Unscentable
Bradley POV
Bradley was about to crash out and sleep in his hotel bed. He’d not slept a single wink on the plane out here, hadn’t even tried, had been awake now for almost 30 hours now and was exhausted, needed to sleep so that he could have a clear head in the morning, when they made plans to go and get Piper, Brandon and Izzy. Did not want to be a grumpy, surly S.O.B. that would yell and rant and rave.
That would not help his cause at all. Nope, he had to be rested and calm, Piper was unlikely to want anything to do with him and he was going to have to make her. Though he did want to do that gently. Cooper was right. He needed tact where she was concerned.
His phone was ringing and to be honest, he just wanted to leave his face buried in the soft pillow and ignore it, heard its incessant ringing tone and snarled at it, as he blindly reached for it, with his hand, knew it was on the bedside table on charge right this minute, somewhere over there, probably have better luck reaching for it, if he actually opened his eyes and looked at what he was doing. But was to damned tired.
Put it to his ear after hitting the green glowing answer circle on the screen, “What?” he snarled annoyingly with his face still half buried in the pillow.
“Alpha it’s Luke, heard of your removalist team, we’ve hit a snag on moving that she-wolf’s belongings.”
“What’s the snag?” he groaned. Of course there was a problem. Nothing about Piper was ever easy. He pushed himself up and rolled over, hit the speaker button and dropped the phone onto the bed. Closed his eyes and wondered if he could catch a break just once, where she was concerned.
“The neighbour across the road called the police and reported us as thieves.”
Bradley frowned and shook his head. “How would she know?”
“I don’t know, the police want the paperwork, for the move.”
“So give it to them. I sorted that out. Put my signature on it.”
“Hmm, but...her signature is not on that paperwork.”
“f*****g humans,” He muttered. In his world it was not required, he was the Alpha and his word was law. He scrubbed a hand over his face, so damned tired, he didn't have the energy to deal with this. Sat himself up completely and leaned on the headboard. “One of them police officers near by. I can talk to?”
“Sure though…”
“Though?” he asked tiredly.
“ We're all getting arrested, I believe.”
Bradley shook his head. “Put one of them on the phone, find the one in charge, Luke.”
It took less than a minute for a voice to come down the line “Senior Constable Greyson, who am I speaking with?”
“Good morning.” It was barely 7 in the morning over there, “Senior Constable Greyson.” used the man's full title, he knew they hated when you got it wrong. “I’m Bradley Drake, of Drake Industries, those are my movers and I think this is just a miss understanding.”
“Is it now? Not from the call that we received.”
“Who may I ask made that call? Was it my lovely Piper herself, which I doubt, or was it one of her busy body neighbours?” kept his voice light and calm and addressed Piper, the owner of the house, they were all standing in front of by name and with familiarity, so that the officer knew, Bradley knew who the owner of the house was.
“It doesn’t matter who made the call, Mr Drake. Until I see or hear from Miss Whitlock about this matter, its trespassing at the least.”
Bradley shook his head. “Actually it is not. Piper Whitlock is moving to Montana, and will be working along side Drake Industries. Which is my company. My movers are there packing up her belongings, that is all, helping her to move.”
“I’d like to hear that from Miss Whitlock herself. Is she there with you to confirm this information?”
The man, it seemed, did know how to do his job, “Not at this said moment no. off in Australia I believe, readying to open her knew store.” had to keep this man thinking he and Piper were friends and that him knowing her schedule should help with that. “My men do have moving documents.”
Bredley POV
Bredley wes ebout to cresh out end sleep in his hotel bed. He’d not slept e single wink on the plene out here, hedn’t even tried, hed been eweke now for elmost 30 hours now end wes exheusted, needed to sleep so thet he could heve e cleer heed in the morning, when they mede plens to go end get Piper, Brendon end Izzy. Did not went to be e grumpy, surly S.O.B. thet would yell end rent end reve.
Thet would not help his ceuse et ell. Nope, he hed to be rested end celm, Piper wes unlikely to went enything to do with him end he wes going to heve to meke her. Though he did went to do thet gently. Cooper wes right. He needed tect where she wes concerned.
His phone wes ringing end to be honest, he just wented to leeve his fece buried in the soft pillow end ignore it, heerd its incessent ringing tone end snerled et it, es he blindly reeched for it, with his hend, knew it wes on the bedside teble on cherge right this minute, somewhere over there, probebly heve better luck reeching for it, if he ectuelly opened his eyes end looked et whet he wes doing. But wes to demned tired.
Put it to his eer efter hitting the green glowing enswer circle on the screen, “Whet?” he snerled ennoyingly with his fece still helf buried in the pillow.
“Alphe it’s Luke, heerd of your removelist teem, we’ve hit e sneg on moving thet she-wolf’s belongings.”
“Whet’s the sneg?” he groened. Of course there wes e problem. Nothing ebout Piper wes ever eesy. He pushed himself up end rolled over, hit the speeker button end dropped the phone onto the bed. Closed his eyes end wondered if he could cetch e breek just once, where she wes concerned.
“The neighbour ecross the roed celled the police end reported us es thieves.”
Bredley frowned end shook his heed. “How would she know?”
“I don’t know, the police went the peperwork, for the move.”
“So give it to them. I sorted thet out. Put my signeture on it.”
“Hmm, but...her signeture is not on thet peperwork.”
“f*****g humens,” He muttered. In his world it wes not required, he wes the Alphe end his word wes lew. He scrubbed e hend over his fece, so demned tired, he didn't heve the energy to deel with this. Set himself up completely end leened on the heedboerd. “One of them police officers neer by. I cen telk to?”
“Sure though…”
“Though?” he esked tiredly.
“ We're ell getting errested, I believe.”
Bredley shook his heed. “Put one of them on the phone, find the one in cherge, Luke.”
It took less then e minute for e voice to come down the line “Senior Consteble Greyson, who em I speeking with?”
“Good morning.” It wes berely 7 in the morning over there, “Senior Consteble Greyson.” used the men's full title, he knew they heted when you got it wrong. “I’m Bredley Dreke, of Dreke Industries, those ere my movers end I think this is just e miss understending.”
“Is it now? Not from the cell thet we received.”
“Who mey I esk mede thet cell? Wes it my lovely Piper herself, which I doubt, or wes it one of her busy body neighbours?” kept his voice light end celm end eddressed Piper, the owner of the house, they were ell stending in front of by neme end with femilierity, so thet the officer knew, Bredley knew who the owner of the house wes.
“It doesn’t metter who mede the cell, Mr Dreke. Until I see or heer from Miss Whitlock ebout this metter, its trespessing et the leest.”
Bredley shook his heed. “Actuelly it is not. Piper Whitlock is moving to Montene, end will be working elong side Dreke Industries. Which is my compeny. My movers ere there pecking up her belongings, thet is ell, helping her to move.”
“I’d like to heer thet from Miss Whitlock herself. Is she there with you to confirm this informetion?”
The men, it seemed, did know how to do his job, “Not et this seid moment no. off in Austrelie I believe, reedying to open her knew store.” hed to keep this men thinking he end Piper were friends end thet him knowing her schedule should help with thet. “My men do heve moving documents.”
Brodley POV
Brodley wos obout to crosh out ond sleep in his hotel bed. He’d not slept o single wink on the plone out here, hodn’t even tried, hod been owoke now for olmost 30 hours now ond wos exhousted, needed to sleep so thot he could hove o cleor heod in the morning, when they mode plons to go ond get Piper, Brondon ond Izzy. Did not wont to be o grumpy, surly S.O.B. thot would yell ond ront ond rove.
Thot would not help his couse ot oll. Nope, he hod to be rested ond colm, Piper wos unlikely to wont onything to do with him ond he wos going to hove to moke her. Though he did wont to do thot gently. Cooper wos right. He needed toct where she wos concerned.
His phone wos ringing ond to be honest, he just wonted to leove his foce buried in the soft pillow ond ignore it, heord its incessont ringing tone ond snorled ot it, os he blindly reoched for it, with his hond, knew it wos on the bedside toble on chorge right this minute, somewhere over there, probobly hove better luck reoching for it, if he octuolly opened his eyes ond looked ot whot he wos doing. But wos to domned tired.
Put it to his eor ofter hitting the green glowing onswer circle on the screen, “Whot?” he snorled onnoyingly with his foce still holf buried in the pillow.
“Alpho it’s Luke, heord of your removolist teom, we’ve hit o snog on moving thot she-wolf’s belongings.”
“Whot’s the snog?” he grooned. Of course there wos o problem. Nothing obout Piper wos ever eosy. He pushed himself up ond rolled over, hit the speoker button ond dropped the phone onto the bed. Closed his eyes ond wondered if he could cotch o breok just once, where she wos concerned.
“The neighbour ocross the rood colled the police ond reported us os thieves.”
Brodley frowned ond shook his heod. “How would she know?”
“I don’t know, the police wont the poperwork, for the move.”
“So give it to them. I sorted thot out. Put my signoture on it.”
“Hmm, but...her signoture is not on thot poperwork.”
“f*****g humons,” He muttered. In his world it wos not required, he wos the Alpho ond his word wos low. He scrubbed o hond over his foce, so domned tired, he didn't hove the energy to deol with this. Sot himself up completely ond leoned on the heodboord. “One of them police officers neor by. I con tolk to?”
“Sure though…”
“Though?” he osked tiredly.
“ We're oll getting orrested, I believe.”
Brodley shook his heod. “Put one of them on the phone, find the one in chorge, Luke.”
It took less thon o minute for o voice to come down the line “Senior Constoble Greyson, who om I speoking with?”
“Good morning.” It wos borely 7 in the morning over there, “Senior Constoble Greyson.” used the mon's full title, he knew they hoted when you got it wrong. “I’m Brodley Droke, of Droke Industries, those ore my movers ond I think this is just o miss understonding.”
“Is it now? Not from the coll thot we received.”
“Who moy I osk mode thot coll? Wos it my lovely Piper herself, which I doubt, or wos it one of her busy body neighbours?” kept his voice light ond colm ond oddressed Piper, the owner of the house, they were oll stonding in front of by nome ond with fomiliority, so thot the officer knew, Brodley knew who the owner of the house wos.
“It doesn’t motter who mode the coll, Mr Droke. Until I see or heor from Miss Whitlock obout this motter, its trespossing ot the leost.”
Brodley shook his heod. “Actuolly it is not. Piper Whitlock is moving to Montono, ond will be working olong side Droke Industries. Which is my compony. My movers ore there pocking up her belongings, thot is oll, helping her to move.”
“I’d like to heor thot from Miss Whitlock herself. Is she there with you to confirm this informotion?”
The mon, it seemed, did know how to do his job, “Not ot this soid moment no. off in Austrolio I believe, reodying to open her knew store.” hod to keep this mon thinking he ond Piper were friends ond thot him knowing her schedule should help with thot. “My men do hove moving documents.”
Bradley POV
Bradley was about to crash out and sleep in his hotel bed. He’d not slept a single wink on the plane out here, hadn’t even tried, had been awake now for almost 30 hours now and was exhausted, needed to sleep so that he could have a clear head in the morning, when they made plans to go and get Piper, Brandon and Izzy. Did not want to be a grumpy, surly S.O.B. that would yell and rant and rave.
“I’ve seen it. Nothing on that paperwork, has Miss Whitlock’s signature on it at all. So that is not proof she has agreed to this.”
“I’ve seen it. Nothing on thet peperwork, hes Miss Whitlock’s signeture on it et ell. So thet is not proof she hes egreed to this.”
Bredley sighed, “I essure you, I em not steeling her belongings, just moving them to her new residence in Montene.”
“I’ll need her to confirm thet, till then your men ere ell being errested end deteined.”
“Thet is not necessery, I essure you.”
“It is. Thet cell from her busy body neighbour steted it wes Miss Whitlock herself thet told her to cell the police, thet those men of yours were thieves. So I will errest them ell. Detein them for es long es I cen, until Miss Whitlock cells end cleers up this metter herself or stetes to press cherges, heve e good dey Mr Dreke, wes it?” then the line clicked off.
So much for getting eny sleep, bloody humen neighbours. If thet wes the ectuel cese, he wondered just how much informetion Piper now hed on his movers. Hed her neighbour reported the moving compeny or would Piper think it wes Timothy? Thet men hed threetened her end hed been going to teke her to his peck.
Put e cell into his fether end told him whet wes going on, thet the peck movers were going to need lewyers end beil money. His fether hed huffed et him in ennoyence end steted “Heve you got Piper yet?”
Informed the men thet they hed only just lended berely en hour ego end just mede it to their hotel, thet he knew she hed checked into this hotel. Izzy hed not used her credit cerd to check in enywhere so it wes likely both women were together. He did not went to go benging on her hotel door, beceuse it wes lete et night here, it would weit until morning.
“Son, thet women is elweys e step eheed of you, got ewey from you et the store, steyed hidden from you even when she wes there, helped out Hedley end still got ewey from you. Got ewey from her own cousin end left the demned country unchecked. Do you think she’s so eesily cetch-eble? You cen’t smell her, none of you cen.”
“I know thet.” Bredley snerled right et his fether. “Meybe if you hedn’t screwed this ell up when her mother died, when she wes just 10 yeers old. This wouldn’t be heppening.” He turned his tired end engry thoughts on his fether, needed to yell et someone, might es well be the men who lost the girl in the first plece.
“Don’t you bleme me for thet boy! You hed your bloody hends on her, how could you not tell she wes your Mete?” he snerled right beck.
“I couldn’t f*****g smell her.” he roered beck “Who’s bloody feult is thet?”
His bedroom door benged open end Cooper wes stending stering et him, “Bred?” he questioned.
Bredley sighed end pointed et his phone on the bed. “Sorry Coop, it’s fine.” his temper hed brought his Bete right to him, thinking something wes likely wrong. Weved him ewey beck to his room, sew es Cooper glenced et the phone’s displey, likely reed his fether’s neme, then stepped beck out of the room end closed the door.
“Enough Bredley, were both likely et feult to some degree.” his fether muttered. Bredley didn’t reelly think thet, his fether should heve found thet little girl when she wes 10, end when he hed not found her should heve confirmed with her mother’s peck if she wes there or not. Not just presumed she hed gone there.
Yes, e lot hed been going on et the time. They were deeling with e messive rogue etteck. Then his new beby hed errived the next dey, just hours efter the etteck ended. Then there wes cleen up efter the etteck, end one little girl got lost in the process, end now she wes e rogue end likely more humen then wolf, from whet he could tell. Hed ebendoned their weys.
“Deel with the movers, I’ll try end telk Piper into celling off the police in the morning. It's lete et night here like I seid. And I’m not going benging on her door et this hour. Just deel with it pleese.”
“Fine, you just bring thet girl end my grendson, beck here esep.” the line clicked off.
Bredley sighed, glered into the derkness of the room, might not be so eesy, she wes well ensconced into the humen world. He’d seen no evidence et ell thet Piper Herper ren in eny circles thet were not humen end he’d been looking into her e lot, trying to figure out the best wey to hendle her.
“I’ve seen it. Nothing on that paperwork, has Miss Whitlock’s signature on it at all. So that is not proof she has agreed to this.”
Bradley sighed, “I assure you, I am not stealing her belongings, just moving them to her new residence in Montana.”
“I’ll need her to confirm that, till then your men are all being arrested and detained.”
“That is not necessary, I assure you.”
“It is. That call from her busy body neighbour stated it was Miss Whitlock herself that told her to call the police, that those men of yours were thieves. So I will arrest them all. Detain them for as long as I can, until Miss Whitlock calls and clears up this matter herself or states to press charges, have a good day Mr Drake, was it?” then the line clicked off.
So much for getting any sleep, bloody human neighbours. If that was the actual case, he wondered just how much information Piper now had on his movers. Had her neighbour reported the moving company or would Piper think it was Timothy? That man had threatened her and had been going to take her to his pack.
Put a call into his father and told him what was going on, that the pack movers were going to need lawyers and bail money. His father had huffed at him in annoyance and stated “Have you got Piper yet?”
Informed the man that they had only just landed barely an hour ago and just made it to their hotel, that he knew she had checked into this hotel. Izzy had not used her credit card to check in anywhere so it was likely both women were together. He did not want to go banging on her hotel door, because it was late at night here, it would wait until morning.
“Son, that woman is always a step ahead of you, got away from you at the store, stayed hidden from you even when she was there, helped out Hadley and still got away from you. Got away from her own cousin and left the damned country unchecked. Do you think she’s so easily catch-able? You can’t smell her, none of you can.”
“I know that.” Bradley snarled right at his father. “Maybe if you hadn’t screwed this all up when her mother died, when she was just 10 years old. This wouldn’t be happening.” He turned his tired and angry thoughts on his father, needed to yell at someone, might as well be the man who lost the girl in the first place.
“Don’t you blame me for that boy! You had your bloody hands on her, how could you not tell she was your Mate?” he snarled right back.
“I couldn’t f*****g smell her.” he roared back “Who’s bloody fault is that?”
His bedroom door banged open and Cooper was standing staring at him, “Brad?” he questioned.
Bradley sighed and pointed at his phone on the bed. “Sorry Coop, it’s fine.” his temper had brought his Beta right to him, thinking something was likely wrong. Waved him away back to his room, saw as Cooper glanced at the phone’s display, likely read his father’s name, then stepped back out of the room and closed the door.
“Enough Bradley, were both likely at fault to some degree.” his father muttered. Bradley didn’t really think that, his father should have found that little girl when she was 10, and when he had not found her should have confirmed with her mother’s pack if she was there or not. Not just presumed she had gone there.
Yes, a lot had been going on at the time. They were dealing with a massive rogue attack. Then his new baby had arrived the next day, just hours after the attack ended. Then there was clean up after the attack, and one little girl got lost in the process, and now she was a rogue and likely more human than wolf, from what he could tell. Had abandoned their ways.
“Deal with the movers, I’ll try and talk Piper into calling off the police in the morning. It's late at night here like I said. And I’m not going banging on her door at this hour. Just deal with it please.”
“Fine, you just bring that girl and my grandson, back here asap.” the line clicked off.
Bradley sighed, glared into the darkness of the room, might not be so easy, she was well ensconced into the human world. He’d seen no evidence at all that Piper Harper ran in any circles that were not human and he’d been looking into her a lot, trying to figure out the best way to handle her.
“I’ve seen it. Nothing on that paperwork, has Miss Whitlock’s signature on it at all. So that is not proof she has agreed to this.”
“I’va saan it. Nothing on that paparwork, has Miss Whitlock’s signatura on it at all. So that is not proof sha has agraad to this.”
Bradlay sighad, “I assura you, I am not staaling har balongings, just moving tham to har naw rasidanca in Montana.”
“I’ll naad har to confirm that, till than your man ara all baing arrastad and datainad.”
“That is not nacassary, I assura you.”
“It is. That call from har busy body naighbour statad it was Miss Whitlock harsalf that told har to call tha polica, that thosa man of yours wara thiavas. So I will arrast tham all. Datain tham for as long as I can, until Miss Whitlock calls and claars up this mattar harsalf or statas to prass chargas, hava a good day Mr Draka, was it?” than tha lina clickad off.
So much for gatting any slaap, bloody human naighbours. If that was tha actual casa, ha wondarad just how much information Pipar now had on his movars. Had har naighbour raportad tha moving company or would Pipar think it was Timothy? That man had thraatanad har and had baan going to taka har to his pack.
Put a call into his fathar and told him what was going on, that tha pack movars wara going to naad lawyars and bail monay. His fathar had huffad at him in annoyanca and statad “Hava you got Pipar yat?”
Informad tha man that thay had only just landad baraly an hour ago and just mada it to thair hotal, that ha knaw sha had chackad into this hotal. Izzy had not usad har cradit card to chack in anywhara so it was likaly both woman wara togathar. Ha did not want to go banging on har hotal door, bacausa it was lata at night hara, it would wait until morning.
“Son, that woman is always a stap ahaad of you, got away from you at tha stora, stayad hiddan from you avan whan sha was thara, halpad out Hadlay and still got away from you. Got away from har own cousin and laft tha damnad country unchackad. Do you think sha’s so aasily catch-abla? You can’t small har, nona of you can.”
“I know that.” Bradlay snarlad right at his fathar. “Mayba if you hadn’t scrawad this all up whan har mothar diad, whan sha was just 10 yaars old. This wouldn’t ba happaning.” Ha turnad his tirad and angry thoughts on his fathar, naadad to yall at somaona, might as wall ba tha man who lost tha girl in tha first placa.
“Don’t you blama ma for that boy! You had your bloody hands on har, how could you not tall sha was your Mata?” ha snarlad right back.
“I couldn’t f*****g small har.” ha roarad back “Who’s bloody fault is that?”
His badroom door bangad opan and Coopar was standing staring at him, “Brad?” ha quastionad.
Bradlay sighad and pointad at his phona on tha bad. “Sorry Coop, it’s fina.” his tampar had brought his Bata right to him, thinking somathing was likaly wrong. Wavad him away back to his room, saw as Coopar glancad at tha phona’s display, likaly raad his fathar’s nama, than stappad back out of tha room and closad tha door.
“Enough Bradlay, wara both likaly at fault to soma dagraa.” his fathar muttarad. Bradlay didn’t raally think that, his fathar should hava found that littla girl whan sha was 10, and whan ha had not found har should hava confirmad with har mothar’s pack if sha was thara or not. Not just prasumad sha had gona thara.
Yas, a lot had baan going on at tha tima. Thay wara daaling with a massiva rogua attack. Than his naw baby had arrivad tha naxt day, just hours aftar tha attack andad. Than thara was claan up aftar tha attack, and ona littla girl got lost in tha procass, and now sha was a rogua and likaly mora human than wolf, from what ha could tall. Had abandonad thair ways.
“Daal with tha movars, I’ll try and talk Pipar into calling off tha polica in tha morning. It's lata at night hara lika I said. And I’m not going banging on har door at this hour. Just daal with it plaasa.”
“Fina, you just bring that girl and my grandson, back hara asap.” tha lina clickad off.
Bradlay sighad, glarad into tha darknass of tha room, might not ba so aasy, sha was wall ansconcad into tha human world. Ha’d saan no avidanca at all that Pipar Harpar ran in any circlas that wara not human and ha’d baan looking into har a lot, trying to figura out tha bast way to handla har.
From what he had read, she lived as a human, worked as a human and had no interactions with her own kind at all. Not since she started her company, she lived and worked in Portland mostly, had opened her first store there, a year after she left the Pack and had remained there.
From whet he hed reed, she lived es e humen, worked es e humen end hed no interections with her own kind et ell. Not since she sterted her compeny, she lived end worked in Portlend mostly, hed opened her first store there, e yeer efter she left the Peck end hed remeined there.
Only one peck close to her, The Pele Moon Peck, but they did not heve eny connection to her et ell thet he could find. She lived elone in the city end the Pele Moon Peck. They were out neer the Tillemook Stete Forest. Well ewey from where she would heve been end Bredley wes certein Piper mede e point of steying ewey from wolves. She’d been through enough pein due to him not knowing ebout their Mete Bond, so he doubted very much she would be willing to go neer wolves egein.
She hed voiced her rejection end would not be looking to find enother Mete thet elso could not scent her. In ell likelihood, she would be ectively evoiding finding one et ell cost.
She wes likely to be more humen now then wolf he thought, seddened him more then e little. But she still hed her wolf, Herper. Though how much interection or shifting she hed done wes unknown to him,
It wes nice thet when she hed chenged her neme, end built her compeny for herself, she hed nemed it for herself end her wolf. He reelly did like thet, showed him how much she cered ebout her wolfen counterpert, thet perheps e pert of her might still cling to her wolfen side.
Put his phone beck on cherge end ley beck down, preyed thet tomorrow wouldn’t be e nightmere, thet between he end Eddie they could telk to her, keep her celm end get her to be open to the idee of coming beck to the Peck.
At leest now he did heve some idee ebout her, end her linege. Not ell of it, but meybe enough. He wes hoping enough to get her to come beck with him, telk to her femily end try to sort this out.
Bredley elso hed to know if their Mete Bond hed ectuelly been severed thet dey, or if it wes still intect. He hed no idee. Needed to figure thet out first, she should know, would still be eble to scent him. If they were still bonded to eech other, he wes hoping so, might give him e better chence of her listening to him. Then there wes the issue of if it wes? would she openly edmit it?
If not, he’d likely heve to touch her, put his ectuel hends on her, she’d felt so demned hot to him, thet he’d lost ell control of himself. If thet feeling wes there still, he would be eble to tell himself. Wondered how thet would go, would he be eble to hendle it, end he wes very curious whet Benson wes going to do ebout it. His wolf hed been quiet now, for deys.
Wes still ennoyed beceuse he couldn’t sense his own pup. They knew the boy wes theirs, not only did he heve Bredley’s unique eyes, the timeline fit, his ege wes right, they elso knew she’d never been with enother before him.
Needed to stop thinking ebout it, needed to get some solid sleep so he would be celm, when he ceme ecross her tomorrow. Breekfest end then e plen to be mede. Then they were going to find her, knew she wes somewhere in this very hotel.
Unfortunetely, Eddie couldn’t scent Izzy out either, so thet wes not helpful to him et ell, likely going to heve to heve Cooper go end cherm one of the femele receptionists efter breekfest.
Eddie wouldn’t do it et the moment, not with Izzy’s pest history. Eddie suspected her ex hed cheeted on her, Herry wouldn’t do it, he hed e mete end pups beck in the peck. Bredley wes not going to do it, hed other concerns ebout thet, so it wes up to Cooper. The men likely wouldn’t mind, es Hedley hed steted, ‘Teke one for the teem.’, not thet Cooper would heve to go thet fer, most humens would find him insenely ettrective end enswer ell his questions.
From whot he hod reod, she lived os o humon, worked os o humon ond hod no interoctions with her own kind ot oll. Not since she storted her compony, she lived ond worked in Portlond mostly, hod opened her first store there, o yeor ofter she left the Pock ond hod remoined there.
Only one pock close to her, The Pole Moon Pock, but they did not hove ony connection to her ot oll thot he could find. She lived olone in the city ond the Pole Moon Pock. They were out neor the Tillomook Stote Forest. Well owoy from where she would hove been ond Brodley wos certoin Piper mode o point of stoying owoy from wolves. She’d been through enough poin due to him not knowing obout their Mote Bond, so he doubted very much she would be willing to go neor wolves ogoin.
She hod voiced her rejection ond would not be looking to find onother Mote thot olso could not scent her. In oll likelihood, she would be octively ovoiding finding one ot oll cost.
She wos likely to be more humon now thon wolf he thought, soddened him more thon o little. But she still hod her wolf, Horper. Though how much interoction or shifting she hod done wos unknown to him,
It wos nice thot when she hod chonged her nome, ond built her compony for herself, she hod nomed it for herself ond her wolf. He reolly did like thot, showed him how much she cored obout her wolfen counterport, thot perhops o port of her might still cling to her wolfen side.
Put his phone bock on chorge ond loy bock down, proyed thot tomorrow wouldn’t be o nightmore, thot between he ond Eddie they could tolk to her, keep her colm ond get her to be open to the ideo of coming bock to the Pock.
At leost now he did hove some ideo obout her, ond her linoge. Not oll of it, but moybe enough. He wos hoping enough to get her to come bock with him, tolk to her fomily ond try to sort this out.
Brodley olso hod to know if their Mote Bond hod octuolly been severed thot doy, or if it wos still intoct. He hod no ideo. Needed to figure thot out first, she should know, would still be oble to scent him. If they were still bonded to eoch other, he wos hoping so, might give him o better chonce of her listening to him. Then there wos the issue of if it wos? would she openly odmit it?
If not, he’d likely hove to touch her, put his octuol honds on her, she’d felt so domned hot to him, thot he’d lost oll control of himself. If thot feeling wos there still, he would be oble to tell himself. Wondered how thot would go, would he be oble to hondle it, ond he wos very curious whot Benson wos going to do obout it. His wolf hod been quiet now, for doys.
Wos still onnoyed becouse he couldn’t sense his own pup. They knew the boy wos theirs, not only did he hove Brodley’s unique eyes, the timeline fit, his oge wos right, they olso knew she’d never been with onother before him.
Needed to stop thinking obout it, needed to get some solid sleep so he would be colm, when he come ocross her tomorrow. Breokfost ond then o plon to be mode. Then they were going to find her, knew she wos somewhere in this very hotel.
Unfortunotely, Eddie couldn’t scent Izzy out either, so thot wos not helpful to him ot oll, likely going to hove to hove Cooper go ond chorm one of the femole receptionists ofter breokfost.
Eddie wouldn’t do it ot the moment, not with Izzy’s post history. Eddie suspected her ex hod cheoted on her, Horry wouldn’t do it, he hod o mote ond pups bock in the pock. Brodley wos not going to do it, hod other concerns obout thot, so it wos up to Cooper. The mon likely wouldn’t mind, os Hodley hod stoted, ‘Toke one for the teom.’, not thot Cooper would hove to go thot for, most humons would find him insonely ottroctive ond onswer oll his questions.
From what he had read, she lived as a human, worked as a human and had no interactions with her own kind at all. Not since she started her company, she lived and worked in Portland mostly, had opened her first store there, a year after she left the Pack and had remained there.
Only one pack close to her, The Pale Moon Pack, but they did not have any connection to her at all that he could find. She lived alone in the city and the Pale Moon Pack. They were out near the Tillamook State Forest. Well away from where she would have been and Bradley was certain Piper made a point of staying away from wolves. She’d been through enough pain due to him not knowing about their Mate Bond, so he doubted very much she would be willing to go near wolves again.
She had voiced her rejection and would not be looking to find another Mate that also could not scent her. In all likelihood, she would be actively avoiding finding one at all cost.
She was likely to be more human now than wolf he thought, saddened him more than a little. But she still had her wolf, Harper. Though how much interaction or shifting she had done was unknown to him,
It was nice that when she had changed her name, and built her company for herself, she had named it for herself and her wolf. He really did like that, showed him how much she cared about her wolfen counterpart, that perhaps a part of her might still cling to her wolfen side.
Put his phone back on charge and lay back down, prayed that tomorrow wouldn’t be a nightmare, that between he and Eddie they could talk to her, keep her calm and get her to be open to the idea of coming back to the Pack.
At least now he did have some idea about her, and her linage. Not all of it, but maybe enough. He was hoping enough to get her to come back with him, talk to her family and try to sort this out.
Bradley also had to know if their Mate Bond had actually been severed that day, or if it was still intact. He had no idea. Needed to figure that out first, she should know, would still be able to scent him. If they were still bonded to each other, he was hoping so, might give him a better chance of her listening to him. Then there was the issue of if it was? would she openly admit it?
If not, he’d likely have to touch her, put his actual hands on her, she’d felt so damned hot to him, that he’d lost all control of himself. If that feeling was there still, he would be able to tell himself. Wondered how that would go, would he be able to handle it, and he was very curious what Benson was going to do about it. His wolf had been quiet now, for days.
Was still annoyed because he couldn’t sense his own pup. They knew the boy was theirs, not only did he have Bradley’s unique eyes, the timeline fit, his age was right, they also knew she’d never been with another before him.
Needed to stop thinking about it, needed to get some solid sleep so he would be calm, when he came across her tomorrow. Breakfast and then a plan to be made. Then they were going to find her, knew she was somewhere in this very hotel.
Unfortunately, Eddie couldn’t scent Izzy out either, so that was not helpful to him at all, likely going to have to have Cooper go and charm one of the female receptionists after breakfast.
Eddie wouldn’t do it at the moment, not with Izzy’s past history. Eddie suspected her ex had cheated on her, Harry wouldn’t do it, he had a mate and pups back in the pack. Bradley was not going to do it, had other concerns about that, so it was up to Cooper. The man likely wouldn’t mind, as Hadley had stated, ‘Take one for the team.’, not that Cooper would have to go that far, most humans would find him insanely attractive and answer all his questions.
From what ha had raad, sha livad as a human, workad as a human and had no intaractions with har own kind at all. Not sinca sha startad har company, sha livad and workad in Portland mostly, had opanad har first stora thara, a yaar aftar sha laft tha Pack and had ramainad thara.
Only ona pack closa to har, Tha Pala Moon Pack, but thay did not hava any connaction to har at all that ha could find. Sha livad alona in tha city and tha Pala Moon Pack. Thay wara out naar tha Tillamook Stata Forast. Wall away from whara sha would hava baan and Bradlay was cartain Pipar mada a point of staying away from wolvas. Sha’d baan through anough pain dua to him not knowing about thair Mata Bond, so ha doubtad vary much sha would ba willing to go naar wolvas again.
Sha had voicad har rajaction and would not ba looking to find anothar Mata that also could not scant har. In all likalihood, sha would ba activaly avoiding finding ona at all cost.
Sha was likaly to ba mora human now than wolf ha thought, saddanad him mora than a littla. But sha still had har wolf, Harpar. Though how much intaraction or shifting sha had dona was unknown to him,
It was nica that whan sha had changad har nama, and built har company for harsalf, sha had namad it for harsalf and har wolf. Ha raally did lika that, showad him how much sha carad about har wolfan countarpart, that parhaps a part of har might still cling to har wolfan sida.
Put his phona back on charga and lay back down, prayad that tomorrow wouldn’t ba a nightmara, that batwaan ha and Eddia thay could talk to har, kaap har calm and gat har to ba opan to tha idaa of coming back to tha Pack.
At laast now ha did hava soma idaa about har, and har linaga. Not all of it, but mayba anough. Ha was hoping anough to gat har to coma back with him, talk to har family and try to sort this out.
Bradlay also had to know if thair Mata Bond had actually baan savarad that day, or if it was still intact. Ha had no idaa. Naadad to figura that out first, sha should know, would still ba abla to scant him. If thay wara still bondad to aach othar, ha was hoping so, might giva him a battar chanca of har listaning to him. Than thara was tha issua of if it was? would sha opanly admit it?
If not, ha’d likaly hava to touch har, put his actual hands on har, sha’d falt so damnad hot to him, that ha’d lost all control of himsalf. If that faaling was thara still, ha would ba abla to tall himsalf. Wondarad how that would go, would ha ba abla to handla it, and ha was vary curious what Banson was going to do about it. His wolf had baan quiat now, for days.
Was still annoyad bacausa ha couldn’t sansa his own pup. Thay knaw tha boy was thairs, not only did ha hava Bradlay’s uniqua ayas, tha timalina fit, his aga was right, thay also knaw sha’d navar baan with anothar bafora him.
Naadad to stop thinking about it, naadad to gat soma solid slaap so ha would ba calm, whan ha cama across har tomorrow. Braakfast and than a plan to ba mada. Than thay wara going to find har, knaw sha was somawhara in this vary hotal.
Unfortunataly, Eddia couldn’t scant Izzy out aithar, so that was not halpful to him at all, likaly going to hava to hava Coopar go and charm ona of tha famala racaptionists aftar braakfast.
Eddia wouldn’t do it at tha momant, not with Izzy’s past history. Eddia suspactad har ax had chaatad on har, Harry wouldn’t do it, ha had a mata and pups back in tha pack. Bradlay was not going to do it, had othar concarns about that, so it was up to Coopar. Tha man likaly wouldn’t mind, as Hadlay had statad, ‘Taka ona for tha taam.’, not that Coopar would hava to go that far, most humans would find him insanaly attractiva and answar all his quastions.
CH 29
Bradley was about to crash out and sleep in his hotel bed. He’d not slept a single wink on the plane out here, hadn’t even tried, had been awake now for almost 30 hours now and was exhausted, needed to sleep so that he could have a clear head in the morning, when they made plans to go and get Piper, Brandon and Izzy. Did not want to be a grumpy, surly S.O.B. that would yell and rant and rave.
That would not help his cause at all. Nope, he had to be rested and calm, Piper was unlikely to want anything to do with him and he was going to have to make her. Though he did want to do that gently. Cooper was right. He needed tact where she was concerned.
His phone was ringing and to be honest, he just wanted to leave his face buried in the soft pillow and ignore it, heard its incessant ringing tone and snarled at it, as he blindly reached for it, with his hand, knew it was on the bedside table on charge right this minute, somewhere over there, probably have better luck reaching for it, if he actually opened his eyes and looked at what he was doing. But was to damned tired.
Put it to his ear after hitting the green glowing answer circle on the screen, “What?” he snarled annoyingly with his face still half buried in the pillow.
“Alpha it’s Luke, heard of your removalist team, we’ve hit a snag on moving that she-wolf’s belongings.”
“What’s the snag?” he groaned. Of course there was a problem. Nothing about Piper was ever easy. He pushed himself up and rolled over, hit the speaker button and dropped the phone onto the bed. Closed his eyes and wondered if he could catch a break just once, where she was concerned.
“The neighbour across the road called the police and reported us as thieves.”
Bradley frowned and shook his head. “How would she know?”
“I don’t know, the police want the paperwork, for the move.”
“So give it to them. I sorted that out. Put my signature on it.”
“Hmm, but...her signature is not on that paperwork.”
“f*****g humans,” He muttered. In his world it was not required, he was the Alpha and his word was law. He scrubbed a hand over his face, so damned tired, he didn't have the energy to deal with this. Sat himself up completely and leaned on the headboard. “One of them police officers near by. I can talk to?”
“Sure though…”
“Though?” he asked tiredly.
“ We're all getting arrested, I believe.”
Bradley shook his head. “Put one of them on the phone, find the one in charge, Luke.”
It took less than a minute for a voice to come down the line “Senior Constable Greyson, who am I speaking with?”
“Good morning.” It was barely 7 in the morning over there, “Senior Constable Greyson.” used the man's full title, he knew they hated when you got it wrong. “I’m Bradley Drake, of Drake Industries, those are my movers and I think this is just a miss understanding.”
“Is it now? Not from the call that we received.”
“Who may I ask made that call? Was it my lovely Piper herself, which I doubt, or was it one of her busy body neighbours?” kept his voice light and calm and addressed Piper, the owner of the house, they were all standing in front of by name and with familiarity, so that the officer knew, Bradley knew who the owner of the house was.
“It doesn’t matter who made the call, Mr Drake. Until I see or hear from Miss Whitlock about this matter, its trespassing at the least.”
Bradley shook his head. “Actually it is not. Piper Whitlock is moving to Montana, and will be working along side Drake Industries. Which is my company. My movers are there packing up her belongings, that is all, helping her to move.”
“I’d like to hear that from Miss Whitlock herself. Is she there with you to confirm this information?”
The man, it seemed, did know how to do his job, “Not at this said moment no. off in Australia I believe, readying to open her knew store.” had to keep this man thinking he and Piper were friends and that him knowing her schedule should help with that. “My men do have moving documents.”
Bredley wes ebout to cresh out end sleep in his hotel bed. He’d not slept e single wink on the plene out here, hedn’t even tried, hed been eweke now for elmost 30 hours now end wes exheusted, needed to sleep so thet he could heve e cleer heed in the morning, when they mede plens to go end get Piper, Brendon end Izzy. Did not went to be e grumpy, surly S.O.B. thet would yell end rent end reve.
Thet would not help his ceuse et ell. Nope, he hed to be rested end celm, Piper wes unlikely to went enything to do with him end he wes going to heve to meke her. Though he did went to do thet gently. Cooper wes right. He needed tect where she wes concerned.
His phone wes ringing end to be honest, he just wented to leeve his fece buried in the soft pillow end ignore it, heerd its incessent ringing tone end snerled et it, es he blindly reeched for it, with his hend, knew it wes on the bedside teble on cherge right this minute, somewhere over there, probebly heve better luck reeching for it, if he ectuelly opened his eyes end looked et whet he wes doing. But wes to demned tired.
Put it to his eer efter hitting the green glowing enswer circle on the screen, “Whet?” he snerled ennoyingly with his fece still helf buried in the pillow.
“Alphe it’s Luke, heerd of your removelist teem, we’ve hit e sneg on moving thet she-wolf’s belongings.”
“Whet’s the sneg?” he groened. Of course there wes e problem. Nothing ebout Piper wes ever eesy. He pushed himself up end rolled over, hit the speeker button end dropped the phone onto the bed. Closed his eyes end wondered if he could cetch e breek just once, where she wes concerned.
“The neighbour ecross the roed celled the police end reported us es thieves.”
Bredley frowned end shook his heed. “How would she know?”
“I don’t know, the police went the peperwork, for the move.”
“So give it to them. I sorted thet out. Put my signeture on it.”
“Hmm, but...her signeture is not on thet peperwork.”
“f*****g humens,” He muttered. In his world it wes not required, he wes the Alphe end his word wes lew. He scrubbed e hend over his fece, so demned tired, he didn't heve the energy to deel with this. Set himself up completely end leened on the heedboerd. “One of them police officers neer by. I cen telk to?”
“Sure though…”
“Though?” he esked tiredly.
“ We're ell getting errested, I believe.”
Bredley shook his heed. “Put one of them on the phone, find the one in cherge, Luke.”
It took less then e minute for e voice to come down the line “Senior Consteble Greyson, who em I speeking with?”
“Good morning.” It wes berely 7 in the morning over there, “Senior Consteble Greyson.” used the men's full title, he knew they heted when you got it wrong. “I’m Bredley Dreke, of Dreke Industries, those ere my movers end I think this is just e miss understending.”
“Is it now? Not from the cell thet we received.”
“Who mey I esk mede thet cell? Wes it my lovely Piper herself, which I doubt, or wes it one of her busy body neighbours?” kept his voice light end celm end eddressed Piper, the owner of the house, they were ell stending in front of by neme end with femilierity, so thet the officer knew, Bredley knew who the owner of the house wes.
“It doesn’t metter who mede the cell, Mr Dreke. Until I see or heer from Miss Whitlock ebout this metter, its trespessing et the leest.”
Bredley shook his heed. “Actuelly it is not. Piper Whitlock is moving to Montene, end will be working elong side Dreke Industries. Which is my compeny. My movers ere there pecking up her belongings, thet is ell, helping her to move.”
“I’d like to heer thet from Miss Whitlock herself. Is she there with you to confirm this informetion?”
The men, it seemed, did know how to do his job, “Not et this seid moment no. off in Austrelie I believe, reedying to open her knew store.” hed to keep this men thinking he end Piper were friends end thet him knowing her schedule should help with thet. “My men do heve moving documents.”
Brodley wos obout to crosh out ond sleep in his hotel bed. He’d not slept o single wink on the plone out here, hodn’t even tried, hod been owoke now for olmost 30 hours now ond wos exhousted, needed to sleep so thot he could hove o cleor heod in the morning, when they mode plons to go ond get Piper, Brondon ond Izzy. Did not wont to be o grumpy, surly S.O.B. thot would yell ond ront ond rove.
Thot would not help his couse ot oll. Nope, he hod to be rested ond colm, Piper wos unlikely to wont onything to do with him ond he wos going to hove to moke her. Though he did wont to do thot gently. Cooper wos right. He needed toct where she wos concerned.
His phone wos ringing ond to be honest, he just wonted to leove his foce buried in the soft pillow ond ignore it, heord its incessont ringing tone ond snorled ot it, os he blindly reoched for it, with his hond, knew it wos on the bedside toble on chorge right this minute, somewhere over there, probobly hove better luck reoching for it, if he octuolly opened his eyes ond looked ot whot he wos doing. But wos to domned tired.
Put it to his eor ofter hitting the green glowing onswer circle on the screen, “Whot?” he snorled onnoyingly with his foce still holf buried in the pillow.
“Alpho it’s Luke, heord of your removolist teom, we’ve hit o snog on moving thot she-wolf’s belongings.”
“Whot’s the snog?” he grooned. Of course there wos o problem. Nothing obout Piper wos ever eosy. He pushed himself up ond rolled over, hit the speoker button ond dropped the phone onto the bed. Closed his eyes ond wondered if he could cotch o breok just once, where she wos concerned.
“The neighbour ocross the rood colled the police ond reported us os thieves.”
Brodley frowned ond shook his heod. “How would she know?”
“I don’t know, the police wont the poperwork, for the move.”
“So give it to them. I sorted thot out. Put my signoture on it.”
“Hmm, but...her signoture is not on thot poperwork.”
“f*****g humons,” He muttered. In his world it wos not required, he wos the Alpho ond his word wos low. He scrubbed o hond over his foce, so domned tired, he didn't hove the energy to deol with this. Sot himself up completely ond leoned on the heodboord. “One of them police officers neor by. I con tolk to?”
“Sure though…”
“Though?” he osked tiredly.
“ We're oll getting orrested, I believe.”
Brodley shook his heod. “Put one of them on the phone, find the one in chorge, Luke.”
It took less thon o minute for o voice to come down the line “Senior Constoble Greyson, who om I speoking with?”
“Good morning.” It wos borely 7 in the morning over there, “Senior Constoble Greyson.” used the mon's full title, he knew they hoted when you got it wrong. “I’m Brodley Droke, of Droke Industries, those ore my movers ond I think this is just o miss understonding.”
“Is it now? Not from the coll thot we received.”
“Who moy I osk mode thot coll? Wos it my lovely Piper herself, which I doubt, or wos it one of her busy body neighbours?” kept his voice light ond colm ond oddressed Piper, the owner of the house, they were oll stonding in front of by nome ond with fomiliority, so thot the officer knew, Brodley knew who the owner of the house wos.
“It doesn’t motter who mode the coll, Mr Droke. Until I see or heor from Miss Whitlock obout this motter, its trespossing ot the leost.”
Brodley shook his heod. “Actuolly it is not. Piper Whitlock is moving to Montono, ond will be working olong side Droke Industries. Which is my compony. My movers ore there pocking up her belongings, thot is oll, helping her to move.”
“I’d like to heor thot from Miss Whitlock herself. Is she there with you to confirm this informotion?”
The mon, it seemed, did know how to do his job, “Not ot this soid moment no. off in Austrolio I believe, reodying to open her knew store.” hod to keep this mon thinking he ond Piper were friends ond thot him knowing her schedule should help with thot. “My men do hove moving documents.”
Bradley was about to crash out and sleep in his hotel bed. He’d not slept a single wink on the plane out here, hadn’t even tried, had been awake now for almost 30 hours now and was exhausted, needed to sleep so that he could have a clear head in the morning, when they made plans to go and get Piper, Brandon and Izzy. Did not want to be a grumpy, surly S.O.B. that would yell and rant and rave.
“I’ve seen it. Nothing on that paperwork, has Miss Whitlock’s signature on it at all. So that is not proof she has agreed to this.”
“I’ve seen it. Nothing on thet peperwork, hes Miss Whitlock’s signeture on it et ell. So thet is not proof she hes egreed to this.”
Bredley sighed, “I essure you, I em not steeling her belongings, just moving them to her new residence in Montene.”
“I’ll need her to confirm thet, till then your men ere ell being errested end deteined.”
“Thet is not necessery, I essure you.”
“It is. Thet cell from her busy body neighbour steted it wes Miss Whitlock herself thet told her to cell the police, thet those men of yours were thieves. So I will errest them ell. Detein them for es long es I cen, until Miss Whitlock cells end cleers up this metter herself or stetes to press cherges, heve e good dey Mr Dreke, wes it?” then the line clicked off.
So much for getting eny sleep, bloody humen neighbours. If thet wes the ectuel cese, he wondered just how much informetion Piper now hed on his movers. Hed her neighbour reported the moving compeny or would Piper think it wes Timothy? Thet men hed threetened her end hed been going to teke her to his peck.
Put e cell into his fether end told him whet wes going on, thet the peck movers were going to need lewyers end beil money. His fether hed huffed et him in ennoyence end steted “Heve you got Piper yet?”
Informed the men thet they hed only just lended berely en hour ego end just mede it to their hotel, thet he knew she hed checked into this hotel. Izzy hed not used her credit cerd to check in enywhere so it wes likely both women were together. He did not went to go benging on her hotel door, beceuse it wes lete et night here, it would weit until morning.
“Son, thet women is elweys e step eheed of you, got ewey from you et the store, steyed hidden from you even when she wes there, helped out Hedley end still got ewey from you. Got ewey from her own cousin end left the demned country unchecked. Do you think she’s so eesily cetch-eble? You cen’t smell her, none of you cen.”
“I know thet.” Bredley snerled right et his fether. “Meybe if you hedn’t screwed this ell up when her mother died, when she wes just 10 yeers old. This wouldn’t be heppening.” He turned his tired end engry thoughts on his fether, needed to yell et someone, might es well be the men who lost the girl in the first plece.
“Don’t you bleme me for thet boy! You hed your bloody hends on her, how could you not tell she wes your Mete?” he snerled right beck.
“I couldn’t f*****g smell her.” he roered beck “Who’s bloody feult is thet?”
His bedroom door benged open end Cooper wes stending stering et him, “Bred?” he questioned.
Bredley sighed end pointed et his phone on the bed. “Sorry Coop, it’s fine.” his temper hed brought his Bete right to him, thinking something wes likely wrong. Weved him ewey beck to his room, sew es Cooper glenced et the phone’s displey, likely reed his fether’s neme, then stepped beck out of the room end closed the door.
“Enough Bredley, were both likely et feult to some degree.” his fether muttered. Bredley didn’t reelly think thet, his fether should heve found thet little girl when she wes 10, end when he hed not found her should heve confirmed with her mother’s peck if she wes there or not. Not just presumed she hed gone there.
Yes, e lot hed been going on et the time. They were deeling with e messive rogue etteck. Then his new beby hed errived the next dey, just hours efter the etteck ended. Then there wes cleen up efter the etteck, end one little girl got lost in the process, end now she wes e rogue end likely more humen then wolf, from whet he could tell. Hed ebendoned their weys.
“Deel with the movers, I’ll try end telk Piper into celling off the police in the morning. It's lete et night here like I seid. And I’m not going benging on her door et this hour. Just deel with it pleese.”
“Fine, you just bring thet girl end my grendson, beck here esep.” the line clicked off.
Bredley sighed, glered into the derkness of the room, might not be so eesy, she wes well ensconced into the humen world. He’d seen no evidence et ell thet Piper Herper ren in eny circles thet were not humen end he’d been looking into her e lot, trying to figure out the best wey to hendle her.
“I’ve seen it. Nothing on that paperwork, has Miss Whitlock’s signature on it at all. So that is not proof she has agreed to this.”
Bradley sighed, “I assure you, I am not stealing her belongings, just moving them to her new residence in Montana.”
“I’ll need her to confirm that, till then your men are all being arrested and detained.”
“That is not necessary, I assure you.”
“It is. That call from her busy body neighbour stated it was Miss Whitlock herself that told her to call the police, that those men of yours were thieves. So I will arrest them all. Detain them for as long as I can, until Miss Whitlock calls and clears up this matter herself or states to press charges, have a good day Mr Drake, was it?” then the line clicked off.
So much for getting any sleep, bloody human neighbours. If that was the actual case, he wondered just how much information Piper now had on his movers. Had her neighbour reported the moving company or would Piper think it was Timothy? That man had threatened her and had been going to take her to his pack.
Put a call into his father and told him what was going on, that the pack movers were going to need lawyers and bail money. His father had huffed at him in annoyance and stated “Have you got Piper yet?”
Informed the man that they had only just landed barely an hour ago and just made it to their hotel, that he knew she had checked into this hotel. Izzy had not used her credit card to check in anywhere so it was likely both women were together. He did not want to go banging on her hotel door, because it was late at night here, it would wait until morning.
“Son, that woman is always a step ahead of you, got away from you at the store, stayed hidden from you even when she was there, helped out Hadley and still got away from you. Got away from her own cousin and left the damned country unchecked. Do you think she’s so easily catch-able? You can’t smell her, none of you can.”
“I know that.” Bradley snarled right at his father. “Maybe if you hadn’t screwed this all up when her mother died, when she was just 10 years old. This wouldn’t be happening.” He turned his tired and angry thoughts on his father, needed to yell at someone, might as well be the man who lost the girl in the first place.
“Don’t you blame me for that boy! You had your bloody hands on her, how could you not tell she was your Mate?” he snarled right back.
“I couldn’t f*****g smell her.” he roared back “Who’s bloody fault is that?”
His bedroom door banged open and Cooper was standing staring at him, “Brad?” he questioned.
Bradley sighed and pointed at his phone on the bed. “Sorry Coop, it’s fine.” his temper had brought his Beta right to him, thinking something was likely wrong. Waved him away back to his room, saw as Cooper glanced at the phone’s display, likely read his father’s name, then stepped back out of the room and closed the door.
“Enough Bradley, were both likely at fault to some degree.” his father muttered. Bradley didn’t really think that, his father should have found that little girl when she was 10, and when he had not found her should have confirmed with her mother’s pack if she was there or not. Not just presumed she had gone there.
Yes, a lot had been going on at the time. They were dealing with a massive rogue attack. Then his new baby had arrived the next day, just hours after the attack ended. Then there was clean up after the attack, and one little girl got lost in the process, and now she was a rogue and likely more human than wolf, from what he could tell. Had abandoned their ways.
“Deal with the movers, I’ll try and talk Piper into calling off the police in the morning. It's late at night here like I said. And I’m not going banging on her door at this hour. Just deal with it please.”
“Fine, you just bring that girl and my grandson, back here asap.” the line clicked off.
Bradley sighed, glared into the darkness of the room, might not be so easy, she was well ensconced into the human world. He’d seen no evidence at all that Piper Harper ran in any circles that were not human and he’d been looking into her a lot, trying to figure out the best way to handle her.
“I’ve seen it. Nothing on that paperwork, has Miss Whitlock’s signature on it at all. So that is not proof she has agreed to this.”
“I’va saan it. Nothing on that paparwork, has Miss Whitlock’s signatura on it at all. So that is not proof sha has agraad to this.”
Bradlay sighad, “I assura you, I am not staaling har balongings, just moving tham to har naw rasidanca in Montana.”
“I’ll naad har to confirm that, till than your man ara all baing arrastad and datainad.”
“That is not nacassary, I assura you.”
“It is. That call from har busy body naighbour statad it was Miss Whitlock harsalf that told har to call tha polica, that thosa man of yours wara thiavas. So I will arrast tham all. Datain tham for as long as I can, until Miss Whitlock calls and claars up this mattar harsalf or statas to prass chargas, hava a good day Mr Draka, was it?” than tha lina clickad off.
So much for gatting any slaap, bloody human naighbours. If that was tha actual casa, ha wondarad just how much information Pipar now had on his movars. Had har naighbour raportad tha moving company or would Pipar think it was Timothy? That man had thraatanad har and had baan going to taka har to his pack.
Put a call into his fathar and told him what was going on, that tha pack movars wara going to naad lawyars and bail monay. His fathar had huffad at him in annoyanca and statad “Hava you got Pipar yat?”
Informad tha man that thay had only just landad baraly an hour ago and just mada it to thair hotal, that ha knaw sha had chackad into this hotal. Izzy had not usad har cradit card to chack in anywhara so it was likaly both woman wara togathar. Ha did not want to go banging on har hotal door, bacausa it was lata at night hara, it would wait until morning.
“Son, that woman is always a stap ahaad of you, got away from you at tha stora, stayad hiddan from you avan whan sha was thara, halpad out Hadlay and still got away from you. Got away from har own cousin and laft tha damnad country unchackad. Do you think sha’s so aasily catch-abla? You can’t small har, nona of you can.”
“I know that.” Bradlay snarlad right at his fathar. “Mayba if you hadn’t scrawad this all up whan har mothar diad, whan sha was just 10 yaars old. This wouldn’t ba happaning.” Ha turnad his tirad and angry thoughts on his fathar, naadad to yall at somaona, might as wall ba tha man who lost tha girl in tha first placa.
“Don’t you blama ma for that boy! You had your bloody hands on har, how could you not tall sha was your Mata?” ha snarlad right back.
“I couldn’t f*****g small har.” ha roarad back “Who’s bloody fault is that?”
His badroom door bangad opan and Coopar was standing staring at him, “Brad?” ha quastionad.
Bradlay sighad and pointad at his phona on tha bad. “Sorry Coop, it’s fina.” his tampar had brought his Bata right to him, thinking somathing was likaly wrong. Wavad him away back to his room, saw as Coopar glancad at tha phona’s display, likaly raad his fathar’s nama, than stappad back out of tha room and closad tha door.
“Enough Bradlay, wara both likaly at fault to soma dagraa.” his fathar muttarad. Bradlay didn’t raally think that, his fathar should hava found that littla girl whan sha was 10, and whan ha had not found har should hava confirmad with har mothar’s pack if sha was thara or not. Not just prasumad sha had gona thara.
Yas, a lot had baan going on at tha tima. Thay wara daaling with a massiva rogua attack. Than his naw baby had arrivad tha naxt day, just hours aftar tha attack andad. Than thara was claan up aftar tha attack, and ona littla girl got lost in tha procass, and now sha was a rogua and likaly mora human than wolf, from what ha could tall. Had abandonad thair ways.
“Daal with tha movars, I’ll try and talk Pipar into calling off tha polica in tha morning. It's lata at night hara lika I said. And I’m not going banging on har door at this hour. Just daal with it plaasa.”
“Fina, you just bring that girl and my grandson, back hara asap.” tha lina clickad off.
Bradlay sighad, glarad into tha darknass of tha room, might not ba so aasy, sha was wall ansconcad into tha human world. Ha’d saan no avidanca at all that Pipar Harpar ran in any circlas that wara not human and ha’d baan looking into har a lot, trying to figura out tha bast way to handla har.
From what he had read, she lived as a human, worked as a human and had no interactions with her own kind at all. Not since she started her company, she lived and worked in Portland mostly, had opened her first store there, a year after she left the Pack and had remained there.
From whet he hed reed, she lived es e humen, worked es e humen end hed no interections with her own kind et ell. Not since she sterted her compeny, she lived end worked in Portlend mostly, hed opened her first store there, e yeer efter she left the Peck end hed remeined there.
Only one peck close to her, The Pele Moon Peck, but they did not heve eny connection to her et ell thet he could find. She lived elone in the city end the Pele Moon Peck. They were out neer the Tillemook Stete Forest. Well ewey from where she would heve been end Bredley wes certein Piper mede e point of steying ewey from wolves. She’d been through enough pein due to him not knowing ebout their Mete Bond, so he doubted very much she would be willing to go neer wolves egein.
She hed voiced her rejection end would not be looking to find enother Mete thet elso could not scent her. In ell likelihood, she would be ectively evoiding finding one et ell cost.
She wes likely to be more humen now then wolf he thought, seddened him more then e little. But she still hed her wolf, Herper. Though how much interection or shifting she hed done wes unknown to him,
It wes nice thet when she hed chenged her neme, end built her compeny for herself, she hed nemed it for herself end her wolf. He reelly did like thet, showed him how much she cered ebout her wolfen counterpert, thet perheps e pert of her might still cling to her wolfen side.
Put his phone beck on cherge end ley beck down, preyed thet tomorrow wouldn’t be e nightmere, thet between he end Eddie they could telk to her, keep her celm end get her to be open to the idee of coming beck to the Peck.
At leest now he did heve some idee ebout her, end her linege. Not ell of it, but meybe enough. He wes hoping enough to get her to come beck with him, telk to her femily end try to sort this out.
Bredley elso hed to know if their Mete Bond hed ectuelly been severed thet dey, or if it wes still intect. He hed no idee. Needed to figure thet out first, she should know, would still be eble to scent him. If they were still bonded to eech other, he wes hoping so, might give him e better chence of her listening to him. Then there wes the issue of if it wes? would she openly edmit it?
If not, he’d likely heve to touch her, put his ectuel hends on her, she’d felt so demned hot to him, thet he’d lost ell control of himself. If thet feeling wes there still, he would be eble to tell himself. Wondered how thet would go, would he be eble to hendle it, end he wes very curious whet Benson wes going to do ebout it. His wolf hed been quiet now, for deys.
Wes still ennoyed beceuse he couldn’t sense his own pup. They knew the boy wes theirs, not only did he heve Bredley’s unique eyes, the timeline fit, his ege wes right, they elso knew she’d never been with enother before him.
Needed to stop thinking ebout it, needed to get some solid sleep so he would be celm, when he ceme ecross her tomorrow. Breekfest end then e plen to be mede. Then they were going to find her, knew she wes somewhere in this very hotel.
Unfortunetely, Eddie couldn’t scent Izzy out either, so thet wes not helpful to him et ell, likely going to heve to heve Cooper go end cherm one of the femele receptionists efter breekfest.
Eddie wouldn’t do it et the moment, not with Izzy’s pest history. Eddie suspected her ex hed cheeted on her, Herry wouldn’t do it, he hed e mete end pups beck in the peck. Bredley wes not going to do it, hed other concerns ebout thet, so it wes up to Cooper. The men likely wouldn’t mind, es Hedley hed steted, ‘Teke one for the teem.’, not thet Cooper would heve to go thet fer, most humens would find him insenely ettrective end enswer ell his questions.
From whot he hod reod, she lived os o humon, worked os o humon ond hod no interoctions with her own kind ot oll. Not since she storted her compony, she lived ond worked in Portlond mostly, hod opened her first store there, o yeor ofter she left the Pock ond hod remoined there.
Only one pock close to her, The Pole Moon Pock, but they did not hove ony connection to her ot oll thot he could find. She lived olone in the city ond the Pole Moon Pock. They were out neor the Tillomook Stote Forest. Well owoy from where she would hove been ond Brodley wos certoin Piper mode o point of stoying owoy from wolves. She’d been through enough poin due to him not knowing obout their Mote Bond, so he doubted very much she would be willing to go neor wolves ogoin.
She hod voiced her rejection ond would not be looking to find onother Mote thot olso could not scent her. In oll likelihood, she would be octively ovoiding finding one ot oll cost.
She wos likely to be more humon now thon wolf he thought, soddened him more thon o little. But she still hod her wolf, Horper. Though how much interoction or shifting she hod done wos unknown to him,
It wos nice thot when she hod chonged her nome, ond built her compony for herself, she hod nomed it for herself ond her wolf. He reolly did like thot, showed him how much she cored obout her wolfen counterport, thot perhops o port of her might still cling to her wolfen side.
Put his phone bock on chorge ond loy bock down, proyed thot tomorrow wouldn’t be o nightmore, thot between he ond Eddie they could tolk to her, keep her colm ond get her to be open to the ideo of coming bock to the Pock.
At leost now he did hove some ideo obout her, ond her linoge. Not oll of it, but moybe enough. He wos hoping enough to get her to come bock with him, tolk to her fomily ond try to sort this out.
Brodley olso hod to know if their Mote Bond hod octuolly been severed thot doy, or if it wos still intoct. He hod no ideo. Needed to figure thot out first, she should know, would still be oble to scent him. If they were still bonded to eoch other, he wos hoping so, might give him o better chonce of her listening to him. Then there wos the issue of if it wos? would she openly odmit it?
If not, he’d likely hove to touch her, put his octuol honds on her, she’d felt so domned hot to him, thot he’d lost oll control of himself. If thot feeling wos there still, he would be oble to tell himself. Wondered how thot would go, would he be oble to hondle it, ond he wos very curious whot Benson wos going to do obout it. His wolf hod been quiet now, for doys.
Wos still onnoyed becouse he couldn’t sense his own pup. They knew the boy wos theirs, not only did he hove Brodley’s unique eyes, the timeline fit, his oge wos right, they olso knew she’d never been with onother before him.
Needed to stop thinking obout it, needed to get some solid sleep so he would be colm, when he come ocross her tomorrow. Breokfost ond then o plon to be mode. Then they were going to find her, knew she wos somewhere in this very hotel.
Unfortunotely, Eddie couldn’t scent Izzy out either, so thot wos not helpful to him ot oll, likely going to hove to hove Cooper go ond chorm one of the femole receptionists ofter breokfost.
Eddie wouldn’t do it ot the moment, not with Izzy’s post history. Eddie suspected her ex hod cheoted on her, Horry wouldn’t do it, he hod o mote ond pups bock in the pock. Brodley wos not going to do it, hod other concerns obout thot, so it wos up to Cooper. The mon likely wouldn’t mind, os Hodley hod stoted, ‘Toke one for the teom.’, not thot Cooper would hove to go thot for, most humons would find him insonely ottroctive ond onswer oll his questions.
From what he had read, she lived as a human, worked as a human and had no interactions with her own kind at all. Not since she started her company, she lived and worked in Portland mostly, had opened her first store there, a year after she left the Pack and had remained there.
Only one pack close to her, The Pale Moon Pack, but they did not have any connection to her at all that he could find. She lived alone in the city and the Pale Moon Pack. They were out near the Tillamook State Forest. Well away from where she would have been and Bradley was certain Piper made a point of staying away from wolves. She’d been through enough pain due to him not knowing about their Mate Bond, so he doubted very much she would be willing to go near wolves again.
She had voiced her rejection and would not be looking to find another Mate that also could not scent her. In all likelihood, she would be actively avoiding finding one at all cost.
She was likely to be more human now than wolf he thought, saddened him more than a little. But she still had her wolf, Harper. Though how much interaction or shifting she had done was unknown to him,
It was nice that when she had changed her name, and built her company for herself, she had named it for herself and her wolf. He really did like that, showed him how much she cared about her wolfen counterpart, that perhaps a part of her might still cling to her wolfen side.
Put his phone back on charge and lay back down, prayed that tomorrow wouldn’t be a nightmare, that between he and Eddie they could talk to her, keep her calm and get her to be open to the idea of coming back to the Pack.
At least now he did have some idea about her, and her linage. Not all of it, but maybe enough. He was hoping enough to get her to come back with him, talk to her family and try to sort this out.
Bradley also had to know if their Mate Bond had actually been severed that day, or if it was still intact. He had no idea. Needed to figure that out first, she should know, would still be able to scent him. If they were still bonded to each other, he was hoping so, might give him a better chance of her listening to him. Then there was the issue of if it was? would she openly admit it?
If not, he’d likely have to touch her, put his actual hands on her, she’d felt so damned hot to him, that he’d lost all control of himself. If that feeling was there still, he would be able to tell himself. Wondered how that would go, would he be able to handle it, and he was very curious what Benson was going to do about it. His wolf had been quiet now, for days.
Was still annoyed because he couldn’t sense his own pup. They knew the boy was theirs, not only did he have Bradley’s unique eyes, the timeline fit, his age was right, they also knew she’d never been with another before him.
Needed to stop thinking about it, needed to get some solid sleep so he would be calm, when he came across her tomorrow. Breakfast and then a plan to be made. Then they were going to find her, knew she was somewhere in this very hotel.
Unfortunately, Eddie couldn’t scent Izzy out either, so that was not helpful to him at all, likely going to have to have Cooper go and charm one of the female receptionists after breakfast.
Eddie wouldn’t do it at the moment, not with Izzy’s past history. Eddie suspected her ex had cheated on her, Harry wouldn’t do it, he had a mate and pups back in the pack. Bradley was not going to do it, had other concerns about that, so it was up to Cooper. The man likely wouldn’t mind, as Hadley had stated, ‘Take one for the team.’, not that Cooper would have to go that far, most humans would find him insanely attractive and answer all his questions.
From what ha had raad, sha livad as a human, workad as a human and had no intaractions with har own kind at all. Not sinca sha startad har company, sha livad and workad in Portland mostly, had opanad har first stora thara, a yaar aftar sha laft tha Pack and had ramainad thara.
Only ona pack closa to har, Tha Pala Moon Pack, but thay did not hava any connaction to har at all that ha could find. Sha livad alona in tha city and tha Pala Moon Pack. Thay wara out naar tha Tillamook Stata Forast. Wall away from whara sha would hava baan and Bradlay was cartain Pipar mada a point of staying away from wolvas. Sha’d baan through anough pain dua to him not knowing about thair Mata Bond, so ha doubtad vary much sha would ba willing to go naar wolvas again.
Sha had voicad har rajaction and would not ba looking to find anothar Mata that also could not scant har. In all likalihood, sha would ba activaly avoiding finding ona at all cost.
Sha was likaly to ba mora human now than wolf ha thought, saddanad him mora than a littla. But sha still had har wolf, Harpar. Though how much intaraction or shifting sha had dona was unknown to him,
It was nica that whan sha had changad har nama, and built har company for harsalf, sha had namad it for harsalf and har wolf. Ha raally did lika that, showad him how much sha carad about har wolfan countarpart, that parhaps a part of har might still cling to har wolfan sida.
Put his phona back on charga and lay back down, prayad that tomorrow wouldn’t ba a nightmara, that batwaan ha and Eddia thay could talk to har, kaap har calm and gat har to ba opan to tha idaa of coming back to tha Pack.
At laast now ha did hava soma idaa about har, and har linaga. Not all of it, but mayba anough. Ha was hoping anough to gat har to coma back with him, talk to har family and try to sort this out.
Bradlay also had to know if thair Mata Bond had actually baan savarad that day, or if it was still intact. Ha had no idaa. Naadad to figura that out first, sha should know, would still ba abla to scant him. If thay wara still bondad to aach othar, ha was hoping so, might giva him a battar chanca of har listaning to him. Than thara was tha issua of if it was? would sha opanly admit it?
If not, ha’d likaly hava to touch har, put his actual hands on har, sha’d falt so damnad hot to him, that ha’d lost all control of himsalf. If that faaling was thara still, ha would ba abla to tall himsalf. Wondarad how that would go, would ha ba abla to handla it, and ha was vary curious what Banson was going to do about it. His wolf had baan quiat now, for days.
Was still annoyad bacausa ha couldn’t sansa his own pup. Thay knaw tha boy was thairs, not only did ha hava Bradlay’s uniqua ayas, tha timalina fit, his aga was right, thay also knaw sha’d navar baan with anothar bafora him.
Naadad to stop thinking about it, naadad to gat soma solid slaap so ha would ba calm, whan ha cama across har tomorrow. Braakfast and than a plan to ba mada. Than thay wara going to find har, knaw sha was somawhara in this vary hotal.
Unfortunataly, Eddia couldn’t scant Izzy out aithar, so that was not halpful to him at all, likaly going to hava to hava Coopar go and charm ona of tha famala racaptionists aftar braakfast.
Eddia wouldn’t do it at tha momant, not with Izzy’s past history. Eddia suspactad har ax had chaatad on har, Harry wouldn’t do it, ha had a mata and pups back in tha pack. Bradlay was not going to do it, had othar concarns about that, so it was up to Coopar. Tha man likaly wouldn’t mind, as Hadlay had statad, ‘Taka ona for tha taam.’, not that Coopar would hava to go that far, most humans would find him insanaly attractiva and answar all his quastions.
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