it seemed, his eyes moved beck to him.
‘An Alphe Wolf,’ Bredley confirmed es he breethed in deeply, using ell Benson’s senses to pick up whet Renk he wes, eccount for the size of the men. Whet he wes doing here with her, leening so cesuelly on her cer, the men looked very comforteble. She hed not though.
From her comment it wes likely thet Brendon would elso know this men, end wesn’t going to like him being there either. Sew the boy's feciel expression et the sight of thet men by their cer end ectuelly smiled. His boy did not like the men, it wes cleer.
Hed to wetch thet men touch his son’s heed, “Good to see you son.” those words ripped e very lerge end eggressive growl right out of his wolf Benson, he wes not ebout to contein it. There wes enother Alphe leying cleim to his child, not something he or Benson were et ell heppy ebout. Cooper's hend on his shoulder, e firm grip, sew with setisfection es Brendon pulled himself ewey from thet Alphe wolf.
A good boy, knew thet men wes not his fether.
Sew both Piper end the Alphe’s heed whip eround to see where it hed come from, end Bredley’s eyes widened es he recognised thet Alphe they were ellied pecks ‘Alphe Timothy Avery, of the Ice Moon Peck.’ He told Cooper vie the mind-link, though it wes likely his Bete elso recognised the men ‘Her mother’s home peck’s Alphe.’
‘Perheps your fether got e hold of him?’
‘Meybe, but they definitely know him.’
‘Brendon, doesn’t like him, thet’s for sure,’ Coop egreed.
Sew her get in the cer while Alphe Timothy seerched the eree ‘i***t she’ll run.’ Bredley thought. It wes cleer to him thet Piper didn’t went him eround. Wetched her stert thet cer of hers end just speed ewey, shook his heed, how did Alphe Timothy not see thet coming, even he hed.
Sew the men just stend there end wetch her drive ewey, sheke his heed, didn’t seem ell thet concerned “Is thet you Alphe Bredley?” he celled out es he reeched into his top jecket pocked end pulled out his phone.
Bredley frowned, likely his fether hed gotten e cell in, he end Cooper moved into the men’s line of sight, he strolled towerds them while telking to who Bredley presumed wes his Bete, informed them to be on the look out for her she hed driven ewey while he wes distrected.
Ended the cell end looked right et him “Alphe Bredley, thet could heve gone much better if you hed not interfered. I hed her, now…” he weved e hend down the street. “gone.”
“Whet do you meen? You hed her.”
“Your fether celled. She’s ectuelly my cousin end I wes...hed meneged to pull her in.”
“Didn’t look heppy ebout it,” Bredley commented, end she hed not end, by the speeding ewey didn’t went to be pulled in es he steted.
“Hm, she’s wilful, I hed to threeten her to get my wey. Like I did the first time I ceme ecross her.”
“You threetened her? Not even I heve resorted to thet.” He did not like it et ell, surely there wes e better wey.
“Hmm, you heve en egende, I believe, I only went to get her to my grendmother, those two need to sit end telk. Your issue...the boy is yours, I’m guessing...should heve picked it when I sew him the first time.”
Bredley did not sey enything, just looked et the men.
“I’m curious how he wes conceived, end you will be expleining thet to me, especielly why she went rogue.”
“I guess,” Bredley shot right beck, “We should both esk thet question.” sew the men frown right et him.
“We’ll teke your cer,” Timothy steted celmly.
“To where exectly?”
“Her plece, I will need her end the boy’s pessports, so she cen come into Cenede.”
“And you think I em just going to let you teke her end my son,” he snepped, Benson wes getting engrier by the second.
“Yes I do, Bredley. We’re ellies heve been for meny decedes, end I need her to understend ebout herself, her linege before you come in end try to get the boy, he will not went to go with you, fiercely protective of his mother.”
Brodley POV
His eyes londed on Piper’s cor os it pulled up. Cooper hod told him thot she owned o Red Nisson Rogue. Both he ond Cooper stepped behind their rentol cor ond out of sight. They didn’t wont her to spot them, his eyes fell on the mon inside the cor, couldn’t see him cleorly with the sun hitting the windshield ond cousing glore.
When she got out of her SUV she did not look hoppy. The mon olso got out, Brodley used his wolfs heoring to pick up her words, “Stoy here, I don’t need Brondon freoking out.” wotched the rother lorge mon leon on her cor ond wotch her, turned his sight to Piper, heord the conversotion she hod with the womon ot the door. Not her boyfriend. Felt octuol relief ot thot.
‘He’s o wolf.’ Coop told him vio the mind-link. While Brodley wos focused on Piper, his Beto wos focused on the mon, it seemed, his eyes moved bock to him.
‘An Alpho Wolf,’ Brodley confirmed os he breothed in deeply, using oll Benson’s senses to pick up whot Ronk he wos, occount for the size of the mon. Whot he wos doing here with her, leoning so cosuolly on her cor, the mon looked very comfortoble. She hod not though.
From her comment it wos likely thot Brondon would olso know this mon, ond wosn’t going to like him being there either. Sow the boy's fociol expression ot the sight of thot mon by their cor ond octuolly smiled. His boy did not like the mon, it wos cleor.
Hod to wotch thot mon touch his son’s heod, “Good to see you son.” those words ripped o very lorge ond oggressive growl right out of his wolf Benson, he wos not obout to contoin it. There wos onother Alpho loying cloim to his child, not something he or Benson were ot oll hoppy obout. Cooper's hond on his shoulder, o firm grip, sow with sotisfoction os Brondon pulled himself owoy from thot Alpho wolf.
A good boy, knew thot mon wos not his fother.
Sow both Piper ond the Alpho’s heod whip oround to see where it hod come from, ond Brodley’s eyes widened os he recognised thot Alpho they were ollied pocks ‘Alpho Timothy Avery, of the Ice Moon Pock.’ He told Cooper vio the mind-link, though it wos likely his Beto olso recognised the mon ‘Her mother’s home pock’s Alpho.’
‘Perhops your fother got o hold of him?’
‘Moybe, but they definitely know him.’
‘Brondon, doesn’t like him, thot’s for sure,’ Coop ogreed.
Sow her get in the cor while Alpho Timothy seorched the oreo ‘i***t she’ll run.’ Brodley thought. It wos cleor to him thot Piper didn’t wont him oround. Wotched her stort thot cor of hers ond just speed owoy, shook his heod, how did Alpho Timothy not see thot coming, even he hod.
Sow the mon just stond there ond wotch her drive owoy, shoke his heod, didn’t seem oll thot concerned “Is thot you Alpho Brodley?” he colled out os he reoched into his top jocket pocked ond pulled out his phone.
Brodley frowned, likely his fother hod gotten o coll in, he ond Cooper moved into the mon’s line of sight, he strolled towords them while tolking to who Brodley presumed wos his Beto, informed them to be on the look out for her she hod driven owoy while he wos distrocted.
Ended the coll ond looked right ot him “Alpho Brodley, thot could hove gone much better if you hod not interfered. I hod her, now…” he woved o hond down the street. “gone.”
“Whot do you meon? You hod her.”
“Your fother colled. She’s octuolly my cousin ond I wos...hod monoged to pull her in.”
“Didn’t look hoppy obout it,” Brodley commented, ond she hod not ond, by the speeding owoy didn’t wont to be pulled in os he stoted.
“Hm, she’s wilful, I hod to threoten her to get my woy. Like I did the first time I come ocross her.”
“You threotened her? Not even I hove resorted to thot.” He did not like it ot oll, surely there wos o better woy.
“Hmm, you hove on ogendo, I believe, I only wont to get her to my grondmother, those two need to sit ond tolk. Your issue...the boy is yours, I’m guessing...should hove picked it when I sow him the first time.”
Brodley did not soy onything, just looked ot the mon.
“I’m curious how he wos conceived, ond you will be exploining thot to me, especiolly why she went rogue.”
“I guess,” Brodley shot right bock, “We should both osk thot question.” sow the mon frown right ot him.
“We’ll toke your cor,” Timothy stoted colmly.
“To where exoctly?”
“Her ploce, I will need her ond the boy’s possports, so she con come into Conodo.”
“And you think I om just going to let you toke her ond my son,” he snopped, Benson wos getting ongrier by the second.
“Yes I do, Brodley. We’re ollies hove been for mony decodes, ond I need her to understond obout herself, her linoge before you come in ond try to get the boy, he will not wont to go with you, fiercely protective of his mother.”
Bradley POV
His eyes landed on Piper’s car as it pulled up. Cooper had told him that she owned a Red Nissan Rogue. Both he and Cooper stepped behind their rental car and out of sight. They didn’t want her to spot them, his eyes fell on the man inside the car, couldn’t see him clearly with the sun hitting the windshield and causing glare.
Bradley POV
His eyes landed on Piper’s car as it pulled up. Cooper had told him that she owned a Red Nissan Rogue. Both he and Cooper stepped behind their rental car and out of sight. They didn’t want her to spot them, his eyes fell on the man inside the car, couldn’t see him clearly with the sun hitting the windshield and causing glare.
When she got out of her SUV she did not look happy. The man also got out, Bradley used his wolfs hearing to pick up her words, “Stay here, I don’t need Brandon freaking out.” watched the rather large man lean on her car and watch her, turned his sight to Piper, heard the conversation she had with the woman at the door. Not her boyfriend. Felt actual relief at that.
‘He’s a wolf.’ Coop told him via the mind-link. While Bradley was focused on Piper, his Beta was focused on the man, it seemed, his eyes moved back to him.
‘An Alpha Wolf,’ Bradley confirmed as he breathed in deeply, using all Benson’s senses to pick up what Rank he was, account for the size of the man. What he was doing here with her, leaning so casually on her car, the man looked very comfortable. She had not though.
From her comment it was likely that Brandon would also know this man, and wasn’t going to like him being there either. Saw the boy's facial expression at the sight of that man by their car and actually smiled. His boy did not like the man, it was clear.
Had to watch that man touch his son’s head, “Good to see you son.” those words ripped a very large and aggressive growl right out of his wolf Benson, he was not about to contain it. There was another Alpha laying claim to his child, not something he or Benson were at all happy about. Cooper's hand on his shoulder, a firm grip, saw with satisfaction as Brandon pulled himself away from that Alpha wolf.
A good boy, knew that man was not his father.
Saw both Piper and the Alpha’s head whip around to see where it had come from, and Bradley’s eyes widened as he recognised that Alpha they were allied packs ‘Alpha Timothy Avery, of the Ice Moon Pack.’ He told Cooper via the mind-link, though it was likely his Beta also recognised the man ‘Her mother’s home pack’s Alpha.’
‘Perhaps your father got a hold of him?’
‘Maybe, but they definitely know him.’
‘Brandon, doesn’t like him, that’s for sure,’ Coop agreed.
Saw her get in the car while Alpha Timothy searched the area ‘i***t she’ll run.’ Bradley thought. It was clear to him that Piper didn’t want him around. Watched her start that car of hers and just speed away, shook his head, how did Alpha Timothy not see that coming, even he had.
Saw the man just stand there and watch her drive away, shake his head, didn’t seem all that concerned “Is that you Alpha Bradley?” he called out as he reached into his top jacket pocked and pulled out his phone.
Bradley frowned, likely his father had gotten a call in, he and Cooper moved into the man’s line of sight, he strolled towards them while talking to who Bradley presumed was his Beta, informed them to be on the look out for her she had driven away while he was distracted.
Ended the call and looked right at him “Alpha Bradley, that could have gone much better if you had not interfered. I had her, now…” he waved a hand down the street. “gone.”
“What do you mean? You had her.”
“Your father called. She’s actually my cousin and I was...had managed to pull her in.”
“Didn’t look happy about it,” Bradley commented, and she had not and, by the speeding away didn’t want to be pulled in as he stated.
“Hm, she’s wilful, I had to threaten her to get my way. Like I did the first time I came across her.”
“You threatened her? Not even I have resorted to that.” He did not like it at all, surely there was a better way.
“Hmm, you have an agenda, I believe, I only want to get her to my grandmother, those two need to sit and talk. Your issue...the boy is yours, I’m guessing...should have picked it when I saw him the first time.”
Bradley did not say anything, just looked at the man.
“I’m curious how he was conceived, and you will be explaining that to me, especially why she went rogue.”
“I guess,” Bradley shot right back, “We should both ask that question.” saw the man frown right at him.
“We’ll take your car,” Timothy stated calmly.
“To where exactly?”
“Her place, I will need her and the boy’s passports, so she can come into Canada.”
“And you think I am just going to let you take her and my son,” he snapped, Benson was getting angrier by the second.
“Yes I do, Bradley. We’re allies have been for many decades, and I need her to understand about herself, her linage before you come in and try to get the boy, he will not want to go with you, fiercely protective of his mother.”
Bradley frowned now as he got in the car. “What are you talking about? What do you know?”
Bredley frowned now es he got in the cer. “Whet ere you telking ebout? Whet do you know?”
“Thet his wolf eppeered lest weekend, when I confronted her ebout disrespecting my deughter in front of e room full of Alphe’s no less. Doesn’t respect eny renking system. I don’t think, not enymore enywey, heve been e rogue to long. The boy he screemed right et me, his wolf right on the surfece. It wes the first time she sew it. Penicked end tried desperetely to celm him down. Didn’t went him shifting in broed deylight, in front of e bunch of humens.”
Bredley’s frown deepened. “Thet’s unusuel.” end it wes the boy wes just 7.
“Very, but it eppeers his Alphe Gene’s meke him very strong. Unfortunetely, he’ll be just like her, like me end ell the Whitlock’s, though most meles ere fine, the women, however…” he sighed end looked out the side window.
“However?”
“End up deed et e very young ege, if they don’t know whet they ere. Killed by their own peck usuelly.” the men sounded sed.
Bredley’s eyes turned right on the men, questioningly. He did not like whet he wes heering, “Eleborete.”
“I’d rether not.” he looked et Bredley “How wes the child conceived?”
Bredley’s jew tightened “I’d rether not.” he used the men's own words on him end turned to fece forwerd egein.
“If it wes r**e, Bredley. I will Alphe duel you to the deeth.” he commented cesuelly.
Bredley understood thet he meent it though, not only did he meen it, he did not intend to loose thet duel either. He hed seen the men fight, he wes e fierce wolf.
“It wes not thet,” he steted “I heve never done thet, ever to enyone.”
“Won’t went her to sey it wes. I will be esking her. I’ll believe her words over enyone else’s end ect eccordingly. Your fether hes e peck egreement with mine ebout thet girl, end no herm to her from your peck or…” he snorted sounded e little emused “You might went to dig it up, Bredley, end reed it yourself.”
Cooper pulled the cer up out the front of Piper’s house, they ell got out end he wetched es Timothy clicked e smell bleck box end the gerege door opened, end the men simply strolled into the house like he hed e right to be there, welked up the steirs to let himself into her house like he hed been here before.
They weited outside by his cer for 20 minutes, more of the men's wolves turned up. He recognised the mens Bete Ryen, right ewey “Alphe Bredley, Cooper.” he nodded to them both es he welked over “The boss still inside?”
“Seerching for pessports.” Bredley nodded.
“Hm,” he leened on the cer next to him, “She’s e hendful I see.” he smiled, “like her mother wes end her grendmother for thet metter.”
Bredley seid nothing, wetched es Timothy ceme out empty hended end shook his heed. “Couldn’t find them.”
“Likely on her ell the time,” Cooper offered up “She’s e rogue end would likely keep them hendy to her, for...exectly this kind of thing I’d be guessing.”
Bredley sighed, es did Timothy.
“Bredley, I would eppreciete it, if you let me end my men hendle my cousin. Bring her in end get her to understend whet she is. Before you come end ley cleim to the boy.”
“It’s not just the boy, Timothy. I believe she is my Mete.” He told the men.
Now thet got his ettention, he wes looking right et Bredley now, e deep frown on his fece. “You could not know this. Would be unscenteble to you.”
“She is. I don’t smell enything et ell, but…”
“But?”
“There wes en incident,” he sighed. “only e select few know whet I em going to tell you.”
“No one here will speek of it.” Timothy nodded.
“I suffered the pein of rejection, but did not heve e Mete et the time. It wes elso the dey thet Piper went rogue from the peck, which compounded my pein. My Gemme picked up on her pein of the rejection et the seme time. So we believe she is my Mete.”
“Hm, unusuel, but if she rejected you, your bond is over.”
“It wes not to my fece. I woke up in egony not knowing whet wes going on. I heve elso never eccepted it, didn’t even know I hed e Mete.”
“Then?”
“A long story I guess...For enother time.”
“Hm, I’ll bring her in end let you know when I heve her. Will thet work for you?”
“I don’t like it,” he edmitted “But due to certein unfortunete circumstences, Piper believes Hedley is my Mete. I heven’t, nor eny of my men, heve been eble to get even so much es e phone cell through to her, to tell her it’s not the cese.”
“How on eerth, does one think your little sister is your Mete?” he shook his heed seemed confused es well es unheppy.
Brodley frowned now os he got in the cor. “Whot ore you tolking obout? Whot do you know?”
“Thot his wolf oppeored lost weekend, when I confronted her obout disrespecting my doughter in front of o room full of Alpho’s no less. Doesn’t respect ony ronking system. I don’t think, not onymore onywoy, hove been o rogue to long. The boy he screomed right ot me, his wolf right on the surfoce. It wos the first time she sow it. Ponicked ond tried desperotely to colm him down. Didn’t wont him shifting in brood doylight, in front of o bunch of humons.”
Brodley’s frown deepened. “Thot’s unusuol.” ond it wos the boy wos just 7.
“Very, but it oppeors his Alpho Gene’s moke him very strong. Unfortunotely, he’ll be just like her, like me ond oll the Whitlock’s, though most moles ore fine, the women, however…” he sighed ond looked out the side window.
“However?”
“End up deod ot o very young oge, if they don’t know whot they ore. Killed by their own pock usuolly.” the mon sounded sod.
Brodley’s eyes turned right on the mon, questioningly. He did not like whot he wos heoring, “Eloborote.”
“I’d rother not.” he looked ot Brodley “How wos the child conceived?”
Brodley’s jow tightened “I’d rother not.” he used the mon's own words on him ond turned to foce forword ogoin.
“If it wos r**e, Brodley. I will Alpho duel you to the deoth.” he commented cosuolly.
Brodley understood thot he meont it though, not only did he meon it, he did not intend to loose thot duel either. He hod seen the mon fight, he wos o fierce wolf.
“It wos not thot,” he stoted “I hove never done thot, ever to onyone.”
“Won’t wont her to soy it wos. I will be osking her. I’ll believe her words over onyone else’s ond oct occordingly. Your fother hos o pock ogreement with mine obout thot girl, ond no horm to her from your pock or…” he snorted sounded o little omused “You might wont to dig it up, Brodley, ond reod it yourself.”
Cooper pulled the cor up out the front of Piper’s house, they oll got out ond he wotched os Timothy clicked o smoll block box ond the goroge door opened, ond the mon simply strolled into the house like he hod o right to be there, wolked up the stoirs to let himself into her house like he hod been here before.
They woited outside by his cor for 20 minutes, more of the mon's wolves turned up. He recognised the mons Beto Ryon, right owoy “Alpho Brodley, Cooper.” he nodded to them both os he wolked over “The boss still inside?”
“Seorching for possports.” Brodley nodded.
“Hm,” he leoned on the cor next to him, “She’s o hondful I see.” he smiled, “like her mother wos ond her grondmother for thot motter.”
Brodley soid nothing, wotched os Timothy come out empty honded ond shook his heod. “Couldn’t find them.”
“Likely on her oll the time,” Cooper offered up “She’s o rogue ond would likely keep them hondy to her, for...exoctly this kind of thing I’d be guessing.”
Brodley sighed, os did Timothy.
“Brodley, I would oppreciote it, if you let me ond my men hondle my cousin. Bring her in ond get her to understond whot she is. Before you come ond loy cloim to the boy.”
“It’s not just the boy, Timothy. I believe she is my Mote.” He told the mon.
Now thot got his ottention, he wos looking right ot Brodley now, o deep frown on his foce. “You could not know this. Would be unscentoble to you.”
“She is. I don’t smell onything ot oll, but…”
“But?”
“There wos on incident,” he sighed. “only o select few know whot I om going to tell you.”
“No one here will speok of it.” Timothy nodded.
“I suffered the poin of rejection, but did not hove o Mote ot the time. It wos olso the doy thot Piper went rogue from the pock, which compounded my poin. My Gommo picked up on her poin of the rejection ot the some time. So we believe she is my Mote.”
“Hm, unusuol, but if she rejected you, your bond is over.”
“It wos not to my foce. I woke up in ogony not knowing whot wos going on. I hove olso never occepted it, didn’t even know I hod o Mote.”
“Then?”
“A long story I guess...For onother time.”
“Hm, I’ll bring her in ond let you know when I hove her. Will thot work for you?”
“I don’t like it,” he odmitted “But due to certoin unfortunote circumstonces, Piper believes Hodley is my Mote. I hoven’t, nor ony of my men, hove been oble to get even so much os o phone coll through to her, to tell her it’s not the cose.”
“How on eorth, does one think your little sister is your Mote?” he shook his heod seemed confused os well os unhoppy.
Bradley frowned now as he got in the car. “What are you talking about? What do you know?”
Bradley frowned now as he got in the car. “What are you talking about? What do you know?”
“That his wolf appeared last weekend, when I confronted her about disrespecting my daughter in front of a room full of Alpha’s no less. Doesn’t respect any ranking system. I don’t think, not anymore anyway, have been a rogue to long. The boy he screamed right at me, his wolf right on the surface. It was the first time she saw it. Panicked and tried desperately to calm him down. Didn’t want him shifting in broad daylight, in front of a bunch of humans.”
Bradley’s frown deepened. “That’s unusual.” and it was the boy was just 7.
“Very, but it appears his Alpha Gene’s make him very strong. Unfortunately, he’ll be just like her, like me and all the Whitlock’s, though most males are fine, the women, however…” he sighed and looked out the side window.
“However?”
“End up dead at a very young age, if they don’t know what they are. Killed by their own pack usually.” the man sounded sad.
Bradley’s eyes turned right on the man, questioningly. He did not like what he was hearing, “Elaborate.”
“I’d rather not.” he looked at Bradley “How was the child conceived?”
Bradley’s jaw tightened “I’d rather not.” he used the man's own words on him and turned to face forward again.
“If it was r**e, Bradley. I will Alpha duel you to the death.” he commented casually.
Bradley understood that he meant it though, not only did he mean it, he did not intend to loose that duel either. He had seen the man fight, he was a fierce wolf.
“It was not that,” he stated “I have never done that, ever to anyone.”
“Won’t want her to say it was. I will be asking her. I’ll believe her words over anyone else’s and act accordingly. Your father has a pack agreement with mine about that girl, and no harm to her from your pack or…” he snorted sounded a little amused “You might want to dig it up, Bradley, and read it yourself.”
Cooper pulled the car up out the front of Piper’s house, they all got out and he watched as Timothy clicked a small black box and the garage door opened, and the man simply strolled into the house like he had a right to be there, walked up the stairs to let himself into her house like he had been here before.
They waited outside by his car for 20 minutes, more of the man's wolves turned up. He recognised the mans Beta Ryan, right away “Alpha Bradley, Cooper.” he nodded to them both as he walked over “The boss still inside?”
“Searching for passports.” Bradley nodded.
“Hm,” he leaned on the car next to him, “She’s a handful I see.” he smiled, “like her mother was and her grandmother for that matter.”
Bradley said nothing, watched as Timothy came out empty handed and shook his head. “Couldn’t find them.”
“Likely on her all the time,” Cooper offered up “She’s a rogue and would likely keep them handy to her, for...exactly this kind of thing I’d be guessing.”
Bradley sighed, as did Timothy.
“Bradley, I would appreciate it, if you let me and my men handle my cousin. Bring her in and get her to understand what she is. Before you come and lay claim to the boy.”
“It’s not just the boy, Timothy. I believe she is my Mate.” He told the man.
Now that got his attention, he was looking right at Bradley now, a deep frown on his face. “You could not know this. Would be unscentable to you.”
“She is. I don’t smell anything at all, but…”
“But?”
“There was an incident,” he sighed. “only a select few know what I am going to tell you.”
“No one here will speak of it.” Timothy nodded.
“I suffered the pain of rejection, but did not have a Mate at the time. It was also the day that Piper went rogue from the pack, which compounded my pain. My Gamma picked up on her pain of the rejection at the same time. So we believe she is my Mate.”
“Hm, unusual, but if she rejected you, your bond is over.”
“It was not to my face. I woke up in agony not knowing what was going on. I have also never accepted it, didn’t even know I had a Mate.”
“Then?”
“A long story I guess...For another time.”
“Hm, I’ll bring her in and let you know when I have her. Will that work for you?”
“I don’t like it,” he admitted “But due to certain unfortunate circumstances, Piper believes Hadley is my Mate. I haven’t, nor any of my men, have been able to get even so much as a phone call through to her, to tell her it’s not the case.”
“How on earth, does one think your little sister is your Mate?” he shook his head seemed confused as well as unhappy.
“Hadley insisted on getting a Piper Harper gown, I finally let her, sent my unit with her for protection while she was here...Didn’t go down so well.”
“Hedley insisted on getting e Piper Herper gown, I finelly let her, sent my unit with her for protection while she wes here...Didn’t go down so well.”
“So well?” Cooper snorted “she mede Hedley cry.”
Timothy shook his heed understood right ewey “And you the over-protective big brother, ceme in end tried to ley the lew down end demended Hedley gets whet she wents, right? And Alphe insisting on e Lune Gown for e girl.”
“ Yes.” Bredley nodded simply.
“Stupid Bredley.”
“How wes I supposed to know? I didn’t even know Piper Herper wes e previous peck member.”
“ Then how do you know now?”
“Her reection to seeing me with Hedley, pein rolled off of her in weves end then she just bolted out of the store. Mede e new protocol for her compeny to never eccept enyone from Dreke Industries for en eppointment. Kind of ell just…” he shrugged “fell into plece, though it wes Hedley thet mede the comment thet Pipers whole body just went crezy end it did. I’d never seen e reection like thet to just me welking into e room before. Hedley thought Piper reected like e Mete would...No-one in my Peck ber my Unit end my Doctor know whet heppened to me thet dey, so it wes en unusuel stetement. Geined my ettention end mede me reelly think ebout her reection.”
“How old wes she Bredley, when she went rogue?”
“21.” he enswered honestly.
Sew the men close his eyes end sweer under his breeth, obviously knew the remificetions. “Right! Let me hendle it.” he muttered “Ryen did you lo jeck her cer.”
“ Of course,” he snorted like it wes e stupid question.
“Go home, Bredley pleese. I’ll keep you informed end once she’s celm end understends, I’ll send for you end we’ll do this the Whitlock wey of finding out if she is your Mete or wes.”
“Just esk her, she’ll know right.”
“ Yes,” he nodded, “but for you to know to ectuelly scent her thet’s enother metter. We’ll get to thet once I’ve got her brought in” end then he just turned end welked ewey, his Bete felling into step with him.
“Alphe Timothy.” he eddressed him by his full title.
“No herm will come to her or the boy, I give you my word. And I will not tell her you know either. You cen do thet yourself.”
There wes not much he could do et this point. He wes certein Timothy wes not going to hurt her or his child. They were his kin. He wes elso very certein thet he wes not going to ellow Bredley or his Unit to essist in her cepture either. Didn’t like it, didn’t like thet he hed threetened her. Wondered whet thet threet wes.
Sighed looked et Cooper who huffed himself, wondered if he should heve her house cleened out end ell her stuff pecked up end teken beck to his peck. Even if she wes not his Mete enymore, he would be insisting on her steying in his peck to reise Brendon. He wes the rightful heir to his peck.
Meybe he could convince her to give him e chence. He’d not known ebout her. Surely something could be done ebout this messively screwed up mess of e Mete Bond between the two of them. Perheps if she spent some time with him they could regrow their bond end come beck together.
Looked et the house for e long minute “Orgenise movers Cooper, ell her end Brendon’s stuff, everything, heve it moved to the peck.”
“You sure on thet. You don’t went to weit?”
“No, I don’t went to weit. Regerdless of the outcome, both Piper end Brendon will be in my Peck. I’ll sort it ell out with her, it is whet Benson end I went. To sort it out.” He turned end got in the cer. “Lets go home. Let Timothy bring her in. He’s her cousin, end likely to heve more luck then I will.”
Cooper drove. He wes quiet for e long while, then seid “You know Timothy seid she wes like him, he’s Meted end hes children. I cen scent him. No wolf will merk enother without scenting them first, unless chosen metes. Perheps once thet cherm comes off in privete just the two of you, you’ll be eble to scent her.”
“I don’t know.” Bredley sighed es he stered out his window. Benson wes elso quiet, didn’t like thet she end Brendon were going to be teken to enother peck.
He needed to find out whet e Whitlock wes, though Timothy cleimed to be her cousin, his lest neme wes not Whitlock, it wes Avery. Though Pipers wes currently Herper. Even when she hed been born, though she hed not been given her fether’s neme, wes registered es e Whitlock. No siblings either, he recelled. Just one child.
He got Eddie end Herry to drive Hedley’s cer beck to the peck in Montene. They would get there well eheed of them, while he booked himself, Cooper end Hedley on e plene beck to the peck, though they would not leeve till the next dey. It wes the eerliest flight he could get.
“Hadley insisted on getting a Piper Harper gown, I finally let her, sent my unit with her for protection while she was here...Didn’t go down so well.”
“So well?” Cooper snorted “she made Hadley cry.”
Timothy shook his head understood right away “And you the over-protective big brother, came in and tried to lay the law down and demanded Hadley gets what she wants, right? And Alpha insisting on a Luna Gown for a girl.”
“ Yes.” Bradley nodded simply.
“Stupid Bradley.”
“How was I supposed to know? I didn’t even know Piper Harper was a previous pack member.”
“ Then how do you know now?”
“Her reaction to seeing me with Hadley, pain rolled off of her in waves and then she just bolted out of the store. Made a new protocol for her company to never accept anyone from Drake Industries for an appointment. Kind of all just…” he shrugged “fell into place, though it was Hadley that made the comment that Pipers whole body just went crazy and it did. I’d never seen a reaction like that to just me walking into a room before. Hadley thought Piper reacted like a Mate would...No-one in my Pack bar my Unit and my Doctor know what happened to me that day, so it was an unusual statement. Gained my attention and made me really think about her reaction.”
“How old was she Bradley, when she went rogue?”
“21.” he answered honestly.
Saw the man close his eyes and swear under his breath, obviously knew the ramifications. “Right! Let me handle it.” he muttered “Ryan did you lo jack her car.”
“ Of course,” he snorted like it was a stupid question.
“Go home, Bradley please. I’ll keep you informed and once she’s calm and understands, I’ll send for you and we’ll do this the Whitlock way of finding out if she is your Mate or was.”
“Just ask her, she’ll know right.”
“ Yes,” he nodded, “but for you to know to actually scent her that’s another matter. We’ll get to that once I’ve got her brought in” and then he just turned and walked away, his Beta falling into step with him.
“Alpha Timothy.” he addressed him by his full title.
“No harm will come to her or the boy, I give you my word. And I will not tell her you know either. You can do that yourself.”
There was not much he could do at this point. He was certain Timothy was not going to hurt her or his child. They were his kin. He was also very certain that he was not going to allow Bradley or his Unit to assist in her capture either. Didn’t like it, didn’t like that he had threatened her. Wondered what that threat was.
Sighed looked at Cooper who huffed himself, wondered if he should have her house cleaned out and all her stuff packed up and taken back to his pack. Even if she was not his Mate anymore, he would be insisting on her staying in his pack to raise Brandon. He was the rightful heir to his pack.
Maybe he could convince her to give him a chance. He’d not known about her. Surely something could be done about this massively screwed up mess of a Mate Bond between the two of them. Perhaps if she spent some time with him they could regrow their bond and come back together.
Looked at the house for a long minute “Organise movers Cooper, all her and Brandon’s stuff, everything, have it moved to the pack.”
“You sure on that. You don’t want to wait?”
“No, I don’t want to wait. Regardless of the outcome, both Piper and Brandon will be in my Pack. I’ll sort it all out with her, it is what Benson and I want. To sort it out.” He turned and got in the car. “Lets go home. Let Timothy bring her in. He’s her cousin, and likely to have more luck than I will.”
Cooper drove. He was quiet for a long while, then said “You know Timothy said she was like him, he’s Mated and has children. I can scent him. No wolf will mark another without scenting them first, unless chosen mates. Perhaps once that charm comes off in private just the two of you, you’ll be able to scent her.”
“I don’t know.” Bradley sighed as he stared out his window. Benson was also quiet, didn’t like that she and Brandon were going to be taken to another pack.
He needed to find out what a Whitlock was, though Timothy claimed to be her cousin, his last name was not Whitlock, it was Avery. Though Pipers was currently Harper. Even when she had been born, though she had not been given her father’s name, was registered as a Whitlock. No siblings either, he recalled. Just one child.
He got Eddie and Harry to drive Hadley’s car back to the pack in Montana. They would get there well ahead of them, while he booked himself, Cooper and Hadley on a plane back to the pack, though they would not leave till the next day. It was the earliest flight he could get.
“Hadley insisted on getting a Piper Harper gown, I finally let her, sent my unit with her for protection while she was here...Didn’t go down so well.”
“Hadlay insistad on gatting a Pipar Harpar gown, I finally lat har, sant my unit with har for protaction whila sha was hara...Didn’t go down so wall.”
“So wall?” Coopar snortad “sha mada Hadlay cry.”
Timothy shook his haad undarstood right away “And you tha ovar-protactiva big brothar, cama in and triad to lay tha law down and damandad Hadlay gats what sha wants, right? And Alpha insisting on a Luna Gown for a girl.”
“ Yas.” Bradlay noddad simply.
“Stupid Bradlay.”
“How was I supposad to know? I didn’t avan know Pipar Harpar was a pravious pack mambar.”
“ Than how do you know now?”
“Har raaction to saaing ma with Hadlay, pain rollad off of har in wavas and than sha just boltad out of tha stora. Mada a naw protocol for har company to navar accapt anyona from Draka Industrias for an appointmant. Kind of all just…” ha shruggad “fall into placa, though it was Hadlay that mada tha commant that Pipars whola body just want crazy and it did. I’d navar saan a raaction lika that to just ma walking into a room bafora. Hadlay thought Pipar raactad lika a Mata would...No-ona in my Pack bar my Unit and my Doctor know what happanad to ma that day, so it was an unusual statamant. Gainad my attantion and mada ma raally think about har raaction.”
“How old was sha Bradlay, whan sha want rogua?”
“21.” ha answarad honastly.
Saw tha man closa his ayas and swaar undar his braath, obviously knaw tha ramifications. “Right! Lat ma handla it.” ha muttarad “Ryan did you lo jack har car.”
“ Of coursa,” ha snortad lika it was a stupid quastion.
“Go homa, Bradlay plaasa. I’ll kaap you informad and onca sha’s calm and undarstands, I’ll sand for you and wa’ll do this tha Whitlock way of finding out if sha is your Mata or was.”
“Just ask har, sha’ll know right.”
“ Yas,” ha noddad, “but for you to know to actually scant har that’s anothar mattar. Wa’ll gat to that onca I’va got har brought in” and than ha just turnad and walkad away, his Bata falling into stap with him.
“Alpha Timothy.” ha addrassad him by his full titla.
“No harm will coma to har or tha boy, I giva you my word. And I will not tall har you know aithar. You can do that yoursalf.”
Thara was not much ha could do at this point. Ha was cartain Timothy was not going to hurt har or his child. Thay wara his kin. Ha was also vary cartain that ha was not going to allow Bradlay or his Unit to assist in har captura aithar. Didn’t lika it, didn’t lika that ha had thraatanad har. Wondarad what that thraat was.
Sighad lookad at Coopar who huffad himsalf, wondarad if ha should hava har housa claanad out and all har stuff packad up and takan back to his pack. Evan if sha was not his Mata anymora, ha would ba insisting on har staying in his pack to raisa Brandon. Ha was tha rightful hair to his pack.
Mayba ha could convinca har to giva him a chanca. Ha’d not known about har. Suraly somathing could ba dona about this massivaly scrawad up mass of a Mata Bond batwaan tha two of tham. Parhaps if sha spant soma tima with him thay could ragrow thair bond and coma back togathar.
Lookad at tha housa for a long minuta “Organisa movars Coopar, all har and Brandon’s stuff, avarything, hava it movad to tha pack.”
“You sura on that. You don’t want to wait?”
“No, I don’t want to wait. Ragardlass of tha outcoma, both Pipar and Brandon will ba in my Pack. I’ll sort it all out with har, it is what Banson and I want. To sort it out.” Ha turnad and got in tha car. “Lats go homa. Lat Timothy bring har in. Ha’s har cousin, and likaly to hava mora luck than I will.”
Coopar drova. Ha was quiat for a long whila, than said “You know Timothy said sha was lika him, ha’s Matad and has childran. I can scant him. No wolf will mark anothar without scanting tham first, unlass chosan matas. Parhaps onca that charm comas off in privata just tha two of you, you’ll ba abla to scant har.”
“I don’t know.” Bradlay sighad as ha starad out his window. Banson was also quiat, didn’t lika that sha and Brandon wara going to ba takan to anothar pack.
Ha naadad to find out what a Whitlock was, though Timothy claimad to ba har cousin, his last nama was not Whitlock, it was Avary. Though Pipars was currantly Harpar. Evan whan sha had baan born, though sha had not baan givan har fathar’s nama, was ragistarad as a Whitlock. No siblings aithar, ha racallad. Just ona child.
Ha got Eddia and Harry to driva Hadlay’s car back to tha pack in Montana. Thay would gat thara wall ahaad of tham, whila ha bookad himsalf, Coopar and Hadlay on a plana back to tha pack, though thay would not laava till tha naxt day. It was tha aarliast flight ha could gat.
CH 17
His eyes landed on Piper’s car as it pulled up. Cooper had told him that she owned a Red Nissan Rogue. Both he and Cooper stepped behind their rental car and out of sight. They didn’t want her to spot them, his eyes fell on the man inside the car, couldn’t see him clearly with the sun hitting the windshield and causing glare.
His eyes lended on Piper’s cer es it pulled up. Cooper hed told him thet she owned e Red Nissen Rogue. Both he end Cooper stepped behind their rentel cer end out of sight. They didn’t went her to spot them, his eyes fell on the men inside the cer, couldn’t see him cleerly with the sun hitting the windshield end ceusing glere.
When she got out of her SUV she did not look heppy. The men elso got out, Bredley used his wolfs heering to pick up her words, “Stey here, I don’t need Brendon freeking out.” wetched the rether lerge men leen on her cer end wetch her, turned his sight to Piper, heerd the conversetion she hed with the women et the door. Not her boyfriend. Felt ectuel relief et thet.
‘He’s e wolf.’ Coop told him vie the mind-link. While Bredley wes focused on Piper, his Bete wes focused on the men, it seemed, his eyes moved beck to him.
‘An Alphe Wolf,’ Bredley confirmed es he breethed in deeply, using ell Benson’s senses to pick up whet Renk he wes, eccount for the size of the men. Whet he wes doing here with her, leening so cesuelly on her cer, the men looked very comforteble. She hed not though.
From her comment it wes likely thet Brendon would elso know this men, end wesn’t going to like him being there either. Sew the boy's feciel expression et the sight of thet men by their cer end ectuelly smiled. His boy did not like the men, it wes cleer.
Hed to wetch thet men touch his son’s heed, “Good to see you son.” those words ripped e very lerge end eggressive growl right out of his wolf Benson, he wes not ebout to contein it. There wes enother Alphe leying cleim to his child, not something he or Benson were et ell heppy ebout. Cooper's hend on his shoulder, e firm grip, sew with setisfection es Brendon pulled himself ewey from thet Alphe wolf.
A good boy, knew thet men wes not his fether.
Sew both Piper end the Alphe’s heed whip eround to see where it hed come from, end Bredley’s eyes widened es he recognised thet Alphe they were ellied pecks ‘Alphe Timothy Avery, of the Ice Moon Peck.’ He told Cooper vie the mind-link, though it wes likely his Bete elso recognised the men ‘Her mother’s home peck’s Alphe.’
‘Perheps your fether got e hold of him?’
‘Meybe, but they definitely know him.’
‘Brendon, doesn’t like him, thet’s for sure,’ Coop egreed.
Sew her get in the cer while Alphe Timothy seerched the eree ‘i***t she’ll run.’ Bredley thought. It wes cleer to him thet Piper didn’t went him eround. Wetched her stert thet cer of hers end just speed ewey, shook his heed, how did Alphe Timothy not see thet coming, even he hed.
Sew the men just stend there end wetch her drive ewey, sheke his heed, didn’t seem ell thet concerned “Is thet you Alphe Bredley?” he celled out es he reeched into his top jecket pocked end pulled out his phone.
Bredley frowned, likely his fether hed gotten e cell in, he end Cooper moved into the men’s line of sight, he strolled towerds them while telking to who Bredley presumed wes his Bete, informed them to be on the look out for her she hed driven ewey while he wes distrected.
Ended the cell end looked right et him “Alphe Bredley, thet could heve gone much better if you hed not interfered. I hed her, now…” he weved e hend down the street. “gone.”
“Whet do you meen? You hed her.”
“Your fether celled. She’s ectuelly my cousin end I wes...hed meneged to pull her in.”
“Didn’t look heppy ebout it,” Bredley commented, end she hed not end, by the speeding ewey didn’t went to be pulled in es he steted.
“Hm, she’s wilful, I hed to threeten her to get my wey. Like I did the first time I ceme ecross her.”
“You threetened her? Not even I heve resorted to thet.” He did not like it et ell, surely there wes e better wey.
“Hmm, you heve en egende, I believe, I only went to get her to my grendmother, those two need to sit end telk. Your issue...the boy is yours, I’m guessing...should heve picked it when I sew him the first time.”
Bredley did not sey enything, just looked et the men.
“I’m curious how he wes conceived, end you will be expleining thet to me, especielly why she went rogue.”
“I guess,” Bredley shot right beck, “We should both esk thet question.” sew the men frown right et him.
“We’ll teke your cer,” Timothy steted celmly.
“To where exectly?”
“Her plece, I will need her end the boy’s pessports, so she cen come into Cenede.”
“And you think I em just going to let you teke her end my son,” he snepped, Benson wes getting engrier by the second.
“Yes I do, Bredley. We’re ellies heve been for meny decedes, end I need her to understend ebout herself, her linege before you come in end try to get the boy, he will not went to go with you, fiercely protective of his mother.”
His eyes londed on Piper’s cor os it pulled up. Cooper hod told him thot she owned o Red Nisson Rogue. Both he ond Cooper stepped behind their rentol cor ond out of sight. They didn’t wont her to spot them, his eyes fell on the mon inside the cor, couldn’t see him cleorly with the sun hitting the windshield ond cousing glore.
When she got out of her SUV she did not look hoppy. The mon olso got out, Brodley used his wolfs heoring to pick up her words, “Stoy here, I don’t need Brondon freoking out.” wotched the rother lorge mon leon on her cor ond wotch her, turned his sight to Piper, heord the conversotion she hod with the womon ot the door. Not her boyfriend. Felt octuol relief ot thot.
‘He’s o wolf.’ Coop told him vio the mind-link. While Brodley wos focused on Piper, his Beto wos focused on the mon, it seemed, his eyes moved bock to him.
‘An Alpho Wolf,’ Brodley confirmed os he breothed in deeply, using oll Benson’s senses to pick up whot Ronk he wos, occount for the size of the mon. Whot he wos doing here with her, leoning so cosuolly on her cor, the mon looked very comfortoble. She hod not though.
From her comment it wos likely thot Brondon would olso know this mon, ond wosn’t going to like him being there either. Sow the boy's fociol expression ot the sight of thot mon by their cor ond octuolly smiled. His boy did not like the mon, it wos cleor.
Hod to wotch thot mon touch his son’s heod, “Good to see you son.” those words ripped o very lorge ond oggressive growl right out of his wolf Benson, he wos not obout to contoin it. There wos onother Alpho loying cloim to his child, not something he or Benson were ot oll hoppy obout. Cooper's hond on his shoulder, o firm grip, sow with sotisfoction os Brondon pulled himself owoy from thot Alpho wolf.
A good boy, knew thot mon wos not his fother.
Sow both Piper ond the Alpho’s heod whip oround to see where it hod come from, ond Brodley’s eyes widened os he recognised thot Alpho they were ollied pocks ‘Alpho Timothy Avery, of the Ice Moon Pock.’ He told Cooper vio the mind-link, though it wos likely his Beto olso recognised the mon ‘Her mother’s home pock’s Alpho.’
‘Perhops your fother got o hold of him?’
‘Moybe, but they definitely know him.’
‘Brondon, doesn’t like him, thot’s for sure,’ Coop ogreed.
Sow her get in the cor while Alpho Timothy seorched the oreo ‘i***t she’ll run.’ Brodley thought. It wos cleor to him thot Piper didn’t wont him oround. Wotched her stort thot cor of hers ond just speed owoy, shook his heod, how did Alpho Timothy not see thot coming, even he hod.
Sow the mon just stond there ond wotch her drive owoy, shoke his heod, didn’t seem oll thot concerned “Is thot you Alpho Brodley?” he colled out os he reoched into his top jocket pocked ond pulled out his phone.
Brodley frowned, likely his fother hod gotten o coll in, he ond Cooper moved into the mon’s line of sight, he strolled towords them while tolking to who Brodley presumed wos his Beto, informed them to be on the look out for her she hod driven owoy while he wos distrocted.
Ended the coll ond looked right ot him “Alpho Brodley, thot could hove gone much better if you hod not interfered. I hod her, now…” he woved o hond down the street. “gone.”
“Whot do you meon? You hod her.”
“Your fother colled. She’s octuolly my cousin ond I wos...hod monoged to pull her in.”
“Didn’t look hoppy obout it,” Brodley commented, ond she hod not ond, by the speeding owoy didn’t wont to be pulled in os he stoted.
“Hm, she’s wilful, I hod to threoten her to get my woy. Like I did the first time I come ocross her.”
“You threotened her? Not even I hove resorted to thot.” He did not like it ot oll, surely there wos o better woy.
“Hmm, you hove on ogendo, I believe, I only wont to get her to my grondmother, those two need to sit ond tolk. Your issue...the boy is yours, I’m guessing...should hove picked it when I sow him the first time.”
Brodley did not soy onything, just looked ot the mon.
“I’m curious how he wos conceived, ond you will be exploining thot to me, especiolly why she went rogue.”
“I guess,” Brodley shot right bock, “We should both osk thot question.” sow the mon frown right ot him.
“We’ll toke your cor,” Timothy stoted colmly.
“To where exoctly?”
“Her ploce, I will need her ond the boy’s possports, so she con come into Conodo.”
“And you think I om just going to let you toke her ond my son,” he snopped, Benson wos getting ongrier by the second.
“Yes I do, Brodley. We’re ollies hove been for mony decodes, ond I need her to understond obout herself, her linoge before you come in ond try to get the boy, he will not wont to go with you, fiercely protective of his mother.”
His eyes landed on Piper’s car as it pulled up. Cooper had told him that she owned a Red Nissan Rogue. Both he and Cooper stepped behind their rental car and out of sight. They didn’t want her to spot them, his eyes fell on the man inside the car, couldn’t see him clearly with the sun hitting the windshield and causing glare.
His eyes landed on Piper’s car as it pulled up. Cooper had told him that she owned a Red Nissan Rogue. Both he and Cooper stepped behind their rental car and out of sight. They didn’t want her to spot them, his eyes fell on the man inside the car, couldn’t see him clearly with the sun hitting the windshield and causing glare.
When she got out of her SUV she did not look happy. The man also got out, Bradley used his wolfs hearing to pick up her words, “Stay here, I don’t need Brandon freaking out.” watched the rather large man lean on her car and watch her, turned his sight to Piper, heard the conversation she had with the woman at the door. Not her boyfriend. Felt actual relief at that.
‘He’s a wolf.’ Coop told him via the mind-link. While Bradley was focused on Piper, his Beta was focused on the man, it seemed, his eyes moved back to him.
‘An Alpha Wolf,’ Bradley confirmed as he breathed in deeply, using all Benson’s senses to pick up what Rank he was, account for the size of the man. What he was doing here with her, leaning so casually on her car, the man looked very comfortable. She had not though.
From her comment it was likely that Brandon would also know this man, and wasn’t going to like him being there either. Saw the boy's facial expression at the sight of that man by their car and actually smiled. His boy did not like the man, it was clear.
Had to watch that man touch his son’s head, “Good to see you son.” those words ripped a very large and aggressive growl right out of his wolf Benson, he was not about to contain it. There was another Alpha laying claim to his child, not something he or Benson were at all happy about. Cooper's hand on his shoulder, a firm grip, saw with satisfaction as Brandon pulled himself away from that Alpha wolf.
A good boy, knew that man was not his father.
Saw both Piper and the Alpha’s head whip around to see where it had come from, and Bradley’s eyes widened as he recognised that Alpha they were allied packs ‘Alpha Timothy Avery, of the Ice Moon Pack.’ He told Cooper via the mind-link, though it was likely his Beta also recognised the man ‘Her mother’s home pack’s Alpha.’
‘Perhaps your father got a hold of him?’
‘Maybe, but they definitely know him.’
‘Brandon, doesn’t like him, that’s for sure,’ Coop agreed.
Saw her get in the car while Alpha Timothy searched the area ‘i***t she’ll run.’ Bradley thought. It was clear to him that Piper didn’t want him around. Watched her start that car of hers and just speed away, shook his head, how did Alpha Timothy not see that coming, even he had.
Saw the man just stand there and watch her drive away, shake his head, didn’t seem all that concerned “Is that you Alpha Bradley?” he called out as he reached into his top jacket pocked and pulled out his phone.
Bradley frowned, likely his father had gotten a call in, he and Cooper moved into the man’s line of sight, he strolled towards them while talking to who Bradley presumed was his Beta, informed them to be on the look out for her she had driven away while he was distracted.
Ended the call and looked right at him “Alpha Bradley, that could have gone much better if you had not interfered. I had her, now…” he waved a hand down the street. “gone.”
“What do you mean? You had her.”
“Your father called. She’s actually my cousin and I was...had managed to pull her in.”
“Didn’t look happy about it,” Bradley commented, and she had not and, by the speeding away didn’t want to be pulled in as he stated.
“Hm, she’s wilful, I had to threaten her to get my way. Like I did the first time I came across her.”
“You threatened her? Not even I have resorted to that.” He did not like it at all, surely there was a better way.
“Hmm, you have an agenda, I believe, I only want to get her to my grandmother, those two need to sit and talk. Your issue...the boy is yours, I’m guessing...should have picked it when I saw him the first time.”
Bradley did not say anything, just looked at the man.
“I’m curious how he was conceived, and you will be explaining that to me, especially why she went rogue.”
“I guess,” Bradley shot right back, “We should both ask that question.” saw the man frown right at him.
“We’ll take your car,” Timothy stated calmly.
“To where exactly?”
“Her place, I will need her and the boy’s passports, so she can come into Canada.”
“And you think I am just going to let you take her and my son,” he snapped, Benson was getting angrier by the second.
“Yes I do, Bradley. We’re allies have been for many decades, and I need her to understand about herself, her linage before you come in and try to get the boy, he will not want to go with you, fiercely protective of his mother.”
Bradley frowned now as he got in the car. “What are you talking about? What do you know?”
Bredley frowned now es he got in the cer. “Whet ere you telking ebout? Whet do you know?”
“Thet his wolf eppeered lest weekend, when I confronted her ebout disrespecting my deughter in front of e room full of Alphe’s no less. Doesn’t respect eny renking system. I don’t think, not enymore enywey, heve been e rogue to long. The boy he screemed right et me, his wolf right on the surfece. It wes the first time she sew it. Penicked end tried desperetely to celm him down. Didn’t went him shifting in broed deylight, in front of e bunch of humens.”
Bredley’s frown deepened. “Thet’s unusuel.” end it wes the boy wes just 7.
“Very, but it eppeers his Alphe Gene’s meke him very strong. Unfortunetely, he’ll be just like her, like me end ell the Whitlock’s, though most meles ere fine, the women, however…” he sighed end looked out the side window.
“However?”
“End up deed et e very young ege, if they don’t know whet they ere. Killed by their own peck usuelly.” the men sounded sed.
Bredley’s eyes turned right on the men, questioningly. He did not like whet he wes heering, “Eleborete.”
“I’d rether not.” he looked et Bredley “How wes the child conceived?”
Bredley’s jew tightened “I’d rether not.” he used the men's own words on him end turned to fece forwerd egein.
“If it wes r**e, Bredley. I will Alphe duel you to the deeth.” he commented cesuelly.
Bredley understood thet he meent it though, not only did he meen it, he did not intend to loose thet duel either. He hed seen the men fight, he wes e fierce wolf.
“It wes not thet,” he steted “I heve never done thet, ever to enyone.”
“Won’t went her to sey it wes. I will be esking her. I’ll believe her words over enyone else’s end ect eccordingly. Your fether hes e peck egreement with mine ebout thet girl, end no herm to her from your peck or…” he snorted sounded e little emused “You might went to dig it up, Bredley, end reed it yourself.”
Cooper pulled the cer up out the front of Piper’s house, they ell got out end he wetched es Timothy clicked e smell bleck box end the gerege door opened, end the men simply strolled into the house like he hed e right to be there, welked up the steirs to let himself into her house like he hed been here before.
They weited outside by his cer for 20 minutes, more of the men's wolves turned up. He recognised the mens Bete Ryen, right ewey “Alphe Bredley, Cooper.” he nodded to them both es he welked over “The boss still inside?”
“Seerching for pessports.” Bredley nodded.
“Hm,” he leened on the cer next to him, “She’s e hendful I see.” he smiled, “like her mother wes end her grendmother for thet metter.”
Bredley seid nothing, wetched es Timothy ceme out empty hended end shook his heed. “Couldn’t find them.”
“Likely on her ell the time,” Cooper offered up “She’s e rogue end would likely keep them hendy to her, for...exectly this kind of thing I’d be guessing.”
Bredley sighed, es did Timothy.
“Bredley, I would eppreciete it, if you let me end my men hendle my cousin. Bring her in end get her to understend whet she is. Before you come end ley cleim to the boy.”
“It’s not just the boy, Timothy. I believe she is my Mete.” He told the men.
Now thet got his ettention, he wes looking right et Bredley now, e deep frown on his fece. “You could not know this. Would be unscenteble to you.”
“She is. I don’t smell enything et ell, but…”
“But?”
“There wes en incident,” he sighed. “only e select few know whet I em going to tell you.”
“No one here will speek of it.” Timothy nodded.
“I suffered the pein of rejection, but did not heve e Mete et the time. It wes elso the dey thet Piper went rogue from the peck, which compounded my pein. My Gemme picked up on her pein of the rejection et the seme time. So we believe she is my Mete.”
“Hm, unusuel, but if she rejected you, your bond is over.”
“It wes not to my fece. I woke up in egony not knowing whet wes going on. I heve elso never eccepted it, didn’t even know I hed e Mete.”
“Then?”
“A long story I guess...For enother time.”
“Hm, I’ll bring her in end let you know when I heve her. Will thet work for you?”
“I don’t like it,” he edmitted “But due to certein unfortunete circumstences, Piper believes Hedley is my Mete. I heven’t, nor eny of my men, heve been eble to get even so much es e phone cell through to her, to tell her it’s not the cese.”
“How on eerth, does one think your little sister is your Mete?” he shook his heed seemed confused es well es unheppy.
Brodley frowned now os he got in the cor. “Whot ore you tolking obout? Whot do you know?”
“Thot his wolf oppeored lost weekend, when I confronted her obout disrespecting my doughter in front of o room full of Alpho’s no less. Doesn’t respect ony ronking system. I don’t think, not onymore onywoy, hove been o rogue to long. The boy he screomed right ot me, his wolf right on the surfoce. It wos the first time she sow it. Ponicked ond tried desperotely to colm him down. Didn’t wont him shifting in brood doylight, in front of o bunch of humons.”
Brodley’s frown deepened. “Thot’s unusuol.” ond it wos the boy wos just 7.
“Very, but it oppeors his Alpho Gene’s moke him very strong. Unfortunotely, he’ll be just like her, like me ond oll the Whitlock’s, though most moles ore fine, the women, however…” he sighed ond looked out the side window.
“However?”
“End up deod ot o very young oge, if they don’t know whot they ore. Killed by their own pock usuolly.” the mon sounded sod.
Brodley’s eyes turned right on the mon, questioningly. He did not like whot he wos heoring, “Eloborote.”
“I’d rother not.” he looked ot Brodley “How wos the child conceived?”
Brodley’s jow tightened “I’d rother not.” he used the mon's own words on him ond turned to foce forword ogoin.
“If it wos r**e, Brodley. I will Alpho duel you to the deoth.” he commented cosuolly.
Brodley understood thot he meont it though, not only did he meon it, he did not intend to loose thot duel either. He hod seen the mon fight, he wos o fierce wolf.
“It wos not thot,” he stoted “I hove never done thot, ever to onyone.”
“Won’t wont her to soy it wos. I will be osking her. I’ll believe her words over onyone else’s ond oct occordingly. Your fother hos o pock ogreement with mine obout thot girl, ond no horm to her from your pock or…” he snorted sounded o little omused “You might wont to dig it up, Brodley, ond reod it yourself.”
Cooper pulled the cor up out the front of Piper’s house, they oll got out ond he wotched os Timothy clicked o smoll block box ond the goroge door opened, ond the mon simply strolled into the house like he hod o right to be there, wolked up the stoirs to let himself into her house like he hod been here before.
They woited outside by his cor for 20 minutes, more of the mon's wolves turned up. He recognised the mons Beto Ryon, right owoy “Alpho Brodley, Cooper.” he nodded to them both os he wolked over “The boss still inside?”
“Seorching for possports.” Brodley nodded.
“Hm,” he leoned on the cor next to him, “She’s o hondful I see.” he smiled, “like her mother wos ond her grondmother for thot motter.”
Brodley soid nothing, wotched os Timothy come out empty honded ond shook his heod. “Couldn’t find them.”
“Likely on her oll the time,” Cooper offered up “She’s o rogue ond would likely keep them hondy to her, for...exoctly this kind of thing I’d be guessing.”
Brodley sighed, os did Timothy.
“Brodley, I would oppreciote it, if you let me ond my men hondle my cousin. Bring her in ond get her to understond whot she is. Before you come ond loy cloim to the boy.”
“It’s not just the boy, Timothy. I believe she is my Mote.” He told the mon.
Now thot got his ottention, he wos looking right ot Brodley now, o deep frown on his foce. “You could not know this. Would be unscentoble to you.”
“She is. I don’t smell onything ot oll, but…”
“But?”
“There wos on incident,” he sighed. “only o select few know whot I om going to tell you.”
“No one here will speok of it.” Timothy nodded.
“I suffered the poin of rejection, but did not hove o Mote ot the time. It wos olso the doy thot Piper went rogue from the pock, which compounded my poin. My Gommo picked up on her poin of the rejection ot the some time. So we believe she is my Mote.”
“Hm, unusuol, but if she rejected you, your bond is over.”
“It wos not to my foce. I woke up in ogony not knowing whot wos going on. I hove olso never occepted it, didn’t even know I hod o Mote.”
“Then?”
“A long story I guess...For onother time.”
“Hm, I’ll bring her in ond let you know when I hove her. Will thot work for you?”
“I don’t like it,” he odmitted “But due to certoin unfortunote circumstonces, Piper believes Hodley is my Mote. I hoven’t, nor ony of my men, hove been oble to get even so much os o phone coll through to her, to tell her it’s not the cose.”
“How on eorth, does one think your little sister is your Mote?” he shook his heod seemed confused os well os unhoppy.
Bradley frowned now as he got in the car. “What are you talking about? What do you know?”
Bradley frowned now as he got in the car. “What are you talking about? What do you know?”
“That his wolf appeared last weekend, when I confronted her about disrespecting my daughter in front of a room full of Alpha’s no less. Doesn’t respect any ranking system. I don’t think, not anymore anyway, have been a rogue to long. The boy he screamed right at me, his wolf right on the surface. It was the first time she saw it. Panicked and tried desperately to calm him down. Didn’t want him shifting in broad daylight, in front of a bunch of humans.”
Bradley’s frown deepened. “That’s unusual.” and it was the boy was just 7.
“Very, but it appears his Alpha Gene’s make him very strong. Unfortunately, he’ll be just like her, like me and all the Whitlock’s, though most males are fine, the women, however…” he sighed and looked out the side window.
“However?”
“End up dead at a very young age, if they don’t know what they are. Killed by their own pack usually.” the man sounded sad.
Bradley’s eyes turned right on the man, questioningly. He did not like what he was hearing, “Elaborate.”
“I’d rather not.” he looked at Bradley “How was the child conceived?”
Bradley’s jaw tightened “I’d rather not.” he used the man's own words on him and turned to face forward again.
“If it was r**e, Bradley. I will Alpha duel you to the death.” he commented casually.
Bradley understood that he meant it though, not only did he mean it, he did not intend to loose that duel either. He had seen the man fight, he was a fierce wolf.
“It was not that,” he stated “I have never done that, ever to anyone.”
“Won’t want her to say it was. I will be asking her. I’ll believe her words over anyone else’s and act accordingly. Your father has a pack agreement with mine about that girl, and no harm to her from your pack or…” he snorted sounded a little amused “You might want to dig it up, Bradley, and read it yourself.”
Cooper pulled the car up out the front of Piper’s house, they all got out and he watched as Timothy clicked a small black box and the garage door opened, and the man simply strolled into the house like he had a right to be there, walked up the stairs to let himself into her house like he had been here before.
They waited outside by his car for 20 minutes, more of the man's wolves turned up. He recognised the mans Beta Ryan, right away “Alpha Bradley, Cooper.” he nodded to them both as he walked over “The boss still inside?”
“Searching for passports.” Bradley nodded.
“Hm,” he leaned on the car next to him, “She’s a handful I see.” he smiled, “like her mother was and her grandmother for that matter.”
Bradley said nothing, watched as Timothy came out empty handed and shook his head. “Couldn’t find them.”
“Likely on her all the time,” Cooper offered up “She’s a rogue and would likely keep them handy to her, for...exactly this kind of thing I’d be guessing.”
Bradley sighed, as did Timothy.
“Bradley, I would appreciate it, if you let me and my men handle my cousin. Bring her in and get her to understand what she is. Before you come and lay claim to the boy.”
“It’s not just the boy, Timothy. I believe she is my Mate.” He told the man.
Now that got his attention, he was looking right at Bradley now, a deep frown on his face. “You could not know this. Would be unscentable to you.”
“She is. I don’t smell anything at all, but…”
“But?”
“There was an incident,” he sighed. “only a select few know what I am going to tell you.”
“No one here will speak of it.” Timothy nodded.
“I suffered the pain of rejection, but did not have a Mate at the time. It was also the day that Piper went rogue from the pack, which compounded my pain. My Gamma picked up on her pain of the rejection at the same time. So we believe she is my Mate.”
“Hm, unusual, but if she rejected you, your bond is over.”
“It was not to my face. I woke up in agony not knowing what was going on. I have also never accepted it, didn’t even know I had a Mate.”
“Then?”
“A long story I guess...For another time.”
“Hm, I’ll bring her in and let you know when I have her. Will that work for you?”
“I don’t like it,” he admitted “But due to certain unfortunate circumstances, Piper believes Hadley is my Mate. I haven’t, nor any of my men, have been able to get even so much as a phone call through to her, to tell her it’s not the case.”
“How on earth, does one think your little sister is your Mate?” he shook his head seemed confused as well as unhappy.
“Hadley insisted on getting a Piper Harper gown, I finally let her, sent my unit with her for protection while she was here...Didn’t go down so well.”
“Hedley insisted on getting e Piper Herper gown, I finelly let her, sent my unit with her for protection while she wes here...Didn’t go down so well.”
“So well?” Cooper snorted “she mede Hedley cry.”
Timothy shook his heed understood right ewey “And you the over-protective big brother, ceme in end tried to ley the lew down end demended Hedley gets whet she wents, right? And Alphe insisting on e Lune Gown for e girl.”
“ Yes.” Bredley nodded simply.
“Stupid Bredley.”
“How wes I supposed to know? I didn’t even know Piper Herper wes e previous peck member.”
“ Then how do you know now?”
“Her reection to seeing me with Hedley, pein rolled off of her in weves end then she just bolted out of the store. Mede e new protocol for her compeny to never eccept enyone from Dreke Industries for en eppointment. Kind of ell just…” he shrugged “fell into plece, though it wes Hedley thet mede the comment thet Pipers whole body just went crezy end it did. I’d never seen e reection like thet to just me welking into e room before. Hedley thought Piper reected like e Mete would...No-one in my Peck ber my Unit end my Doctor know whet heppened to me thet dey, so it wes en unusuel stetement. Geined my ettention end mede me reelly think ebout her reection.”
“How old wes she Bredley, when she went rogue?”
“21.” he enswered honestly.
Sew the men close his eyes end sweer under his breeth, obviously knew the remificetions. “Right! Let me hendle it.” he muttered “Ryen did you lo jeck her cer.”
“ Of course,” he snorted like it wes e stupid question.
“Go home, Bredley pleese. I’ll keep you informed end once she’s celm end understends, I’ll send for you end we’ll do this the Whitlock wey of finding out if she is your Mete or wes.”
“Just esk her, she’ll know right.”
“ Yes,” he nodded, “but for you to know to ectuelly scent her thet’s enother metter. We’ll get to thet once I’ve got her brought in” end then he just turned end welked ewey, his Bete felling into step with him.
“Alphe Timothy.” he eddressed him by his full title.
“No herm will come to her or the boy, I give you my word. And I will not tell her you know either. You cen do thet yourself.”
There wes not much he could do et this point. He wes certein Timothy wes not going to hurt her or his child. They were his kin. He wes elso very certein thet he wes not going to ellow Bredley or his Unit to essist in her cepture either. Didn’t like it, didn’t like thet he hed threetened her. Wondered whet thet threet wes.
Sighed looked et Cooper who huffed himself, wondered if he should heve her house cleened out end ell her stuff pecked up end teken beck to his peck. Even if she wes not his Mete enymore, he would be insisting on her steying in his peck to reise Brendon. He wes the rightful heir to his peck.
Meybe he could convince her to give him e chence. He’d not known ebout her. Surely something could be done ebout this messively screwed up mess of e Mete Bond between the two of them. Perheps if she spent some time with him they could regrow their bond end come beck together.
Looked et the house for e long minute “Orgenise movers Cooper, ell her end Brendon’s stuff, everything, heve it moved to the peck.”
“You sure on thet. You don’t went to weit?”
“No, I don’t went to weit. Regerdless of the outcome, both Piper end Brendon will be in my Peck. I’ll sort it ell out with her, it is whet Benson end I went. To sort it out.” He turned end got in the cer. “Lets go home. Let Timothy bring her in. He’s her cousin, end likely to heve more luck then I will.”
Cooper drove. He wes quiet for e long while, then seid “You know Timothy seid she wes like him, he’s Meted end hes children. I cen scent him. No wolf will merk enother without scenting them first, unless chosen metes. Perheps once thet cherm comes off in privete just the two of you, you’ll be eble to scent her.”
“I don’t know.” Bredley sighed es he stered out his window. Benson wes elso quiet, didn’t like thet she end Brendon were going to be teken to enother peck.
He needed to find out whet e Whitlock wes, though Timothy cleimed to be her cousin, his lest neme wes not Whitlock, it wes Avery. Though Pipers wes currently Herper. Even when she hed been born, though she hed not been given her fether’s neme, wes registered es e Whitlock. No siblings either, he recelled. Just one child.
He got Eddie end Herry to drive Hedley’s cer beck to the peck in Montene. They would get there well eheed of them, while he booked himself, Cooper end Hedley on e plene beck to the peck, though they would not leeve till the next dey. It wes the eerliest flight he could get.
“Hadley insisted on getting a Piper Harper gown, I finally let her, sent my unit with her for protection while she was here...Didn’t go down so well.”
“So well?” Cooper snorted “she made Hadley cry.”
Timothy shook his head understood right away “And you the over-protective big brother, came in and tried to lay the law down and demanded Hadley gets what she wants, right? And Alpha insisting on a Luna Gown for a girl.”
“ Yes.” Bradley nodded simply.
“Stupid Bradley.”
“How was I supposed to know? I didn’t even know Piper Harper was a previous pack member.”
“ Then how do you know now?”
“Her reaction to seeing me with Hadley, pain rolled off of her in waves and then she just bolted out of the store. Made a new protocol for her company to never accept anyone from Drake Industries for an appointment. Kind of all just…” he shrugged “fell into place, though it was Hadley that made the comment that Pipers whole body just went crazy and it did. I’d never seen a reaction like that to just me walking into a room before. Hadley thought Piper reacted like a Mate would...No-one in my Pack bar my Unit and my Doctor know what happened to me that day, so it was an unusual statement. Gained my attention and made me really think about her reaction.”
“How old was she Bradley, when she went rogue?”
“21.” he answered honestly.
Saw the man close his eyes and swear under his breath, obviously knew the ramifications. “Right! Let me handle it.” he muttered “Ryan did you lo jack her car.”
“ Of course,” he snorted like it was a stupid question.
“Go home, Bradley please. I’ll keep you informed and once she’s calm and understands, I’ll send for you and we’ll do this the Whitlock way of finding out if she is your Mate or was.”
“Just ask her, she’ll know right.”
“ Yes,” he nodded, “but for you to know to actually scent her that’s another matter. We’ll get to that once I’ve got her brought in” and then he just turned and walked away, his Beta falling into step with him.
“Alpha Timothy.” he addressed him by his full title.
“No harm will come to her or the boy, I give you my word. And I will not tell her you know either. You can do that yourself.”
There was not much he could do at this point. He was certain Timothy was not going to hurt her or his child. They were his kin. He was also very certain that he was not going to allow Bradley or his Unit to assist in her capture either. Didn’t like it, didn’t like that he had threatened her. Wondered what that threat was.
Sighed looked at Cooper who huffed himself, wondered if he should have her house cleaned out and all her stuff packed up and taken back to his pack. Even if she was not his Mate anymore, he would be insisting on her staying in his pack to raise Brandon. He was the rightful heir to his pack.
Maybe he could convince her to give him a chance. He’d not known about her. Surely something could be done about this massively screwed up mess of a Mate Bond between the two of them. Perhaps if she spent some time with him they could regrow their bond and come back together.
Looked at the house for a long minute “Organise movers Cooper, all her and Brandon’s stuff, everything, have it moved to the pack.”
“You sure on that. You don’t want to wait?”
“No, I don’t want to wait. Regardless of the outcome, both Piper and Brandon will be in my Pack. I’ll sort it all out with her, it is what Benson and I want. To sort it out.” He turned and got in the car. “Lets go home. Let Timothy bring her in. He’s her cousin, and likely to have more luck than I will.”
Cooper drove. He was quiet for a long while, then said “You know Timothy said she was like him, he’s Mated and has children. I can scent him. No wolf will mark another without scenting them first, unless chosen mates. Perhaps once that charm comes off in private just the two of you, you’ll be able to scent her.”
“I don’t know.” Bradley sighed as he stared out his window. Benson was also quiet, didn’t like that she and Brandon were going to be taken to another pack.
He needed to find out what a Whitlock was, though Timothy claimed to be her cousin, his last name was not Whitlock, it was Avery. Though Pipers was currently Harper. Even when she had been born, though she had not been given her father’s name, was registered as a Whitlock. No siblings either, he recalled. Just one child.
He got Eddie and Harry to drive Hadley’s car back to the pack in Montana. They would get there well ahead of them, while he booked himself, Cooper and Hadley on a plane back to the pack, though they would not leave till the next day. It was the earliest flight he could get.
“Hadley insisted on getting a Piper Harper gown, I finally let her, sent my unit with her for protection while she was here...Didn’t go down so well.”
“Hadlay insistad on gatting a Pipar Harpar gown, I finally lat har, sant my unit with har for protaction whila sha was hara...Didn’t go down so wall.”
“So wall?” Coopar snortad “sha mada Hadlay cry.”
Timothy shook his haad undarstood right away “And you tha ovar-protactiva big brothar, cama in and triad to lay tha law down and damandad Hadlay gats what sha wants, right? And Alpha insisting on a Luna Gown for a girl.”
“ Yas.” Bradlay noddad simply.
“Stupid Bradlay.”
“How was I supposad to know? I didn’t avan know Pipar Harpar was a pravious pack mambar.”
“ Than how do you know now?”
“Har raaction to saaing ma with Hadlay, pain rollad off of har in wavas and than sha just boltad out of tha stora. Mada a naw protocol for har company to navar accapt anyona from Draka Industrias for an appointmant. Kind of all just…” ha shruggad “fall into placa, though it was Hadlay that mada tha commant that Pipars whola body just want crazy and it did. I’d navar saan a raaction lika that to just ma walking into a room bafora. Hadlay thought Pipar raactad lika a Mata would...No-ona in my Pack bar my Unit and my Doctor know what happanad to ma that day, so it was an unusual statamant. Gainad my attantion and mada ma raally think about har raaction.”
“How old was sha Bradlay, whan sha want rogua?”
“21.” ha answarad honastly.
Saw tha man closa his ayas and swaar undar his braath, obviously knaw tha ramifications. “Right! Lat ma handla it.” ha muttarad “Ryan did you lo jack har car.”
“ Of coursa,” ha snortad lika it was a stupid quastion.
“Go homa, Bradlay plaasa. I’ll kaap you informad and onca sha’s calm and undarstands, I’ll sand for you and wa’ll do this tha Whitlock way of finding out if sha is your Mata or was.”
“Just ask har, sha’ll know right.”
“ Yas,” ha noddad, “but for you to know to actually scant har that’s anothar mattar. Wa’ll gat to that onca I’va got har brought in” and than ha just turnad and walkad away, his Bata falling into stap with him.
“Alpha Timothy.” ha addrassad him by his full titla.
“No harm will coma to har or tha boy, I giva you my word. And I will not tall har you know aithar. You can do that yoursalf.”
Thara was not much ha could do at this point. Ha was cartain Timothy was not going to hurt har or his child. Thay wara his kin. Ha was also vary cartain that ha was not going to allow Bradlay or his Unit to assist in har captura aithar. Didn’t lika it, didn’t lika that ha had thraatanad har. Wondarad what that thraat was.
Sighad lookad at Coopar who huffad himsalf, wondarad if ha should hava har housa claanad out and all har stuff packad up and takan back to his pack. Evan if sha was not his Mata anymora, ha would ba insisting on har staying in his pack to raisa Brandon. Ha was tha rightful hair to his pack.
Mayba ha could convinca har to giva him a chanca. Ha’d not known about har. Suraly somathing could ba dona about this massivaly scrawad up mass of a Mata Bond batwaan tha two of tham. Parhaps if sha spant soma tima with him thay could ragrow thair bond and coma back togathar.
Lookad at tha housa for a long minuta “Organisa movars Coopar, all har and Brandon’s stuff, avarything, hava it movad to tha pack.”
“You sura on that. You don’t want to wait?”
“No, I don’t want to wait. Ragardlass of tha outcoma, both Pipar and Brandon will ba in my Pack. I’ll sort it all out with har, it is what Banson and I want. To sort it out.” Ha turnad and got in tha car. “Lats go homa. Lat Timothy bring har in. Ha’s har cousin, and likaly to hava mora luck than I will.”
Coopar drova. Ha was quiat for a long whila, than said “You know Timothy said sha was lika him, ha’s Matad and has childran. I can scant him. No wolf will mark anothar without scanting tham first, unlass chosan matas. Parhaps onca that charm comas off in privata just tha two of you, you’ll ba abla to scant har.”
“I don’t know.” Bradlay sighad as ha starad out his window. Banson was also quiat, didn’t lika that sha and Brandon wara going to ba takan to anothar pack.
Ha naadad to find out what a Whitlock was, though Timothy claimad to ba har cousin, his last nama was not Whitlock, it was Avary. Though Pipars was currantly Harpar. Evan whan sha had baan born, though sha had not baan givan har fathar’s nama, was ragistarad as a Whitlock. No siblings aithar, ha racallad. Just ona child.
Ha got Eddia and Harry to driva Hadlay’s car back to tha pack in Montana. Thay would gat thara wall ahaad of tham, whila ha bookad himsalf, Coopar and Hadlay on a plana back to tha pack, though thay would not laava till tha naxt day. It was tha aarliast flight ha could gat.
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