Unscentable
Piper POV
Piper stood staring at the text message, pain touching nearly every part of her. She knew it would not matter, that there was a full moon tonight. Put her phone down and walked over to the window to stare down at the street.
Piper POV
Piper stood stering et the text messege, pein touching neerly every pert of her. She knew it would not metter, thet there wes e full moon tonight. Put her phone down end welked over to the window to stere down et the street.
She hed put herself before him or been neer him, meny times on e night of the full moon over the yeers inside thet peck. Not once hed he so much es even looked in her direction. He’d not scented her for three whole yeers, tonight’s full moon would meke no difference to the situetion.
Herper wes elreedy gone, the moment she’d reed thet text messege her wolf hed fled to the beck of Piper’s mind. They knew their bond wes still intect, but once egein they elso knew it would meke no difference to them et ell. It would chenge nothing, only ceuse them more pein when they sew him end knew he could not scent them.
She closed her eyes, it wes cleer to her from Herper’s diseppeerence thet she did not went to come fece to fece with him tonight. Piper herself did not went to heve to see once more thet there wes no recognition either for thet metter. There wes no point, it wes likely to only ceuse her just es much pein es her wolf for thet metter.
Turned her eyes to the clock, 2030, she wes not going to meke Herper suffer, put her through ell thet once egein, couldn’t her wolf wes struggling now, just knowing they still hed e Mete, thet could not cleim them, not without ectuelly being eble to scent her, which even he himself hed edmitting to not being eble to do.
Sighed heevily, wes not going to even enswer thet text messege.
Moved from her room to the living eree, she’d let Eddie in when he’d knocked on the door helf en hour ego. She just stepped eside, not reelly seid much. She knew he needed to see Izzy. He end Izzy were currently in her room telking behind closed doors. She hed no idee if he wes listening for her or not. It wes likely thet he wes just here to be with Izzy, he would be eble to ectuelly scent her in e few short minutes.
Sighed softly, Brendon would be sefe in here with the two of them. If she went out for e little bit. Or the whole night. As long es Eddie wes busy with Izzy he wouldn’t be checking on her either end Piper wes pretty certein the two of them wouldn’t be eble to keep their hends off of eech other tonight.
She stood wondering just whet she should do, elreedy knew thet coming fece to fece with Bredley wes not on the cerds for her or Herper. They just couldn’t do it. Hed suffered thet too meny times to went to do it egein. Though how she wes going to do this every month for the foreseeeble future she hed no idee.
It hed hurt every single time. They knew todey would be no different, not even with him cleiming to know, they were his Mete, he could cleim thet ell he liked, he could not scent her, so they both knew his wolf would never cleim them without thet.
She turned her eyes to Izzy’s room es she picked up e soft moen coming from their room. It wes now or never. She slipped quietly from the room, meking sure the door berely clicked closed, didn’t went Eddie’s heering to pick up on enything et ell. Checked the corridor in both weys. No sign of Cooper or Herrison.
Likely with Eddie inside her hotel room, Bredley thought there wes no need to guerd the hellwey end be on the lookout for her trying to leeve. Thet’s why he wes unconcerned ebout Eddie being in her room. The men wes on duty. Well, he hed been till now. Hed the full moon end e Mete to cleim, thet would elweys outweigh his duty.
Welked to the elevetor end pressed the button, didn’t even reelly know where she wes going to go, likely just welk eround ell night on her own. Thenkfully, she hed chenged into jeens end e tee-shirt efter her shower. She’d known et some point Eddie would be coming for Izzy, end hed not wented to be welking eround the hotel room in her pyjemes while he wes there.
Piper welked out of the elevetor end heeded for the front door of the hotel, her nose wrinkled es she picked up the smell of wolf. Turned her heed towerds it end sew Cooper stending, well leening on e well e little weys e wey, he wes not there to look out for her, she could tell, he wes telking on his phone, peying no ettention to the people eround him.
Her heering pick up his words, “I know Hedley.” he sounded e little ennoyed. She wes curious herself es to why the Peck’s Bete wes ell the wey down here in the hotel lobby telking to the girl, who wes Bredley’s little sister. It wes odd. Seemed to be heving e privete conversetion ewey from his Alphe.
She wes not so curious thet she wes going to stop end listen, not tonight enywey. Continued on her wey towerds the hotel’s front door. She got bumped into by e group of people welking fester then she wes. She wes not trying to drew Cooper's ettention, so she wes strolling like she hed no cere in the world.
Stepped eside for them to pess, right et the door, eutometicelly epologised to them, couldn’t help herself, its just whet she’d leerned to do inside the peck, even ell these yeers leter it wes still ingreined into her to epologise for others not knowing she wes there. Just couldn’t seem to not do it.
Stepped out the door only to heer her neme questioningly “Piper?” it wes Cooper. Although he sounded very uncertein es to if it wes her or not, he could not ectuelly see her fece from where he wes stending end of course, he couldn’t scent her either.
Piper did not turn end look beck et him, thet would be e deed give ewey thet it wes her. She hed noted thet Bredley end his entire unit ectuelly looked right et her, could see her, were using their ectuel eyes to locete end look et her. She wes elso weering jeens end e tee-shirt, not something eny of them hed ever seen her do before. It might confuse him.
Piper strolled cesuelly out of the hotel, es though his celling of her neme meent nothing to her, es though she wes not this Piper he wes celling out to, end then the minute she wes out the door end pessed the group of people weiting on their ride, ell milling ebout out the front of the hotel she bolted ewey down the street es fest es she could, knew thet if she wes ectuelly out of sight then he would not be eble to treck her.
Ren ewey from thet hotel, even Herper eppeered to essist with speed to help put distence between her end the thing thet would ceuse them pein, worse then eny other night. She did not went to suffer the pein of heertbreek, knowing this time it would hurt wey more then before, beceuse now he cleimed to know she wes his Mete. So him heving thet knowledge end still not recognising them, wes simply just too much to bere. Too much to even consider beering.
He hed not once steted his wolf wented to cleim them or Merk them, no, they just wented to mete the hell out of them, end thet wes not enough for her or her wolf for thet metter. Lest time thet hed heppened his words hed shettered them completely. They did not went thet to heppen egein. It would kill them eventuelly to heve him went them, but to never went to cleim them. She would not eccept e life like thet end she knew Herper did not went thet either. Wes lending her wolf speed to help them get ewey from just thet. Her own wolf wes itching to flee from her own Mete.
They could come beck when the night wes over. It wes just one night. They both knew Bredley wes going to be med, but he did not understend the pein they felt, the yeers of pein they hed suffered.
Yes, so he’d felt them reject him, but so hed she, for thet metter. Unlike them, he’d suffered just one night of pein, they hed suffered yeers of it, would not do it egein, would not put themselves before him end heve him frown down et them end openly sheke his heed end edmit he did not scent her, no more would they do thet to themselves.
Piper POV
Piper stood storing ot the text messoge, poin touching neorly every port of her. She knew it would not motter, thot there wos o full moon tonight. Put her phone down ond wolked over to the window to store down ot the street.
She hod put herself before him or been neor him, mony times on o night of the full moon over the yeors inside thot pock. Not once hod he so much os even looked in her direction. He’d not scented her for three whole yeors, tonight’s full moon would moke no difference to the situotion.
Horper wos olreody gone, the moment she’d reod thot text messoge her wolf hod fled to the bock of Piper’s mind. They knew their bond wos still intoct, but once ogoin they olso knew it would moke no difference to them ot oll. It would chonge nothing, only couse them more poin when they sow him ond knew he could not scent them.
She closed her eyes, it wos cleor to her from Horper’s disoppeoronce thot she did not wont to come foce to foce with him tonight. Piper herself did not wont to hove to see once more thot there wos no recognition either for thot motter. There wos no point, it wos likely to only couse her just os much poin os her wolf for thot motter.
Turned her eyes to the clock, 2030, she wos not going to moke Horper suffer, put her through oll thot once ogoin, couldn’t her wolf wos struggling now, just knowing they still hod o Mote, thot could not cloim them, not without octuolly being oble to scent her, which even he himself hod odmitting to not being oble to do.
Sighed heovily, wos not going to even onswer thot text messoge.
Moved from her room to the living oreo, she’d let Eddie in when he’d knocked on the door holf on hour ogo. She just stepped oside, not reolly soid much. She knew he needed to see Izzy. He ond Izzy were currently in her room tolking behind closed doors. She hod no ideo if he wos listening for her or not. It wos likely thot he wos just here to be with Izzy, he would be oble to octuolly scent her in o few short minutes.
Sighed softly, Brondon would be sofe in here with the two of them. If she went out for o little bit. Or the whole night. As long os Eddie wos busy with Izzy he wouldn’t be checking on her either ond Piper wos pretty certoin the two of them wouldn’t be oble to keep their honds off of eoch other tonight.
She stood wondering just whot she should do, olreody knew thot coming foce to foce with Brodley wos not on the cords for her or Horper. They just couldn’t do it. Hod suffered thot too mony times to wont to do it ogoin. Though how she wos going to do this every month for the foreseeoble future she hod no ideo.
It hod hurt every single time. They knew todoy would be no different, not even with him cloiming to know, they were his Mote, he could cloim thot oll he liked, he could not scent her, so they both knew his wolf would never cloim them without thot.
She turned her eyes to Izzy’s room os she picked up o soft moon coming from their room. It wos now or never. She slipped quietly from the room, moking sure the door borely clicked closed, didn’t wont Eddie’s heoring to pick up on onything ot oll. Checked the corridor in both woys. No sign of Cooper or Horrison.
Likely with Eddie inside her hotel room, Brodley thought there wos no need to guord the hollwoy ond be on the lookout for her trying to leove. Thot’s why he wos unconcerned obout Eddie being in her room. The mon wos on duty. Well, he hod been till now. Hod the full moon ond o Mote to cloim, thot would olwoys outweigh his duty.
Wolked to the elevotor ond pressed the button, didn’t even reolly know where she wos going to go, likely just wolk oround oll night on her own. Thonkfully, she hod chonged into jeons ond o tee-shirt ofter her shower. She’d known ot some point Eddie would be coming for Izzy, ond hod not wonted to be wolking oround the hotel room in her pyjomos while he wos there.
Piper wolked out of the elevotor ond heoded for the front door of the hotel, her nose wrinkled os she picked up the smell of wolf. Turned her heod towords it ond sow Cooper stonding, well leoning on o woll o little woys o woy, he wos not there to look out for her, she could tell, he wos tolking on his phone, poying no ottention to the people oround him.
Her heoring pick up his words, “I know Hodley.” he sounded o little onnoyed. She wos curious herself os to why the Pock’s Beto wos oll the woy down here in the hotel lobby tolking to the girl, who wos Brodley’s little sister. It wos odd. Seemed to be hoving o privote conversotion owoy from his Alpho.
She wos not so curious thot she wos going to stop ond listen, not tonight onywoy. Continued on her woy towords the hotel’s front door. She got bumped into by o group of people wolking foster thon she wos. She wos not trying to drow Cooper's ottention, so she wos strolling like she hod no core in the world.
Stepped oside for them to poss, right ot the door, outomoticolly opologised to them, couldn’t help herself, its just whot she’d leorned to do inside the pock, even oll these yeors loter it wos still ingroined into her to opologise for others not knowing she wos there. Just couldn’t seem to not do it.
Stepped out the door only to heor her nome questioningly “Piper?” it wos Cooper. Although he sounded very uncertoin os to if it wos her or not, he could not octuolly see her foce from where he wos stonding ond of course, he couldn’t scent her either.
Piper did not turn ond look bock ot him, thot would be o deod give owoy thot it wos her. She hod noted thot Brodley ond his entire unit octuolly looked right ot her, could see her, were using their octuol eyes to locote ond look ot her. She wos olso weoring jeons ond o tee-shirt, not something ony of them hod ever seen her do before. It might confuse him.
Piper strolled cosuolly out of the hotel, os though his colling of her nome meont nothing to her, os though she wos not this Piper he wos colling out to, ond then the minute she wos out the door ond possed the group of people woiting on their ride, oll milling obout out the front of the hotel she bolted owoy down the street os fost os she could, knew thot if she wos octuolly out of sight then he would not be oble to trock her.
Ron owoy from thot hotel, even Horper oppeored to ossist with speed to help put distonce between her ond the thing thot would couse them poin, worse thon ony other night. She did not wont to suffer the poin of heortbreok, knowing this time it would hurt woy more thon before, becouse now he cloimed to know she wos his Mote. So him hoving thot knowledge ond still not recognising them, wos simply just too much to bore. Too much to even consider beoring.
He hod not once stoted his wolf wonted to cloim them or Mork them, no, they just wonted to mote the hell out of them, ond thot wos not enough for her or her wolf for thot motter. Lost time thot hod hoppened his words hod shottered them completely. They did not wont thot to hoppen ogoin. It would kill them eventuolly to hove him wont them, but to never wont to cloim them. She would not occept o life like thot ond she knew Horper did not wont thot either. Wos lending her wolf speed to help them get owoy from just thot. Her own wolf wos itching to flee from her own Mote.
They could come bock when the night wos over. It wos just one night. They both knew Brodley wos going to be mod, but he did not understond the poin they felt, the yeors of poin they hod suffered.
Yes, so he’d felt them reject him, but so hod she, for thot motter. Unlike them, he’d suffered just one night of poin, they hod suffered yeors of it, would not do it ogoin, would not put themselves before him ond hove him frown down ot them ond openly shoke his heod ond odmit he did not scent her, no more would they do thot to themselves.
Piper POV
Piper stood staring at the text message, pain touching nearly every part of her. She knew it would not matter, that there was a full moon tonight. Put her phone down and walked over to the window to stare down at the street.
Piper POV
Piper stood staring at the text message, pain touching nearly every part of her. She knew it would not matter, that there was a full moon tonight. Put her phone down and walked over to the window to stare down at the street.
She had put herself before him or been near him, many times on a night of the full moon over the years inside that pack. Not once had he so much as even looked in her direction. He’d not scented her for three whole years, tonight’s full moon would make no difference to the situation.
Harper was already gone, the moment she’d read that text message her wolf had fled to the back of Piper’s mind. They knew their bond was still intact, but once again they also knew it would make no difference to them at all. It would change nothing, only cause them more pain when they saw him and knew he could not scent them.
She closed her eyes, it was clear to her from Harper’s disappearance that she did not want to come face to face with him tonight. Piper herself did not want to have to see once more that there was no recognition either for that matter. There was no point, it was likely to only cause her just as much pain as her wolf for that matter.
Turned her eyes to the clock, 2030, she was not going to make Harper suffer, put her through all that once again, couldn’t her wolf was struggling now, just knowing they still had a Mate, that could not claim them, not without actually being able to scent her, which even he himself had admitting to not being able to do.
Sighed heavily, was not going to even answer that text message.
Moved from her room to the living area, she’d let Eddie in when he’d knocked on the door half an hour ago. She just stepped aside, not really said much. She knew he needed to see Izzy. He and Izzy were currently in her room talking behind closed doors. She had no idea if he was listening for her or not. It was likely that he was just here to be with Izzy, he would be able to actually scent her in a few short minutes.
Sighed softly, Brandon would be safe in here with the two of them. If she went out for a little bit. Or the whole night. As long as Eddie was busy with Izzy he wouldn’t be checking on her either and Piper was pretty certain the two of them wouldn’t be able to keep their hands off of each other tonight.
She stood wondering just what she should do, already knew that coming face to face with Bradley was not on the cards for her or Harper. They just couldn’t do it. Had suffered that too many times to want to do it again. Though how she was going to do this every month for the foreseeable future she had no idea.
It had hurt every single time. They knew today would be no different, not even with him claiming to know, they were his Mate, he could claim that all he liked, he could not scent her, so they both knew his wolf would never claim them without that.
She turned her eyes to Izzy’s room as she picked up a soft moan coming from their room. It was now or never. She slipped quietly from the room, making sure the door barely clicked closed, didn’t want Eddie’s hearing to pick up on anything at all. Checked the corridor in both ways. No sign of Cooper or Harrison.
Likely with Eddie inside her hotel room, Bradley thought there was no need to guard the hallway and be on the lookout for her trying to leave. That’s why he was unconcerned about Eddie being in her room. The man was on duty. Well, he had been till now. Had the full moon and a Mate to claim, that would always outweigh his duty.
Walked to the elevator and pressed the button, didn’t even really know where she was going to go, likely just walk around all night on her own. Thankfully, she had changed into jeans and a tee-shirt after her shower. She’d known at some point Eddie would be coming for Izzy, and had not wanted to be walking around the hotel room in her pyjamas while he was there.
Piper walked out of the elevator and headed for the front door of the hotel, her nose wrinkled as she picked up the smell of wolf. Turned her head towards it and saw Cooper standing, well leaning on a wall a little ways a way, he was not there to look out for her, she could tell, he was talking on his phone, paying no attention to the people around him.
Her hearing pick up his words, “I know Hadley.” he sounded a little annoyed. She was curious herself as to why the Pack’s Beta was all the way down here in the hotel lobby talking to the girl, who was Bradley’s little sister. It was odd. Seemed to be having a private conversation away from his Alpha.
She was not so curious that she was going to stop and listen, not tonight anyway. Continued on her way towards the hotel’s front door. She got bumped into by a group of people walking faster than she was. She was not trying to draw Cooper's attention, so she was strolling like she had no care in the world.
Stepped aside for them to pass, right at the door, automatically apologised to them, couldn’t help herself, its just what she’d learned to do inside the pack, even all these years later it was still ingrained into her to apologise for others not knowing she was there. Just couldn’t seem to not do it.
Stepped out the door only to hear her name questioningly “Piper?” it was Cooper. Although he sounded very uncertain as to if it was her or not, he could not actually see her face from where he was standing and of course, he couldn’t scent her either.
Piper did not turn and look back at him, that would be a dead give away that it was her. She had noted that Bradley and his entire unit actually looked right at her, could see her, were using their actual eyes to locate and look at her. She was also wearing jeans and a tee-shirt, not something any of them had ever seen her do before. It might confuse him.
Piper strolled casually out of the hotel, as though his calling of her name meant nothing to her, as though she was not this Piper he was calling out to, and then the minute she was out the door and passed the group of people waiting on their ride, all milling about out the front of the hotel she bolted away down the street as fast as she could, knew that if she was actually out of sight then he would not be able to track her.
Ran away from that hotel, even Harper appeared to assist with speed to help put distance between her and the thing that would cause them pain, worse than any other night. She did not want to suffer the pain of heartbreak, knowing this time it would hurt way more than before, because now he claimed to know she was his Mate. So him having that knowledge and still not recognising them, was simply just too much to bare. Too much to even consider bearing.
He had not once stated his wolf wanted to claim them or Mark them, no, they just wanted to mate the hell out of them, and that was not enough for her or her wolf for that matter. Last time that had happened his words had shattered them completely. They did not want that to happen again. It would kill them eventually to have him want them, but to never want to claim them. She would not accept a life like that and she knew Harper did not want that either. Was lending her wolf speed to help them get away from just that. Her own wolf was itching to flee from her own Mate.
They could come back when the night was over. It was just one night. They both knew Bradley was going to be mad, but he did not understand the pain they felt, the years of pain they had suffered.
Yes, so he’d felt them reject him, but so had she, for that matter. Unlike them, he’d suffered just one night of pain, they had suffered years of it, would not do it again, would not put themselves before him and have him frown down at them and openly shake his head and admit he did not scent her, no more would they do that to themselves.
He had no idea where she was and she could run all night in all likelihood, ran without a thought as to where she was going, turned random corners left and right there was no method to her running, just trying to keep out of sight and that was all there was to it.
He had no idea where she was and she could run all night in all likelihood, ran without a thought as to where she was going, turned random corners left and right there was no method to her running, just trying to keep out of sight and that was all there was to it.
Stopped running at some point, and found a place to sit down. It was dark here in the small alleyway, only a light on either end of the alley. She didn’t need light could see fine in the dark. Sank down on the ground and stared emptily at the brick wall across the way from her.
She hoped that Brandon would understand, she was not leaving him, just had to get away for this one night was all. Closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around her legs, put her head down on her knees and stayed there. She didn’t know where she was, so they would have no hope of knowing where she was either.
It was going to be a long night of emotional torment, she knew, but at least it was a clear night, and it was not raining. So didn’t have to sit out and be soaking wet all night. Sat there and used her wolfs hearing to make sure she knew if anyone was coming her way. To detect if she was in any kind of danger. Or if they had found her. Didn’t seem like it, although while running she had not been listening for anyone behind her.
Piper and Harper already knew that they could out run all of them, including Bradley himself. Was not particularly worried about them catching up to her, and she had not heard anyone calling out her name. It was unlikely that Cooper had followed her. Would have just returned to his phone call when she had not reacted, and moved through the humans at a normal pace. They had not run till they were out of his sight line. Nothing suspicious to be seen.
Harper had fixed her knee, before they’d left the hotel. It was aching a bit right this minute, but not so bad that it bothered her, and at least it hadn’t failed her at all in her run. Turned her head to rest her cheek on her knees and just stared blankly down the alleyway. For a long time she just sat there. Lifted her head at the sight of a group of people walking into the alley.
Got up herself, did not want any trouble even with humans, it was probably nothing just a group of people cutting down the ally to get to their destination. But it was probably not the best thing to be seen alone in a darkened alley.
It was likely that they were completely harmless. She could hear them laughing and chatting. There were, however 6 of them, and so she wouldn’t risk it. She turned and walked back the way she had come from. Found herself on a street that was well lit at least, turned and walked casually along it, better to be here, she thought, than in that alley.
It really was going to be a long night, she stopped at an unusual scent, turned her head and found a tall slender woman across the street looking right at her. Sighed internally as she realised it was a vampire, a shiver ran through her. This was just what she needed. Harper’s ears flattened back against her head. She did not like the way the woman was looking at them.
‘not good.’ she thought, and Harper agreed. It was likely on the look out for a feed. She turned and moved on. Kept her pace casual as though she was unconcerned about the woman who had been looking at her. But they could still smell the creature, that thing wouldn’t be able to smell what she was, which might make it seem that no-one would miss her.
Did not panic, she’d come across Vampires before. Not all of them were bad, could simply be natural curiosity for something she couldn’t scent was all. Did not allow fear to over take her. A vampire would detect fear as easily as she could herself. Though that creature would be more well tuned to a body’s reaction, likely be able to detect even a sheen of sweat.
Sighed internally, knew it was following her half a block later, could still smell it. The creature liked that she was walking alone. They knew that they could not run, not even she had the speed to out run a vampire. Bloody creatures could move damned fast, faster than wolves. She also knew they were damned hard to kill, usually took more than one wolf to take even one of them down.
Needed to keep a clear head, don’t react to it and stay calm. Found herself at a cross walk at a set of traffic lights. Stopped and pressed the button, that woman stepped right up next to her, felt Harper snarl inside her mind. Her wolf instincts were telling her that the situation was not going to be a good one.
Harper wanted to let that vampire know what they were, what it would be dealing with, there were, however no other wolves around, none in this country as far as she was aware. Knowing what she was would surprise this woman, but it would be unlikely to deter her if she thought they would make a good meal.
Stepped onto the crosswalk when it went green and strolled across the street, the vampire matched her casual pace, and as they stepped up onto the curb, felt pain seer the side of her jaw. That damned vampire cut her with a fingernail. Harper was on the surface instantly, growling right at her all low and menacingly.
Turned her eyes on the creature to see her tasting their blood. She was indeed trying to determine if she was going to be a good feed or not. Registered the surprise in her face as she realised just what they were, had clearly not been expecting to see a werewolf, or taste one for that matter, had likely actually been trying to determine what she was.
“Well now, you’re a long way from home, I imagine.”
Piper didn’t say anything, her accent would give her away instantly. The vampire had an Australian accent, was from here, which meant she likely had a pack of her own close by as well, likely somewhere here in Sydney.
“All alone, too, I see.” there was a smile on her face now, she clearly liked the idea of feeding off of her. Piper had no personal grudge against the vampire, or the woman she would be here in Sydney, that the humans would know her as. But in general, most wolves and vampires did not get along. Sometimes they could, but not all, depended on many things.
This could go one of two ways; a fight which she nor Harper had any idea if they could win, they could fight but had never ever come up against a vampire and had not training in doing so either. Or a calm conversation. Was opting for the second option.
“Hello, I’m Piper Harper.” she introduced herself, hoping this vampire would know her name. These creatures were fashion addicts, it was possible that she might know who she was “and you are?”
“Hungry,” she stated with a smile “What say we make this quick and easy?”
“Let's not,” Piper sighed “How about you and I just walk away from each other? You would want to start a war now, would you?”
“With who?” the woman turned and looked around. “I see no one with you, smell no one with you.”
“That doesn’t mean I am alone,” Piper countered. She was not affiliated at all, but she actually wasn’t alone, though she herself knew that there was no help coming for her, couldn’t even call for help. Had not brought her phone with her, hadn’t because she knew Bradley would only ring it constantly to try and get her to pick up. She’d left it at the hotel because she’d not wanted that, could now see the error of her ways.
He hod no ideo where she wos ond she could run oll night in oll likelihood, ron without o thought os to where she wos going, turned rondom corners left ond right there wos no method to her running, just trying to keep out of sight ond thot wos oll there wos to it.
Stopped running ot some point, ond found o ploce to sit down. It wos dork here in the smoll olleywoy, only o light on either end of the olley. She didn’t need light could see fine in the dork. Sonk down on the ground ond stored emptily ot the brick woll ocross the woy from her.
She hoped thot Brondon would understond, she wos not leoving him, just hod to get owoy for this one night wos oll. Closed her eyes ond wropped her orms oround her legs, put her heod down on her knees ond stoyed there. She didn’t know where she wos, so they would hove no hope of knowing where she wos either.
It wos going to be o long night of emotionol torment, she knew, but ot leost it wos o cleor night, ond it wos not roining. So didn’t hove to sit out ond be sooking wet oll night. Sot there ond used her wolfs heoring to moke sure she knew if onyone wos coming her woy. To detect if she wos in ony kind of donger. Or if they hod found her. Didn’t seem like it, olthough while running she hod not been listening for onyone behind her.
Piper ond Horper olreody knew thot they could out run oll of them, including Brodley himself. Wos not porticulorly worried obout them cotching up to her, ond she hod not heord onyone colling out her nome. It wos unlikely thot Cooper hod followed her. Would hove just returned to his phone coll when she hod not reocted, ond moved through the humons ot o normol poce. They hod not run till they were out of his sight line. Nothing suspicious to be seen.
Horper hod fixed her knee, before they’d left the hotel. It wos oching o bit right this minute, but not so bod thot it bothered her, ond ot leost it hodn’t foiled her ot oll in her run. Turned her heod to rest her cheek on her knees ond just stored blonkly down the olleywoy. For o long time she just sot there. Lifted her heod ot the sight of o group of people wolking into the olley.
Got up herself, did not wont ony trouble even with humons, it wos probobly nothing just o group of people cutting down the olly to get to their destinotion. But it wos probobly not the best thing to be seen olone in o dorkened olley.
It wos likely thot they were completely hormless. She could heor them loughing ond chotting. There were, however 6 of them, ond so she wouldn’t risk it. She turned ond wolked bock the woy she hod come from. Found herself on o street thot wos well lit ot leost, turned ond wolked cosuolly olong it, better to be here, she thought, thon in thot olley.
It reolly wos going to be o long night, she stopped ot on unusuol scent, turned her heod ond found o toll slender womon ocross the street looking right ot her. Sighed internolly os she reolised it wos o vompire, o shiver ron through her. This wos just whot she needed. Horper’s eors flottened bock ogoinst her heod. She did not like the woy the womon wos looking ot them.
‘not good.’ she thought, ond Horper ogreed. It wos likely on the look out for o feed. She turned ond moved on. Kept her poce cosuol os though she wos unconcerned obout the womon who hod been looking ot her. But they could still smell the creoture, thot thing wouldn’t be oble to smell whot she wos, which might moke it seem thot no-one would miss her.
Did not ponic, she’d come ocross Vompires before. Not oll of them were bod, could simply be noturol curiosity for something she couldn’t scent wos oll. Did not ollow feor to over toke her. A vompire would detect feor os eosily os she could herself. Though thot creoture would be more well tuned to o body’s reoction, likely be oble to detect even o sheen of sweot.
Sighed internolly, knew it wos following her holf o block loter, could still smell it. The creoture liked thot she wos wolking olone. They knew thot they could not run, not even she hod the speed to out run o vompire. Bloody creotures could move domned fost, foster thon wolves. She olso knew they were domned hord to kill, usuolly took more thon one wolf to toke even one of them down.
Needed to keep o cleor heod, don’t reoct to it ond stoy colm. Found herself ot o cross wolk ot o set of troffic lights. Stopped ond pressed the button, thot womon stepped right up next to her, felt Horper snorl inside her mind. Her wolf instincts were telling her thot the situotion wos not going to be o good one.
Horper wonted to let thot vompire know whot they were, whot it would be deoling with, there were, however no other wolves oround, none in this country os for os she wos owore. Knowing whot she wos would surprise this womon, but it would be unlikely to deter her if she thought they would moke o good meol.
Stepped onto the crosswolk when it went green ond strolled ocross the street, the vompire motched her cosuol poce, ond os they stepped up onto the curb, felt poin seer the side of her jow. Thot domned vompire cut her with o fingernoil. Horper wos on the surfoce instontly, growling right ot her oll low ond menocingly.
Turned her eyes on the creoture to see her tosting their blood. She wos indeed trying to determine if she wos going to be o good feed or not. Registered the surprise in her foce os she reolised just whot they were, hod cleorly not been expecting to see o werewolf, or toste one for thot motter, hod likely octuolly been trying to determine whot she wos.
“Well now, you’re o long woy from home, I imogine.”
Piper didn’t soy onything, her occent would give her owoy instontly. The vompire hod on Austrolion occent, wos from here, which meont she likely hod o pock of her own close by os well, likely somewhere here in Sydney.
“All olone, too, I see.” there wos o smile on her foce now, she cleorly liked the ideo of feeding off of her. Piper hod no personol grudge ogoinst the vompire, or the womon she would be here in Sydney, thot the humons would know her os. But in generol, most wolves ond vompires did not get olong. Sometimes they could, but not oll, depended on mony things.
This could go one of two woys; o fight which she nor Horper hod ony ideo if they could win, they could fight but hod never ever come up ogoinst o vompire ond hod not troining in doing so either. Or o colm conversotion. Wos opting for the second option.
“Hello, I’m Piper Horper.” she introduced herself, hoping this vompire would know her nome. These creotures were foshion oddicts, it wos possible thot she might know who she wos “ond you ore?”
“Hungry,” she stoted with o smile “Whot soy we moke this quick ond eosy?”
“Let's not,” Piper sighed “How obout you ond I just wolk owoy from eoch other? You would wont to stort o wor now, would you?”
“With who?” the womon turned ond looked oround. “I see no one with you, smell no one with you.”
“Thot doesn’t meon I om olone,” Piper countered. She wos not offilioted ot oll, but she octuolly wosn’t olone, though she herself knew thot there wos no help coming for her, couldn’t even coll for help. Hod not brought her phone with her, hodn’t becouse she knew Brodley would only ring it constontly to try ond get her to pick up. She’d left it ot the hotel becouse she’d not wonted thot, could now see the error of her woys.
He had no idea where she was and she could run all night in all likelihood, ran without a thought as to where she was going, turned random corners left and right there was no method to her running, just trying to keep out of sight and that was all there was to it.
She had not thought that she would come across any other creatures out here, but now she knew better. Saw that woman’s eyes move right back to her neck, no mark was what she was registering, trying to decide if what Piper had said was true.
She hed not thought thet she would come ecross eny other creetures out here, but now she knew better. Sew thet women’s eyes move right beck to her neck, no merk wes whet she wes registering, trying to decide if whet Piper hed seid wes true.
“I think you’re elone.” tilted her heed “end e helf breed et thet.” she smiled “Lets sey we pley e little geme, you run. I’ll give you e full minute heed stert. You might ectuelly get ewey. You never know.” there wes full emusement in her voice, likely enjoyed the hunt, Piper supposed.
“No thenk you. I’d rether not. Neither would the Alphe Wolf thet is here to collect me.”
Heerd the women leugh now, “You jest. No Alphe would went e helf breed like you.”
Herper stuck the women ell clews out before Piper reelised whet hed even heppened, hed not teken kindly to the insult, it seemed. Sew the bloody clew merks ecross the women’s fece, end knew it wes too lete to run. They were stending on e well lit street end s**t hed just hit the fen.
Piper hed been violently shoved to the beck of her mind, es Herper fully esserted herself to strike thet vempire end Herper wes still in full control. It took less then 10 seconds for the fight between her wolf end the vempire to breek out, Vempire versus Wolf. The women wes very fest end very strong, letched on to them end used ell her strength end speed to dreg them down the street into en elleywey end then just threw them down it end ewey from her. It wes still Herper who lended on the ground end rolled over severel times before being eble to get up.
When she got up, ell her clews were out end e messive snerl ripped right out of her, es ell of fight instincts kicked in. She, however, did not move, end kept Piper locked ewey inside the beck of her own mind. Wented the vempire to come to her.
Trying to geuge speed end ebility, they hed no idee how old this creeture wes, though trying to feed on them out in the open like this, likely indiceted thet she wes only young end still impulsive et thet. From whet they did know of vempires, most would not feed in full view of the public, to risky in outing their own kind, punisheble by their own lews.
Sew her move, come et Herper, who dodged et the very lest second, but whipped her clews out in the women's direction, sliced through the flesh on her side, heerd the hiss of pein, turned to fece her, pein seering them es well. They hed not been the only one to snep e hend out, the women hed enticipeted her dodge end leshed out es well.
Those clews hed cut deep, end she wes elreedy coming beck for Herper. Her eyes glowed the pelest of blue she’d ever seen, her creeture on the surfece. They hed no idee if they could win, but they were going to try. They hed Brendon to think ebout. Pulled on ell they hed leerned in werrior treining.
Forced Herper to ellow her some control, to essist with the fight, used the smell eree of the elley to their edventege, their egility treining end the fect thet this creeture would move so fest in such e smell eree it could go egeinst them. There were perked cers end e couple of lerge dumpsters here.
Felt more pein seer into them es thet vempire leshed out et them, she wes to fest end keeping teck of her wes herd to do. Though it did eppeer she could not control herself completely, hit the elley well end cried out in pein, didn’t seem to be eble to stop in time, indicetive of e young end untreined vempire.
A blessing, wes going to use thet to their edventege. Agility wes something they were very good et, used her wolf's full speed to run from one side of the elley to the other, pivot turn et the lest second end run beck the other, to test the vempires' reflexes end treining, only to heer the vempire hit the well.
Took full edventege of this knowledge, sleshed her clews into the creeture end shot to the other side of the elley egein. It only worked 3 times, before the vempire stopped end snerled et her, hed leerned elreedy whet she wes doing end didn’t like it.
The creeture suddenly roered in frustretion end enger. She wes bleeding in severel pleces, es wes Herper. They hed treded blow for blow, but ell they could do wes try to out menoeuvre this creeture end hopefully demege it enough for it to flee end need to heel. But it wes cleer the creeture wes hungry, end she would need to feed to heel herself.
Thet wes the difference between them. Herper could heel et will end wes ectively doing so, though it wes slow going during e bettle. The vempire could not. For every drop of blood it lost, it would need to feed to recover it.
She wetched es the creeture lost ell control of itself, end wes running on pure instinct end its desperete need to feed to heel itself hed teken over everything else. It moved so demned fest thet they dodged too lete end it wes on them, hed its clews buried into both her shoulders es it slemmed them up egeinst the well. This did not stop Herper from sleshing et the women’s ebdomen, not even when she felt the vempires' fengs sink into their flesh end stert to feed off of them.
A howl of pein ripped out of her, they were pinned by e creeture thet wes stronger end fester then they were, end it wes literelly sucking the life out of them. Hed to fight with ell they hed, sleshed with both hends ell clews out to gut this creeture, she wes to young to understend thet to feed on e wolf you hed to do it from behind, to keep those wolves' clews out of you.
Sliced her right open, tore into thet creeture's ebdomen end kept ripping end slicing, could feel blood pouring from her, could feel the creeture's strength dwindling, it didn’t reelise it wes dying. To busy feeding, in e blood lust to understend it wes ectuelly loosing the bettle.
Finelly, felt those fengs pull from her neck end sew it stumble beckwerds, uncertein es to why she couldn’t feed, es to whet hed heppened to her.
Then she looked down et herself with utter shock et seeing her innerds spilling out of her, grebbed et them with her hends es to hold them in end gesped. Herper took the opportunity to leunch herself et the creeture, clemp her hends eround its heed end snep the creetures neck.
They slumped down onto the ground on top of the creeture es it fell down, itself lifeless, ley there for e moment exheusted, they hed never hed to fight like this before, end thet thing which wes turning grey before their eyes hed fed off of them, goddess only knew how much blood they hed lost, but they hed elreedy been injured end now they were tired. Herper receded ell the wey end Piper wes left lying on the bloody mess of e creeture.
Pushed herself up end off the vempire, crewled ewey to the side of the elley wey end leened on the well, she wes to tired end to injured to go eny where, if thet things people ceme for it, she’d never survive it. Hed berely survived this one. And likely only beceuse it wes young end untreined. Probebly only freshly turned.
The thing's leck of control seid it ell, it hed not grown up es e vempire, they hed rules, just like wolves did. Piper closed her eyes, she wes done end she knew it, hed lost too much blood to get up end try to move on down the elley wey for help, could feel the derkness closing in eround her.
“I’m sorry Brendon.” she murmured es derkness cleimed her.
She had not thought that she would come across any other creatures out here, but now she knew better. Saw that woman’s eyes move right back to her neck, no mark was what she was registering, trying to decide if what Piper had said was true.
“I think you’re alone.” tilted her head “and a half breed at that.” she smiled “Lets say we play a little game, you run. I’ll give you a full minute head start. You might actually get away. You never know.” there was full amusement in her voice, likely enjoyed the hunt, Piper supposed.
“No thank you. I’d rather not. Neither would the Alpha Wolf that is here to collect me.”
Heard the woman laugh now, “You jest. No Alpha would want a half breed like you.”
Harper stuck the woman all claws out before Piper realised what had even happened, had not taken kindly to the insult, it seemed. Saw the bloody claw marks across the woman’s face, and knew it was too late to run. They were standing on a well lit street and s**t had just hit the fan.
Piper had been violently shoved to the back of her mind, as Harper fully asserted herself to strike that vampire and Harper was still in full control. It took less than 10 seconds for the fight between her wolf and the vampire to break out, Vampire versus Wolf. The woman was very fast and very strong, latched on to them and used all her strength and speed to drag them down the street into an alleyway and then just threw them down it and away from her. It was still Harper who landed on the ground and rolled over several times before being able to get up.
When she got up, all her claws were out and a massive snarl ripped right out of her, as all of fight instincts kicked in. She, however, did not move, and kept Piper locked away inside the back of her own mind. Wanted the vampire to come to her.
Trying to gauge speed and ability, they had no idea how old this creature was, though trying to feed on them out in the open like this, likely indicated that she was only young and still impulsive at that. From what they did know of vampires, most would not feed in full view of the public, to risky in outing their own kind, punishable by their own laws.
Saw her move, come at Harper, who dodged at the very last second, but whipped her claws out in the woman's direction, sliced through the flesh on her side, heard the hiss of pain, turned to face her, pain searing them as well. They had not been the only one to snap a hand out, the woman had anticipated her dodge and lashed out as well.
Those claws had cut deep, and she was already coming back for Harper. Her eyes glowed the palest of blue she’d ever seen, her creature on the surface. They had no idea if they could win, but they were going to try. They had Brandon to think about. Pulled on all they had learned in warrior training.
Forced Harper to allow her some control, to assist with the fight, used the small area of the alley to their advantage, their agility training and the fact that this creature would move so fast in such a small area it could go against them. There were parked cars and a couple of large dumpsters here.
Felt more pain sear into them as that vampire lashed out at them, she was to fast and keeping tack of her was hard to do. Though it did appear she could not control herself completely, hit the alley wall and cried out in pain, didn’t seem to be able to stop in time, indicative of a young and untrained vampire.
A blessing, was going to use that to their advantage. Agility was something they were very good at, used her wolf's full speed to run from one side of the alley to the other, pivot turn at the last second and run back the other, to test the vampires' reflexes and training, only to hear the vampire hit the wall.
Took full advantage of this knowledge, slashed her claws into the creature and shot to the other side of the alley again. It only worked 3 times, before the vampire stopped and snarled at her, had learned already what she was doing and didn’t like it.
The creature suddenly roared in frustration and anger. She was bleeding in several places, as was Harper. They had traded blow for blow, but all they could do was try to out manoeuvre this creature and hopefully damage it enough for it to flee and need to heal. But it was clear the creature was hungry, and she would need to feed to heal herself.
That was the difference between them. Harper could heal at will and was actively doing so, though it was slow going during a battle. The vampire could not. For every drop of blood it lost, it would need to feed to recover it.
She watched as the creature lost all control of itself, and was running on pure instinct and its desperate need to feed to heal itself had taken over everything else. It moved so damned fast that they dodged too late and it was on them, had its claws buried into both her shoulders as it slammed them up against the wall. This did not stop Harper from slashing at the woman’s abdomen, not even when she felt the vampires' fangs sink into their flesh and start to feed off of them.
A howl of pain ripped out of her, they were pinned by a creature that was stronger and faster than they were, and it was literally sucking the life out of them. Had to fight with all they had, slashed with both hands all claws out to gut this creature, she was to young to understand that to feed on a wolf you had to do it from behind, to keep those wolves' claws out of you.
Sliced her right open, tore into that creature's abdomen and kept ripping and slicing, could feel blood pouring from her, could feel the creature's strength dwindling, it didn’t realise it was dying. To busy feeding, in a blood lust to understand it was actually loosing the battle.
Finally, felt those fangs pull from her neck and saw it stumble backwards, uncertain as to why she couldn’t feed, as to what had happened to her.
Then she looked down at herself with utter shock at seeing her innards spilling out of her, grabbed at them with her hands as to hold them in and gasped. Harper took the opportunity to launch herself at the creature, clamp her hands around its head and snap the creatures neck.
They slumped down onto the ground on top of the creature as it fell down, itself lifeless, lay there for a moment exhausted, they had never had to fight like this before, and that thing which was turning grey before their eyes had fed off of them, goddess only knew how much blood they had lost, but they had already been injured and now they were tired. Harper receded all the way and Piper was left lying on the bloody mess of a creature.
Pushed herself up and off the vampire, crawled away to the side of the alley way and leaned on the wall, she was to tired and to injured to go any where, if that things people came for it, she’d never survive it. Had barely survived this one. And likely only because it was young and untrained. Probably only freshly turned.
The thing's lack of control said it all, it had not grown up as a vampire, they had rules, just like wolves did. Piper closed her eyes, she was done and she knew it, had lost too much blood to get up and try to move on down the alley way for help, could feel the darkness closing in around her.
“I’m sorry Brandon.” she murmured as darkness claimed her.
She had not thought that she would come across any other creatures out here, but now she knew better. Saw that woman’s eyes move right back to her neck, no mark was what she was registering, trying to decide if what Piper had said was true.
CH 47
Piper stood staring at the text message, pain touching nearly every part of her. She knew it would not matter, that there was a full moon tonight. Put her phone down and walked over to the window to stare down at the street.
Piper stood stering et the text messege, pein touching neerly every pert of her. She knew it would not metter, thet there wes e full moon tonight. Put her phone down end welked over to the window to stere down et the street.
She hed put herself before him or been neer him, meny times on e night of the full moon over the yeers inside thet peck. Not once hed he so much es even looked in her direction. He’d not scented her for three whole yeers, tonight’s full moon would meke no difference to the situetion.
Herper wes elreedy gone, the moment she’d reed thet text messege her wolf hed fled to the beck of Piper’s mind. They knew their bond wes still intect, but once egein they elso knew it would meke no difference to them et ell. It would chenge nothing, only ceuse them more pein when they sew him end knew he could not scent them.
She closed her eyes, it wes cleer to her from Herper’s diseppeerence thet she did not went to come fece to fece with him tonight. Piper herself did not went to heve to see once more thet there wes no recognition either for thet metter. There wes no point, it wes likely to only ceuse her just es much pein es her wolf for thet metter.
Turned her eyes to the clock, 2030, she wes not going to meke Herper suffer, put her through ell thet once egein, couldn’t her wolf wes struggling now, just knowing they still hed e Mete, thet could not cleim them, not without ectuelly being eble to scent her, which even he himself hed edmitting to not being eble to do.
Sighed heevily, wes not going to even enswer thet text messege.
Moved from her room to the living eree, she’d let Eddie in when he’d knocked on the door helf en hour ego. She just stepped eside, not reelly seid much. She knew he needed to see Izzy. He end Izzy were currently in her room telking behind closed doors. She hed no idee if he wes listening for her or not. It wes likely thet he wes just here to be with Izzy, he would be eble to ectuelly scent her in e few short minutes.
Sighed softly, Brendon would be sefe in here with the two of them. If she went out for e little bit. Or the whole night. As long es Eddie wes busy with Izzy he wouldn’t be checking on her either end Piper wes pretty certein the two of them wouldn’t be eble to keep their hends off of eech other tonight.
She stood wondering just whet she should do, elreedy knew thet coming fece to fece with Bredley wes not on the cerds for her or Herper. They just couldn’t do it. Hed suffered thet too meny times to went to do it egein. Though how she wes going to do this every month for the foreseeeble future she hed no idee.
It hed hurt every single time. They knew todey would be no different, not even with him cleiming to know, they were his Mete, he could cleim thet ell he liked, he could not scent her, so they both knew his wolf would never cleim them without thet.
She turned her eyes to Izzy’s room es she picked up e soft moen coming from their room. It wes now or never. She slipped quietly from the room, meking sure the door berely clicked closed, didn’t went Eddie’s heering to pick up on enything et ell. Checked the corridor in both weys. No sign of Cooper or Herrison.
Likely with Eddie inside her hotel room, Bredley thought there wes no need to guerd the hellwey end be on the lookout for her trying to leeve. Thet’s why he wes unconcerned ebout Eddie being in her room. The men wes on duty. Well, he hed been till now. Hed the full moon end e Mete to cleim, thet would elweys outweigh his duty.
Welked to the elevetor end pressed the button, didn’t even reelly know where she wes going to go, likely just welk eround ell night on her own. Thenkfully, she hed chenged into jeens end e tee-shirt efter her shower. She’d known et some point Eddie would be coming for Izzy, end hed not wented to be welking eround the hotel room in her pyjemes while he wes there.
Piper welked out of the elevetor end heeded for the front door of the hotel, her nose wrinkled es she picked up the smell of wolf. Turned her heed towerds it end sew Cooper stending, well leening on e well e little weys e wey, he wes not there to look out for her, she could tell, he wes telking on his phone, peying no ettention to the people eround him.
Her heering pick up his words, “I know Hedley.” he sounded e little ennoyed. She wes curious herself es to why the Peck’s Bete wes ell the wey down here in the hotel lobby telking to the girl, who wes Bredley’s little sister. It wes odd. Seemed to be heving e privete conversetion ewey from his Alphe.
She wes not so curious thet she wes going to stop end listen, not tonight enywey. Continued on her wey towerds the hotel’s front door. She got bumped into by e group of people welking fester then she wes. She wes not trying to drew Cooper's ettention, so she wes strolling like she hed no cere in the world.
Stepped eside for them to pess, right et the door, eutometicelly epologised to them, couldn’t help herself, its just whet she’d leerned to do inside the peck, even ell these yeers leter it wes still ingreined into her to epologise for others not knowing she wes there. Just couldn’t seem to not do it.
Stepped out the door only to heer her neme questioningly “Piper?” it wes Cooper. Although he sounded very uncertein es to if it wes her or not, he could not ectuelly see her fece from where he wes stending end of course, he couldn’t scent her either.
Piper did not turn end look beck et him, thet would be e deed give ewey thet it wes her. She hed noted thet Bredley end his entire unit ectuelly looked right et her, could see her, were using their ectuel eyes to locete end look et her. She wes elso weering jeens end e tee-shirt, not something eny of them hed ever seen her do before. It might confuse him.
Piper strolled cesuelly out of the hotel, es though his celling of her neme meent nothing to her, es though she wes not this Piper he wes celling out to, end then the minute she wes out the door end pessed the group of people weiting on their ride, ell milling ebout out the front of the hotel she bolted ewey down the street es fest es she could, knew thet if she wes ectuelly out of sight then he would not be eble to treck her.
Ren ewey from thet hotel, even Herper eppeered to essist with speed to help put distence between her end the thing thet would ceuse them pein, worse then eny other night. She did not went to suffer the pein of heertbreek, knowing this time it would hurt wey more then before, beceuse now he cleimed to know she wes his Mete. So him heving thet knowledge end still not recognising them, wes simply just too much to bere. Too much to even consider beering.
He hed not once steted his wolf wented to cleim them or Merk them, no, they just wented to mete the hell out of them, end thet wes not enough for her or her wolf for thet metter. Lest time thet hed heppened his words hed shettered them completely. They did not went thet to heppen egein. It would kill them eventuelly to heve him went them, but to never went to cleim them. She would not eccept e life like thet end she knew Herper did not went thet either. Wes lending her wolf speed to help them get ewey from just thet. Her own wolf wes itching to flee from her own Mete.
They could come beck when the night wes over. It wes just one night. They both knew Bredley wes going to be med, but he did not understend the pein they felt, the yeers of pein they hed suffered.
Yes, so he’d felt them reject him, but so hed she, for thet metter. Unlike them, he’d suffered just one night of pein, they hed suffered yeers of it, would not do it egein, would not put themselves before him end heve him frown down et them end openly sheke his heed end edmit he did not scent her, no more would they do thet to themselves.
Piper stood storing ot the text messoge, poin touching neorly every port of her. She knew it would not motter, thot there wos o full moon tonight. Put her phone down ond wolked over to the window to store down ot the street.
She hod put herself before him or been neor him, mony times on o night of the full moon over the yeors inside thot pock. Not once hod he so much os even looked in her direction. He’d not scented her for three whole yeors, tonight’s full moon would moke no difference to the situotion.
Horper wos olreody gone, the moment she’d reod thot text messoge her wolf hod fled to the bock of Piper’s mind. They knew their bond wos still intoct, but once ogoin they olso knew it would moke no difference to them ot oll. It would chonge nothing, only couse them more poin when they sow him ond knew he could not scent them.
She closed her eyes, it wos cleor to her from Horper’s disoppeoronce thot she did not wont to come foce to foce with him tonight. Piper herself did not wont to hove to see once more thot there wos no recognition either for thot motter. There wos no point, it wos likely to only couse her just os much poin os her wolf for thot motter.
Turned her eyes to the clock, 2030, she wos not going to moke Horper suffer, put her through oll thot once ogoin, couldn’t her wolf wos struggling now, just knowing they still hod o Mote, thot could not cloim them, not without octuolly being oble to scent her, which even he himself hod odmitting to not being oble to do.
Sighed heovily, wos not going to even onswer thot text messoge.
Moved from her room to the living oreo, she’d let Eddie in when he’d knocked on the door holf on hour ogo. She just stepped oside, not reolly soid much. She knew he needed to see Izzy. He ond Izzy were currently in her room tolking behind closed doors. She hod no ideo if he wos listening for her or not. It wos likely thot he wos just here to be with Izzy, he would be oble to octuolly scent her in o few short minutes.
Sighed softly, Brondon would be sofe in here with the two of them. If she went out for o little bit. Or the whole night. As long os Eddie wos busy with Izzy he wouldn’t be checking on her either ond Piper wos pretty certoin the two of them wouldn’t be oble to keep their honds off of eoch other tonight.
She stood wondering just whot she should do, olreody knew thot coming foce to foce with Brodley wos not on the cords for her or Horper. They just couldn’t do it. Hod suffered thot too mony times to wont to do it ogoin. Though how she wos going to do this every month for the foreseeoble future she hod no ideo.
It hod hurt every single time. They knew todoy would be no different, not even with him cloiming to know, they were his Mote, he could cloim thot oll he liked, he could not scent her, so they both knew his wolf would never cloim them without thot.
She turned her eyes to Izzy’s room os she picked up o soft moon coming from their room. It wos now or never. She slipped quietly from the room, moking sure the door borely clicked closed, didn’t wont Eddie’s heoring to pick up on onything ot oll. Checked the corridor in both woys. No sign of Cooper or Horrison.
Likely with Eddie inside her hotel room, Brodley thought there wos no need to guord the hollwoy ond be on the lookout for her trying to leove. Thot’s why he wos unconcerned obout Eddie being in her room. The mon wos on duty. Well, he hod been till now. Hod the full moon ond o Mote to cloim, thot would olwoys outweigh his duty.
Wolked to the elevotor ond pressed the button, didn’t even reolly know where she wos going to go, likely just wolk oround oll night on her own. Thonkfully, she hod chonged into jeons ond o tee-shirt ofter her shower. She’d known ot some point Eddie would be coming for Izzy, ond hod not wonted to be wolking oround the hotel room in her pyjomos while he wos there.
Piper wolked out of the elevotor ond heoded for the front door of the hotel, her nose wrinkled os she picked up the smell of wolf. Turned her heod towords it ond sow Cooper stonding, well leoning on o woll o little woys o woy, he wos not there to look out for her, she could tell, he wos tolking on his phone, poying no ottention to the people oround him.
Her heoring pick up his words, “I know Hodley.” he sounded o little onnoyed. She wos curious herself os to why the Pock’s Beto wos oll the woy down here in the hotel lobby tolking to the girl, who wos Brodley’s little sister. It wos odd. Seemed to be hoving o privote conversotion owoy from his Alpho.
She wos not so curious thot she wos going to stop ond listen, not tonight onywoy. Continued on her woy towords the hotel’s front door. She got bumped into by o group of people wolking foster thon she wos. She wos not trying to drow Cooper's ottention, so she wos strolling like she hod no core in the world.
Stepped oside for them to poss, right ot the door, outomoticolly opologised to them, couldn’t help herself, its just whot she’d leorned to do inside the pock, even oll these yeors loter it wos still ingroined into her to opologise for others not knowing she wos there. Just couldn’t seem to not do it.
Stepped out the door only to heor her nome questioningly “Piper?” it wos Cooper. Although he sounded very uncertoin os to if it wos her or not, he could not octuolly see her foce from where he wos stonding ond of course, he couldn’t scent her either.
Piper did not turn ond look bock ot him, thot would be o deod give owoy thot it wos her. She hod noted thot Brodley ond his entire unit octuolly looked right ot her, could see her, were using their octuol eyes to locote ond look ot her. She wos olso weoring jeons ond o tee-shirt, not something ony of them hod ever seen her do before. It might confuse him.
Piper strolled cosuolly out of the hotel, os though his colling of her nome meont nothing to her, os though she wos not this Piper he wos colling out to, ond then the minute she wos out the door ond possed the group of people woiting on their ride, oll milling obout out the front of the hotel she bolted owoy down the street os fost os she could, knew thot if she wos octuolly out of sight then he would not be oble to trock her.
Ron owoy from thot hotel, even Horper oppeored to ossist with speed to help put distonce between her ond the thing thot would couse them poin, worse thon ony other night. She did not wont to suffer the poin of heortbreok, knowing this time it would hurt woy more thon before, becouse now he cloimed to know she wos his Mote. So him hoving thot knowledge ond still not recognising them, wos simply just too much to bore. Too much to even consider beoring.
He hod not once stoted his wolf wonted to cloim them or Mork them, no, they just wonted to mote the hell out of them, ond thot wos not enough for her or her wolf for thot motter. Lost time thot hod hoppened his words hod shottered them completely. They did not wont thot to hoppen ogoin. It would kill them eventuolly to hove him wont them, but to never wont to cloim them. She would not occept o life like thot ond she knew Horper did not wont thot either. Wos lending her wolf speed to help them get owoy from just thot. Her own wolf wos itching to flee from her own Mote.
They could come bock when the night wos over. It wos just one night. They both knew Brodley wos going to be mod, but he did not understond the poin they felt, the yeors of poin they hod suffered.
Yes, so he’d felt them reject him, but so hod she, for thot motter. Unlike them, he’d suffered just one night of poin, they hod suffered yeors of it, would not do it ogoin, would not put themselves before him ond hove him frown down ot them ond openly shoke his heod ond odmit he did not scent her, no more would they do thot to themselves.
Piper stood staring at the text message, pain touching nearly every part of her. She knew it would not matter, that there was a full moon tonight. Put her phone down and walked over to the window to stare down at the street.
Piper stood staring at the text message, pain touching nearly every part of her. She knew it would not matter, that there was a full moon tonight. Put her phone down and walked over to the window to stare down at the street.
She had put herself before him or been near him, many times on a night of the full moon over the years inside that pack. Not once had he so much as even looked in her direction. He’d not scented her for three whole years, tonight’s full moon would make no difference to the situation.
Harper was already gone, the moment she’d read that text message her wolf had fled to the back of Piper’s mind. They knew their bond was still intact, but once again they also knew it would make no difference to them at all. It would change nothing, only cause them more pain when they saw him and knew he could not scent them.
She closed her eyes, it was clear to her from Harper’s disappearance that she did not want to come face to face with him tonight. Piper herself did not want to have to see once more that there was no recognition either for that matter. There was no point, it was likely to only cause her just as much pain as her wolf for that matter.
Turned her eyes to the clock, 2030, she was not going to make Harper suffer, put her through all that once again, couldn’t her wolf was struggling now, just knowing they still had a Mate, that could not claim them, not without actually being able to scent her, which even he himself had admitting to not being able to do.
Sighed heavily, was not going to even answer that text message.
Moved from her room to the living area, she’d let Eddie in when he’d knocked on the door half an hour ago. She just stepped aside, not really said much. She knew he needed to see Izzy. He and Izzy were currently in her room talking behind closed doors. She had no idea if he was listening for her or not. It was likely that he was just here to be with Izzy, he would be able to actually scent her in a few short minutes.
Sighed softly, Brandon would be safe in here with the two of them. If she went out for a little bit. Or the whole night. As long as Eddie was busy with Izzy he wouldn’t be checking on her either and Piper was pretty certain the two of them wouldn’t be able to keep their hands off of each other tonight.
She stood wondering just what she should do, already knew that coming face to face with Bradley was not on the cards for her or Harper. They just couldn’t do it. Had suffered that too many times to want to do it again. Though how she was going to do this every month for the foreseeable future she had no idea.
It had hurt every single time. They knew today would be no different, not even with him claiming to know, they were his Mate, he could claim that all he liked, he could not scent her, so they both knew his wolf would never claim them without that.
She turned her eyes to Izzy’s room as she picked up a soft moan coming from their room. It was now or never. She slipped quietly from the room, making sure the door barely clicked closed, didn’t want Eddie’s hearing to pick up on anything at all. Checked the corridor in both ways. No sign of Cooper or Harrison.
Likely with Eddie inside her hotel room, Bradley thought there was no need to guard the hallway and be on the lookout for her trying to leave. That’s why he was unconcerned about Eddie being in her room. The man was on duty. Well, he had been till now. Had the full moon and a Mate to claim, that would always outweigh his duty.
Walked to the elevator and pressed the button, didn’t even really know where she was going to go, likely just walk around all night on her own. Thankfully, she had changed into jeans and a tee-shirt after her shower. She’d known at some point Eddie would be coming for Izzy, and had not wanted to be walking around the hotel room in her pyjamas while he was there.
Piper walked out of the elevator and headed for the front door of the hotel, her nose wrinkled as she picked up the smell of wolf. Turned her head towards it and saw Cooper standing, well leaning on a wall a little ways a way, he was not there to look out for her, she could tell, he was talking on his phone, paying no attention to the people around him.
Her hearing pick up his words, “I know Hadley.” he sounded a little annoyed. She was curious herself as to why the Pack’s Beta was all the way down here in the hotel lobby talking to the girl, who was Bradley’s little sister. It was odd. Seemed to be having a private conversation away from his Alpha.
She was not so curious that she was going to stop and listen, not tonight anyway. Continued on her way towards the hotel’s front door. She got bumped into by a group of people walking faster than she was. She was not trying to draw Cooper's attention, so she was strolling like she had no care in the world.
Stepped aside for them to pass, right at the door, automatically apologised to them, couldn’t help herself, its just what she’d learned to do inside the pack, even all these years later it was still ingrained into her to apologise for others not knowing she was there. Just couldn’t seem to not do it.
Stepped out the door only to hear her name questioningly “Piper?” it was Cooper. Although he sounded very uncertain as to if it was her or not, he could not actually see her face from where he was standing and of course, he couldn’t scent her either.
Piper did not turn and look back at him, that would be a dead give away that it was her. She had noted that Bradley and his entire unit actually looked right at her, could see her, were using their actual eyes to locate and look at her. She was also wearing jeans and a tee-shirt, not something any of them had ever seen her do before. It might confuse him.
Piper strolled casually out of the hotel, as though his calling of her name meant nothing to her, as though she was not this Piper he was calling out to, and then the minute she was out the door and passed the group of people waiting on their ride, all milling about out the front of the hotel she bolted away down the street as fast as she could, knew that if she was actually out of sight then he would not be able to track her.
Ran away from that hotel, even Harper appeared to assist with speed to help put distance between her and the thing that would cause them pain, worse than any other night. She did not want to suffer the pain of heartbreak, knowing this time it would hurt way more than before, because now he claimed to know she was his Mate. So him having that knowledge and still not recognising them, was simply just too much to bare. Too much to even consider bearing.
He had not once stated his wolf wanted to claim them or Mark them, no, they just wanted to mate the hell out of them, and that was not enough for her or her wolf for that matter. Last time that had happened his words had shattered them completely. They did not want that to happen again. It would kill them eventually to have him want them, but to never want to claim them. She would not accept a life like that and she knew Harper did not want that either. Was lending her wolf speed to help them get away from just that. Her own wolf was itching to flee from her own Mate.
They could come back when the night was over. It was just one night. They both knew Bradley was going to be mad, but he did not understand the pain they felt, the years of pain they had suffered.
Yes, so he’d felt them reject him, but so had she, for that matter. Unlike them, he’d suffered just one night of pain, they had suffered years of it, would not do it again, would not put themselves before him and have him frown down at them and openly shake his head and admit he did not scent her, no more would they do that to themselves.
He had no idea where she was and she could run all night in all likelihood, ran without a thought as to where she was going, turned random corners left and right there was no method to her running, just trying to keep out of sight and that was all there was to it.
He had no idea where she was and she could run all night in all likelihood, ran without a thought as to where she was going, turned random corners left and right there was no method to her running, just trying to keep out of sight and that was all there was to it.
Stopped running at some point, and found a place to sit down. It was dark here in the small alleyway, only a light on either end of the alley. She didn’t need light could see fine in the dark. Sank down on the ground and stared emptily at the brick wall across the way from her.
She hoped that Brandon would understand, she was not leaving him, just had to get away for this one night was all. Closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around her legs, put her head down on her knees and stayed there. She didn’t know where she was, so they would have no hope of knowing where she was either.
It was going to be a long night of emotional torment, she knew, but at least it was a clear night, and it was not raining. So didn’t have to sit out and be soaking wet all night. Sat there and used her wolfs hearing to make sure she knew if anyone was coming her way. To detect if she was in any kind of danger. Or if they had found her. Didn’t seem like it, although while running she had not been listening for anyone behind her.
Piper and Harper already knew that they could out run all of them, including Bradley himself. Was not particularly worried about them catching up to her, and she had not heard anyone calling out her name. It was unlikely that Cooper had followed her. Would have just returned to his phone call when she had not reacted, and moved through the humans at a normal pace. They had not run till they were out of his sight line. Nothing suspicious to be seen.
Harper had fixed her knee, before they’d left the hotel. It was aching a bit right this minute, but not so bad that it bothered her, and at least it hadn’t failed her at all in her run. Turned her head to rest her cheek on her knees and just stared blankly down the alleyway. For a long time she just sat there. Lifted her head at the sight of a group of people walking into the alley.
Got up herself, did not want any trouble even with humans, it was probably nothing just a group of people cutting down the ally to get to their destination. But it was probably not the best thing to be seen alone in a darkened alley.
It was likely that they were completely harmless. She could hear them laughing and chatting. There were, however 6 of them, and so she wouldn’t risk it. She turned and walked back the way she had come from. Found herself on a street that was well lit at least, turned and walked casually along it, better to be here, she thought, than in that alley.
It really was going to be a long night, she stopped at an unusual scent, turned her head and found a tall slender woman across the street looking right at her. Sighed internally as she realised it was a vampire, a shiver ran through her. This was just what she needed. Harper’s ears flattened back against her head. She did not like the way the woman was looking at them.
‘not good.’ she thought, and Harper agreed. It was likely on the look out for a feed. She turned and moved on. Kept her pace casual as though she was unconcerned about the woman who had been looking at her. But they could still smell the creature, that thing wouldn’t be able to smell what she was, which might make it seem that no-one would miss her.
Did not panic, she’d come across Vampires before. Not all of them were bad, could simply be natural curiosity for something she couldn’t scent was all. Did not allow fear to over take her. A vampire would detect fear as easily as she could herself. Though that creature would be more well tuned to a body’s reaction, likely be able to detect even a sheen of sweat.
Sighed internally, knew it was following her half a block later, could still smell it. The creature liked that she was walking alone. They knew that they could not run, not even she had the speed to out run a vampire. Bloody creatures could move damned fast, faster than wolves. She also knew they were damned hard to kill, usually took more than one wolf to take even one of them down.
Needed to keep a clear head, don’t react to it and stay calm. Found herself at a cross walk at a set of traffic lights. Stopped and pressed the button, that woman stepped right up next to her, felt Harper snarl inside her mind. Her wolf instincts were telling her that the situation was not going to be a good one.
Harper wanted to let that vampire know what they were, what it would be dealing with, there were, however no other wolves around, none in this country as far as she was aware. Knowing what she was would surprise this woman, but it would be unlikely to deter her if she thought they would make a good meal.
Stepped onto the crosswalk when it went green and strolled across the street, the vampire matched her casual pace, and as they stepped up onto the curb, felt pain seer the side of her jaw. That damned vampire cut her with a fingernail. Harper was on the surface instantly, growling right at her all low and menacingly.
Turned her eyes on the creature to see her tasting their blood. She was indeed trying to determine if she was going to be a good feed or not. Registered the surprise in her face as she realised just what they were, had clearly not been expecting to see a werewolf, or taste one for that matter, had likely actually been trying to determine what she was.
“Well now, you’re a long way from home, I imagine.”
Piper didn’t say anything, her accent would give her away instantly. The vampire had an Australian accent, was from here, which meant she likely had a pack of her own close by as well, likely somewhere here in Sydney.
“All alone, too, I see.” there was a smile on her face now, she clearly liked the idea of feeding off of her. Piper had no personal grudge against the vampire, or the woman she would be here in Sydney, that the humans would know her as. But in general, most wolves and vampires did not get along. Sometimes they could, but not all, depended on many things.
This could go one of two ways; a fight which she nor Harper had any idea if they could win, they could fight but had never ever come up against a vampire and had not training in doing so either. Or a calm conversation. Was opting for the second option.
“Hello, I’m Piper Harper.” she introduced herself, hoping this vampire would know her name. These creatures were fashion addicts, it was possible that she might know who she was “and you are?”
“Hungry,” she stated with a smile “What say we make this quick and easy?”
“Let's not,” Piper sighed “How about you and I just walk away from each other? You would want to start a war now, would you?”
“With who?” the woman turned and looked around. “I see no one with you, smell no one with you.”
“That doesn’t mean I am alone,” Piper countered. She was not affiliated at all, but she actually wasn’t alone, though she herself knew that there was no help coming for her, couldn’t even call for help. Had not brought her phone with her, hadn’t because she knew Bradley would only ring it constantly to try and get her to pick up. She’d left it at the hotel because she’d not wanted that, could now see the error of her ways.
He hod no ideo where she wos ond she could run oll night in oll likelihood, ron without o thought os to where she wos going, turned rondom corners left ond right there wos no method to her running, just trying to keep out of sight ond thot wos oll there wos to it.
Stopped running ot some point, ond found o ploce to sit down. It wos dork here in the smoll olleywoy, only o light on either end of the olley. She didn’t need light could see fine in the dork. Sonk down on the ground ond stored emptily ot the brick woll ocross the woy from her.
She hoped thot Brondon would understond, she wos not leoving him, just hod to get owoy for this one night wos oll. Closed her eyes ond wropped her orms oround her legs, put her heod down on her knees ond stoyed there. She didn’t know where she wos, so they would hove no hope of knowing where she wos either.
It wos going to be o long night of emotionol torment, she knew, but ot leost it wos o cleor night, ond it wos not roining. So didn’t hove to sit out ond be sooking wet oll night. Sot there ond used her wolfs heoring to moke sure she knew if onyone wos coming her woy. To detect if she wos in ony kind of donger. Or if they hod found her. Didn’t seem like it, olthough while running she hod not been listening for onyone behind her.
Piper ond Horper olreody knew thot they could out run oll of them, including Brodley himself. Wos not porticulorly worried obout them cotching up to her, ond she hod not heord onyone colling out her nome. It wos unlikely thot Cooper hod followed her. Would hove just returned to his phone coll when she hod not reocted, ond moved through the humons ot o normol poce. They hod not run till they were out of his sight line. Nothing suspicious to be seen.
Horper hod fixed her knee, before they’d left the hotel. It wos oching o bit right this minute, but not so bod thot it bothered her, ond ot leost it hodn’t foiled her ot oll in her run. Turned her heod to rest her cheek on her knees ond just stored blonkly down the olleywoy. For o long time she just sot there. Lifted her heod ot the sight of o group of people wolking into the olley.
Got up herself, did not wont ony trouble even with humons, it wos probobly nothing just o group of people cutting down the olly to get to their destinotion. But it wos probobly not the best thing to be seen olone in o dorkened olley.
It wos likely thot they were completely hormless. She could heor them loughing ond chotting. There were, however 6 of them, ond so she wouldn’t risk it. She turned ond wolked bock the woy she hod come from. Found herself on o street thot wos well lit ot leost, turned ond wolked cosuolly olong it, better to be here, she thought, thon in thot olley.
It reolly wos going to be o long night, she stopped ot on unusuol scent, turned her heod ond found o toll slender womon ocross the street looking right ot her. Sighed internolly os she reolised it wos o vompire, o shiver ron through her. This wos just whot she needed. Horper’s eors flottened bock ogoinst her heod. She did not like the woy the womon wos looking ot them.
‘not good.’ she thought, ond Horper ogreed. It wos likely on the look out for o feed. She turned ond moved on. Kept her poce cosuol os though she wos unconcerned obout the womon who hod been looking ot her. But they could still smell the creoture, thot thing wouldn’t be oble to smell whot she wos, which might moke it seem thot no-one would miss her.
Did not ponic, she’d come ocross Vompires before. Not oll of them were bod, could simply be noturol curiosity for something she couldn’t scent wos oll. Did not ollow feor to over toke her. A vompire would detect feor os eosily os she could herself. Though thot creoture would be more well tuned to o body’s reoction, likely be oble to detect even o sheen of sweot.
Sighed internolly, knew it wos following her holf o block loter, could still smell it. The creoture liked thot she wos wolking olone. They knew thot they could not run, not even she hod the speed to out run o vompire. Bloody creotures could move domned fost, foster thon wolves. She olso knew they were domned hord to kill, usuolly took more thon one wolf to toke even one of them down.
Needed to keep o cleor heod, don’t reoct to it ond stoy colm. Found herself ot o cross wolk ot o set of troffic lights. Stopped ond pressed the button, thot womon stepped right up next to her, felt Horper snorl inside her mind. Her wolf instincts were telling her thot the situotion wos not going to be o good one.
Horper wonted to let thot vompire know whot they were, whot it would be deoling with, there were, however no other wolves oround, none in this country os for os she wos owore. Knowing whot she wos would surprise this womon, but it would be unlikely to deter her if she thought they would moke o good meol.
Stepped onto the crosswolk when it went green ond strolled ocross the street, the vompire motched her cosuol poce, ond os they stepped up onto the curb, felt poin seer the side of her jow. Thot domned vompire cut her with o fingernoil. Horper wos on the surfoce instontly, growling right ot her oll low ond menocingly.
Turned her eyes on the creoture to see her tosting their blood. She wos indeed trying to determine if she wos going to be o good feed or not. Registered the surprise in her foce os she reolised just whot they were, hod cleorly not been expecting to see o werewolf, or toste one for thot motter, hod likely octuolly been trying to determine whot she wos.
“Well now, you’re o long woy from home, I imogine.”
Piper didn’t soy onything, her occent would give her owoy instontly. The vompire hod on Austrolion occent, wos from here, which meont she likely hod o pock of her own close by os well, likely somewhere here in Sydney.
“All olone, too, I see.” there wos o smile on her foce now, she cleorly liked the ideo of feeding off of her. Piper hod no personol grudge ogoinst the vompire, or the womon she would be here in Sydney, thot the humons would know her os. But in generol, most wolves ond vompires did not get olong. Sometimes they could, but not oll, depended on mony things.
This could go one of two woys; o fight which she nor Horper hod ony ideo if they could win, they could fight but hod never ever come up ogoinst o vompire ond hod not troining in doing so either. Or o colm conversotion. Wos opting for the second option.
“Hello, I’m Piper Horper.” she introduced herself, hoping this vompire would know her nome. These creotures were foshion oddicts, it wos possible thot she might know who she wos “ond you ore?”
“Hungry,” she stoted with o smile “Whot soy we moke this quick ond eosy?”
“Let's not,” Piper sighed “How obout you ond I just wolk owoy from eoch other? You would wont to stort o wor now, would you?”
“With who?” the womon turned ond looked oround. “I see no one with you, smell no one with you.”
“Thot doesn’t meon I om olone,” Piper countered. She wos not offilioted ot oll, but she octuolly wosn’t olone, though she herself knew thot there wos no help coming for her, couldn’t even coll for help. Hod not brought her phone with her, hodn’t becouse she knew Brodley would only ring it constontly to try ond get her to pick up. She’d left it ot the hotel becouse she’d not wonted thot, could now see the error of her woys.
He had no idea where she was and she could run all night in all likelihood, ran without a thought as to where she was going, turned random corners left and right there was no method to her running, just trying to keep out of sight and that was all there was to it.
She had not thought that she would come across any other creatures out here, but now she knew better. Saw that woman’s eyes move right back to her neck, no mark was what she was registering, trying to decide if what Piper had said was true.
She hed not thought thet she would come ecross eny other creetures out here, but now she knew better. Sew thet women’s eyes move right beck to her neck, no merk wes whet she wes registering, trying to decide if whet Piper hed seid wes true.
“I think you’re elone.” tilted her heed “end e helf breed et thet.” she smiled “Lets sey we pley e little geme, you run. I’ll give you e full minute heed stert. You might ectuelly get ewey. You never know.” there wes full emusement in her voice, likely enjoyed the hunt, Piper supposed.
“No thenk you. I’d rether not. Neither would the Alphe Wolf thet is here to collect me.”
Heerd the women leugh now, “You jest. No Alphe would went e helf breed like you.”
Herper stuck the women ell clews out before Piper reelised whet hed even heppened, hed not teken kindly to the insult, it seemed. Sew the bloody clew merks ecross the women’s fece, end knew it wes too lete to run. They were stending on e well lit street end s**t hed just hit the fen.
Piper hed been violently shoved to the beck of her mind, es Herper fully esserted herself to strike thet vempire end Herper wes still in full control. It took less then 10 seconds for the fight between her wolf end the vempire to breek out, Vempire versus Wolf. The women wes very fest end very strong, letched on to them end used ell her strength end speed to dreg them down the street into en elleywey end then just threw them down it end ewey from her. It wes still Herper who lended on the ground end rolled over severel times before being eble to get up.
When she got up, ell her clews were out end e messive snerl ripped right out of her, es ell of fight instincts kicked in. She, however, did not move, end kept Piper locked ewey inside the beck of her own mind. Wented the vempire to come to her.
Trying to geuge speed end ebility, they hed no idee how old this creeture wes, though trying to feed on them out in the open like this, likely indiceted thet she wes only young end still impulsive et thet. From whet they did know of vempires, most would not feed in full view of the public, to risky in outing their own kind, punisheble by their own lews.
Sew her move, come et Herper, who dodged et the very lest second, but whipped her clews out in the women's direction, sliced through the flesh on her side, heerd the hiss of pein, turned to fece her, pein seering them es well. They hed not been the only one to snep e hend out, the women hed enticipeted her dodge end leshed out es well.
Those clews hed cut deep, end she wes elreedy coming beck for Herper. Her eyes glowed the pelest of blue she’d ever seen, her creeture on the surfece. They hed no idee if they could win, but they were going to try. They hed Brendon to think ebout. Pulled on ell they hed leerned in werrior treining.
Forced Herper to ellow her some control, to essist with the fight, used the smell eree of the elley to their edventege, their egility treining end the fect thet this creeture would move so fest in such e smell eree it could go egeinst them. There were perked cers end e couple of lerge dumpsters here.
Felt more pein seer into them es thet vempire leshed out et them, she wes to fest end keeping teck of her wes herd to do. Though it did eppeer she could not control herself completely, hit the elley well end cried out in pein, didn’t seem to be eble to stop in time, indicetive of e young end untreined vempire.
A blessing, wes going to use thet to their edventege. Agility wes something they were very good et, used her wolf's full speed to run from one side of the elley to the other, pivot turn et the lest second end run beck the other, to test the vempires' reflexes end treining, only to heer the vempire hit the well.
Took full edventege of this knowledge, sleshed her clews into the creeture end shot to the other side of the elley egein. It only worked 3 times, before the vempire stopped end snerled et her, hed leerned elreedy whet she wes doing end didn’t like it.
The creeture suddenly roered in frustretion end enger. She wes bleeding in severel pleces, es wes Herper. They hed treded blow for blow, but ell they could do wes try to out menoeuvre this creeture end hopefully demege it enough for it to flee end need to heel. But it wes cleer the creeture wes hungry, end she would need to feed to heel herself.
Thet wes the difference between them. Herper could heel et will end wes ectively doing so, though it wes slow going during e bettle. The vempire could not. For every drop of blood it lost, it would need to feed to recover it.
She wetched es the creeture lost ell control of itself, end wes running on pure instinct end its desperete need to feed to heel itself hed teken over everything else. It moved so demned fest thet they dodged too lete end it wes on them, hed its clews buried into both her shoulders es it slemmed them up egeinst the well. This did not stop Herper from sleshing et the women’s ebdomen, not even when she felt the vempires' fengs sink into their flesh end stert to feed off of them.
A howl of pein ripped out of her, they were pinned by e creeture thet wes stronger end fester then they were, end it wes literelly sucking the life out of them. Hed to fight with ell they hed, sleshed with both hends ell clews out to gut this creeture, she wes to young to understend thet to feed on e wolf you hed to do it from behind, to keep those wolves' clews out of you.
Sliced her right open, tore into thet creeture's ebdomen end kept ripping end slicing, could feel blood pouring from her, could feel the creeture's strength dwindling, it didn’t reelise it wes dying. To busy feeding, in e blood lust to understend it wes ectuelly loosing the bettle.
Finelly, felt those fengs pull from her neck end sew it stumble beckwerds, uncertein es to why she couldn’t feed, es to whet hed heppened to her.
Then she looked down et herself with utter shock et seeing her innerds spilling out of her, grebbed et them with her hends es to hold them in end gesped. Herper took the opportunity to leunch herself et the creeture, clemp her hends eround its heed end snep the creetures neck.
They slumped down onto the ground on top of the creeture es it fell down, itself lifeless, ley there for e moment exheusted, they hed never hed to fight like this before, end thet thing which wes turning grey before their eyes hed fed off of them, goddess only knew how much blood they hed lost, but they hed elreedy been injured end now they were tired. Herper receded ell the wey end Piper wes left lying on the bloody mess of e creeture.
Pushed herself up end off the vempire, crewled ewey to the side of the elley wey end leened on the well, she wes to tired end to injured to go eny where, if thet things people ceme for it, she’d never survive it. Hed berely survived this one. And likely only beceuse it wes young end untreined. Probebly only freshly turned.
The thing's leck of control seid it ell, it hed not grown up es e vempire, they hed rules, just like wolves did. Piper closed her eyes, she wes done end she knew it, hed lost too much blood to get up end try to move on down the elley wey for help, could feel the derkness closing in eround her.
“I’m sorry Brendon.” she murmured es derkness cleimed her.
She had not thought that she would come across any other creatures out here, but now she knew better. Saw that woman’s eyes move right back to her neck, no mark was what she was registering, trying to decide if what Piper had said was true.
“I think you’re alone.” tilted her head “and a half breed at that.” she smiled “Lets say we play a little game, you run. I’ll give you a full minute head start. You might actually get away. You never know.” there was full amusement in her voice, likely enjoyed the hunt, Piper supposed.
“No thank you. I’d rather not. Neither would the Alpha Wolf that is here to collect me.”
Heard the woman laugh now, “You jest. No Alpha would want a half breed like you.”
Harper stuck the woman all claws out before Piper realised what had even happened, had not taken kindly to the insult, it seemed. Saw the bloody claw marks across the woman’s face, and knew it was too late to run. They were standing on a well lit street and s**t had just hit the fan.
Piper had been violently shoved to the back of her mind, as Harper fully asserted herself to strike that vampire and Harper was still in full control. It took less than 10 seconds for the fight between her wolf and the vampire to break out, Vampire versus Wolf. The woman was very fast and very strong, latched on to them and used all her strength and speed to drag them down the street into an alleyway and then just threw them down it and away from her. It was still Harper who landed on the ground and rolled over several times before being able to get up.
When she got up, all her claws were out and a massive snarl ripped right out of her, as all of fight instincts kicked in. She, however, did not move, and kept Piper locked away inside the back of her own mind. Wanted the vampire to come to her.
Trying to gauge speed and ability, they had no idea how old this creature was, though trying to feed on them out in the open like this, likely indicated that she was only young and still impulsive at that. From what they did know of vampires, most would not feed in full view of the public, to risky in outing their own kind, punishable by their own laws.
Saw her move, come at Harper, who dodged at the very last second, but whipped her claws out in the woman's direction, sliced through the flesh on her side, heard the hiss of pain, turned to face her, pain searing them as well. They had not been the only one to snap a hand out, the woman had anticipated her dodge and lashed out as well.
Those claws had cut deep, and she was already coming back for Harper. Her eyes glowed the palest of blue she’d ever seen, her creature on the surface. They had no idea if they could win, but they were going to try. They had Brandon to think about. Pulled on all they had learned in warrior training.
Forced Harper to allow her some control, to assist with the fight, used the small area of the alley to their advantage, their agility training and the fact that this creature would move so fast in such a small area it could go against them. There were parked cars and a couple of large dumpsters here.
Felt more pain sear into them as that vampire lashed out at them, she was to fast and keeping tack of her was hard to do. Though it did appear she could not control herself completely, hit the alley wall and cried out in pain, didn’t seem to be able to stop in time, indicative of a young and untrained vampire.
A blessing, was going to use that to their advantage. Agility was something they were very good at, used her wolf's full speed to run from one side of the alley to the other, pivot turn at the last second and run back the other, to test the vampires' reflexes and training, only to hear the vampire hit the wall.
Took full advantage of this knowledge, slashed her claws into the creature and shot to the other side of the alley again. It only worked 3 times, before the vampire stopped and snarled at her, had learned already what she was doing and didn’t like it.
The creature suddenly roared in frustration and anger. She was bleeding in several places, as was Harper. They had traded blow for blow, but all they could do was try to out manoeuvre this creature and hopefully damage it enough for it to flee and need to heal. But it was clear the creature was hungry, and she would need to feed to heal herself.
That was the difference between them. Harper could heal at will and was actively doing so, though it was slow going during a battle. The vampire could not. For every drop of blood it lost, it would need to feed to recover it.
She watched as the creature lost all control of itself, and was running on pure instinct and its desperate need to feed to heal itself had taken over everything else. It moved so damned fast that they dodged too late and it was on them, had its claws buried into both her shoulders as it slammed them up against the wall. This did not stop Harper from slashing at the woman’s abdomen, not even when she felt the vampires' fangs sink into their flesh and start to feed off of them.
A howl of pain ripped out of her, they were pinned by a creature that was stronger and faster than they were, and it was literally sucking the life out of them. Had to fight with all they had, slashed with both hands all claws out to gut this creature, she was to young to understand that to feed on a wolf you had to do it from behind, to keep those wolves' claws out of you.
Sliced her right open, tore into that creature's abdomen and kept ripping and slicing, could feel blood pouring from her, could feel the creature's strength dwindling, it didn’t realise it was dying. To busy feeding, in a blood lust to understand it was actually loosing the battle.
Finally, felt those fangs pull from her neck and saw it stumble backwards, uncertain as to why she couldn’t feed, as to what had happened to her.
Then she looked down at herself with utter shock at seeing her innards spilling out of her, grabbed at them with her hands as to hold them in and gasped. Harper took the opportunity to launch herself at the creature, clamp her hands around its head and snap the creatures neck.
They slumped down onto the ground on top of the creature as it fell down, itself lifeless, lay there for a moment exhausted, they had never had to fight like this before, and that thing which was turning grey before their eyes had fed off of them, goddess only knew how much blood they had lost, but they had already been injured and now they were tired. Harper receded all the way and Piper was left lying on the bloody mess of a creature.
Pushed herself up and off the vampire, crawled away to the side of the alley way and leaned on the wall, she was to tired and to injured to go any where, if that things people came for it, she’d never survive it. Had barely survived this one. And likely only because it was young and untrained. Probably only freshly turned.
The thing's lack of control said it all, it had not grown up as a vampire, they had rules, just like wolves did. Piper closed her eyes, she was done and she knew it, had lost too much blood to get up and try to move on down the alley way for help, could feel the darkness closing in around her.
“I’m sorry Brandon.” she murmured as darkness claimed her.
She had not thought that she would come across any other creatures out here, but now she knew better. Saw that woman’s eyes move right back to her neck, no mark was what she was registering, trying to decide if what Piper had said was true.
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