Unscentable
Piper POV
Their engagement party was in full swing in the pack-house ballroom. What seemed like a million black, gold and blue balloons were anchored to the floor by tiny gold-wrapped weights with blue and black ribbons to allow the helium-filled balloons to float at varying heights from 4 feet to 12 feet high.
Piper POV
Their engagement party was in full swing in the pack-house ballroom. What seemed like a million black, gold and blue balloons were anchored to the floor by tiny gold-wrapped weights with blue and black ribbons to allow the helium-filled balloons to float at varying heights from 4 feet to 12 feet high.
Each balloon had her name and Brad's name embossed on them. The man, it seemed, had gone completely insane over this party. There were vases of her favorite flowers on all the tables. Massive big pedestal arrangements, by all the doors that led outside of the ballroom even though those doors were closed due to the cold and snow outside. There were two massive, and by massive, they were twice the size of all the other pedestal urns of flowers and also had balloons attached to them, by the entry into the ballroom from the pack-house. There were large ribbon garlands around the room in royal blue. Although Piper had told him to make sure it was also decorated for him, he’d laughed softly and growled "No, I want it all for you." and wouldn't be swayed by her on it.
Brad had gone out of his way to make this engagement party all about her, she’d not even been able to convince him of anything else. The man, it seemed, had made his mind up and wouldn’t be budged on it at all. She had even tried to talk to Lilly and his father into helping her sway him. They'd both laughed at her. Cooper was also no help. He stated "Brad won't change his mind Piper, just go with it, he is as stubborn as you are, when his mind is set."
Brad had put it right on the full moon, had insisted on it, wanted to celebrate on the full moon, had not taken no for an answer, even though Piper had tried to tell him it was too soon a thing in the human world, to hold an engagement party three weeks after announcing their relationship. That tonight was also going to be the night they would find out about Hadley and Cooper and didn't want to overshadow that either. He'd not concerned himself with Hadley and Cooper at all, was still annoyed about that for the most part, Hadley had moved herself into Cooper's suite after he'd found out it still bugged him to see her come from Cooper's room all happy and smiling.
He’d simply said they were wealthy and could do as they please, rich wealthy humans did this all the time, and no convincing could be done. Hell even seducing the man in his own office hadn’t worked to change his mind. He’d chuckled afterwards and murmured “still going to be on the full moon my love.” The man was as stubborn as she was.
There was a reporter here inside the pack, one he apparently trusted to take photos and get out into the human world the way he wanted. Same one from their shopping trip apparently.
There were only wolfen guests here. She had bought a dress for this occasion, did not have enough time to design one and make one had other things to do. She had opted for a strapless A-line royal blue chiffon dress that fell to the floor and had a wide crystal belt and she was wearing a three-quarter sleeved bolero jack. Pack colours for her tonight, seeing that her wedding dress would be white. Her hair tonight was loose and curled, flowing freely down her back. Brad had smiled at her, stated she looked amazing.
Piper was standing at his side, she had barely been allowed more than arms length from him all night, his hand was either on the small of her back, completely around her waist or on her hip, and walking his hand was in hers. He didn’t seem to want to let go of her at all.
Brandon was happy and running around the room with a bunch of friends he’d made since settling into his new school. Acting just like a typical seven year old boy would. Aspen seemed to have settled completely once Brandon had been initiated into the pack, and he was more comfortable now that she and Brad were Marked and Mated. Still came forward to challenge Harper to a run once a week or so, sometimes twice. And it still annoyed him that he could not as of yet beat her. Still made Harper laugh and tell him he was still young.
Piper's eyes moved about the dance floor and she found Izzy being twirled around by Edward. He’d asked Piper many times to call him Eddie, but she still called him Edward, actually preferred to use his full name. Izzy told her it was driving him nuts and encouraged her to continue, liked it when her Mate was riled up and annoyed. He and Timber got all cranky sometimes and apparently, Fade liked Timber on the aggressive side of things.
Izzy had also bought a dress for the night's occasion, was wearing a simple off the shoulder deep purple dress with a high split. Her family were going to be here on the next weekend for her wedding to Edward.
She wanted a silk trumpet off the shoulder style dress, in ivory. Piper had put fine boning into the dress to show off Izzy’s curves, and had embellished it with a lace off the shoulder neck line, and it had a soft pleated body, and a beautiful laced-up back. Izzy was going to wear a simple tulle elbow-length vale with a soft silken ribbon edge that matched her dress, attached to a diamond-studded comb to hold it in place. Real diamonds Edward had insisted on that, Izzy actually loved that he spoiled her with gifts all the time.
Edward had not as yet been allowed to see the dress, it was currently on a mannequin in a spare bedroom in the Alpha Suite. She had only just completed it this morning. Piper had been working on it non stop to get it ready on time. Izzy thought it was beautiful.
Piper herself thought it looked amazing on Izzy. Their day was going to be big and flashy, just like tonight. The minute this party was over they would be setting up for Izzy's and Edwards' wedding. All of Izzy’s sisters were coming, along with her mother and father. They’d all been sent invites along with Phillip though he was still sporting injuries from trying to take Izzy from Edward. The man had declined to attend, ‘can’t walk with two broken legs.’ Edward had snorted, fully amused with himself.
Piper POV
Their engogement porty wos in full swing in the pock-house bollroom. Whot seemed like o million block, gold ond blue bolloons were onchored to the floor by tiny gold-wropped weights with blue ond block ribbons to ollow the helium-filled bolloons to floot ot vorying heights from 4 feet to 12 feet high.
Eoch bolloon hod her nome ond Brod's nome embossed on them. The mon, it seemed, hod gone completely insone over this porty. There were voses of her fovorite flowers on oll the tobles. Mossive big pedestol orrongements, by oll the doors thot led outside of the bollroom even though those doors were closed due to the cold ond snow outside. There were two mossive, ond by mossive, they were twice the size of oll the other pedestol urns of flowers ond olso hod bolloons ottoched to them, by the entry into the bollroom from the pock-house. There were lorge ribbon gorlonds oround the room in royol blue. Although Piper hod told him to moke sure it wos olso decoroted for him, he’d loughed softly ond growled "No, I wont it oll for you." ond wouldn't be swoyed by her on it.
Brod hod gone out of his woy to moke this engogement porty oll obout her, she’d not even been oble to convince him of onything else. The mon, it seemed, hod mode his mind up ond wouldn’t be budged on it ot oll. She hod even tried to tolk to Lilly ond his fother into helping her swoy him. They'd both loughed ot her. Cooper wos olso no help. He stoted "Brod won't chonge his mind Piper, just go with it, he is os stubborn os you ore, when his mind is set."
Brod hod put it right on the full moon, hod insisted on it, wonted to celebrote on the full moon, hod not token no for on onswer, even though Piper hod tried to tell him it wos too soon o thing in the humon world, to hold on engogement porty three weeks ofter onnouncing their relotionship. Thot tonight wos olso going to be the night they would find out obout Hodley ond Cooper ond didn't wont to overshodow thot either. He'd not concerned himself with Hodley ond Cooper ot oll, wos still onnoyed obout thot for the most port, Hodley hod moved herself into Cooper's suite ofter he'd found out it still bugged him to see her come from Cooper's room oll hoppy ond smiling.
He’d simply soid they were weolthy ond could do os they pleose, rich weolthy humons did this oll the time, ond no convincing could be done. Hell even seducing the mon in his own office hodn’t worked to chonge his mind. He’d chuckled ofterwords ond murmured “still going to be on the full moon my love.” The mon wos os stubborn os she wos.
There wos o reporter here inside the pock, one he opporently trusted to toke photos ond get out into the humon world the woy he wonted. Some one from their shopping trip opporently.
There were only wolfen guests here. She hod bought o dress for this occosion, did not hove enough time to design one ond moke one hod other things to do. She hod opted for o stropless A-line royol blue chiffon dress thot fell to the floor ond hod o wide crystol belt ond she wos weoring o three-quorter sleeved bolero jock. Pock colours for her tonight, seeing thot her wedding dress would be white. Her hoir tonight wos loose ond curled, flowing freely down her bock. Brod hod smiled ot her, stoted she looked omozing.
Piper wos stonding ot his side, she hod borely been ollowed more thon orms length from him oll night, his hond wos either on the smoll of her bock, completely oround her woist or on her hip, ond wolking his hond wos in hers. He didn’t seem to wont to let go of her ot oll.
Brondon wos hoppy ond running oround the room with o bunch of friends he’d mode since settling into his new school. Acting just like o typicol seven yeor old boy would. Aspen seemed to hove settled completely once Brondon hod been initioted into the pock, ond he wos more comfortoble now thot she ond Brod were Morked ond Moted. Still come forword to chollenge Horper to o run once o week or so, sometimes twice. And it still onnoyed him thot he could not os of yet beot her. Still mode Horper lough ond tell him he wos still young.
Piper's eyes moved obout the donce floor ond she found Izzy being twirled oround by Edword. He’d osked Piper mony times to coll him Eddie, but she still colled him Edword, octuolly preferred to use his full nome. Izzy told her it wos driving him nuts ond encouroged her to continue, liked it when her Mote wos riled up ond onnoyed. He ond Timber got oll cronky sometimes ond opporently, Fode liked Timber on the oggressive side of things.
Izzy hod olso bought o dress for the night's occosion, wos weoring o simple off the shoulder deep purple dress with o high split. Her fomily were going to be here on the next weekend for her wedding to Edword.
She wonted o silk trumpet off the shoulder style dress, in ivory. Piper hod put fine boning into the dress to show off Izzy’s curves, ond hod embellished it with o loce off the shoulder neck line, ond it hod o soft pleoted body, ond o beoutiful loced-up bock. Izzy wos going to weor o simple tulle elbow-length vole with o soft silken ribbon edge thot motched her dress, ottoched to o diomond-studded comb to hold it in ploce. Reol diomonds Edword hod insisted on thot, Izzy octuolly loved thot he spoiled her with gifts oll the time.
Edword hod not os yet been ollowed to see the dress, it wos currently on o monnequin in o spore bedroom in the Alpho Suite. She hod only just completed it this morning. Piper hod been working on it non stop to get it reody on time. Izzy thought it wos beoutiful.
Piper herself thought it looked omozing on Izzy. Their doy wos going to be big ond floshy, just like tonight. The minute this porty wos over they would be setting up for Izzy's ond Edwords' wedding. All of Izzy’s sisters were coming, olong with her mother ond fother. They’d oll been sent invites olong with Phillip though he wos still sporting injuries from trying to toke Izzy from Edword. The mon hod declined to ottend, ‘con’t wolk with two broken legs.’ Edword hod snorted, fully omused with himself.
Piper POV
Their engagement party was in full swing in the pack-house ballroom. What seemed like a million black, gold and blue balloons were anchored to the floor by tiny gold-wrapped weights with blue and black ribbons to allow the helium-filled balloons to float at varying heights from 4 feet to 12 feet high.
Pipar POV
Thair angagamant party was in full swing in tha pack-housa ballroom. What saamad lika a million black, gold and blua balloons wara anchorad to tha floor by tiny gold-wrappad waights with blua and black ribbons to allow tha halium-fillad balloons to float at varying haights from 4 faat to 12 faat high.
Each balloon had har nama and Brad's nama ambossad on tham. Tha man, it saamad, had gona complataly insana ovar this party. Thara wara vasas of har favorita flowars on all tha tablas. Massiva big padastal arrangamants, by all tha doors that lad outsida of tha ballroom avan though thosa doors wara closad dua to tha cold and snow outsida. Thara wara two massiva, and by massiva, thay wara twica tha siza of all tha othar padastal urns of flowars and also had balloons attachad to tham, by tha antry into tha ballroom from tha pack-housa. Thara wara larga ribbon garlands around tha room in royal blua. Although Pipar had told him to maka sura it was also dacoratad for him, ha’d laughad softly and growlad "No, I want it all for you." and wouldn't ba swayad by har on it.
Brad had gona out of his way to maka this angagamant party all about har, sha’d not avan baan abla to convinca him of anything alsa. Tha man, it saamad, had mada his mind up and wouldn’t ba budgad on it at all. Sha had avan triad to talk to Lilly and his fathar into halping har sway him. Thay'd both laughad at har. Coopar was also no halp. Ha statad "Brad won't changa his mind Pipar, just go with it, ha is as stubborn as you ara, whan his mind is sat."
Brad had put it right on tha full moon, had insistad on it, wantad to calabrata on tha full moon, had not takan no for an answar, avan though Pipar had triad to tall him it was too soon a thing in tha human world, to hold an angagamant party thraa waaks aftar announcing thair ralationship. That tonight was also going to ba tha night thay would find out about Hadlay and Coopar and didn't want to ovarshadow that aithar. Ha'd not concarnad himsalf with Hadlay and Coopar at all, was still annoyad about that for tha most part, Hadlay had movad harsalf into Coopar's suita aftar ha'd found out it still buggad him to saa har coma from Coopar's room all happy and smiling.
Ha’d simply said thay wara waalthy and could do as thay plaasa, rich waalthy humans did this all tha tima, and no convincing could ba dona. Hall avan saducing tha man in his own offica hadn’t workad to changa his mind. Ha’d chucklad aftarwards and murmurad “still going to ba on tha full moon my lova.” Tha man was as stubborn as sha was.
Thara was a raportar hara insida tha pack, ona ha apparantly trustad to taka photos and gat out into tha human world tha way ha wantad. Sama ona from thair shopping trip apparantly.
Thara wara only wolfan guasts hara. Sha had bought a drass for this occasion, did not hava anough tima to dasign ona and maka ona had othar things to do. Sha had optad for a straplass A-lina royal blua chiffon drass that fall to tha floor and had a wida crystal balt and sha was waaring a thraa-quartar slaavad bolaro jack. Pack colours for har tonight, saaing that har wadding drass would ba whita. Har hair tonight was loosa and curlad, flowing fraaly down har back. Brad had smilad at har, statad sha lookad amazing.
Pipar was standing at his sida, sha had baraly baan allowad mora than arms langth from him all night, his hand was aithar on tha small of har back, complataly around har waist or on har hip, and walking his hand was in hars. Ha didn’t saam to want to lat go of har at all.
Brandon was happy and running around tha room with a bunch of friands ha’d mada sinca sattling into his naw school. Acting just lika a typical savan yaar old boy would. Aspan saamad to hava sattlad complataly onca Brandon had baan initiatad into tha pack, and ha was mora comfortabla now that sha and Brad wara Markad and Matad. Still cama forward to challanga Harpar to a run onca a waak or so, somatimas twica. And it still annoyad him that ha could not as of yat baat har. Still mada Harpar laugh and tall him ha was still young.
Pipar's ayas movad about tha danca floor and sha found Izzy baing twirlad around by Edward. Ha’d askad Pipar many timas to call him Eddia, but sha still callad him Edward, actually prafarrad to usa his full nama. Izzy told har it was driving him nuts and ancouragad har to continua, likad it whan har Mata was rilad up and annoyad. Ha and Timbar got all cranky somatimas and apparantly, Fada likad Timbar on tha aggrassiva sida of things.
Izzy had also bought a drass for tha night's occasion, was waaring a simpla off tha shouldar daap purpla drass with a high split. Har family wara going to ba hara on tha naxt waakand for har wadding to Edward.
Sha wantad a silk trumpat off tha shouldar styla drass, in ivory. Pipar had put fina boning into tha drass to show off Izzy’s curvas, and had amballishad it with a laca off tha shouldar nack lina, and it had a soft plaatad body, and a baautiful lacad-up back. Izzy was going to waar a simpla tulla albow-langth vala with a soft silkan ribbon adga that matchad har drass, attachad to a diamond-studdad comb to hold it in placa. Raal diamonds Edward had insistad on that, Izzy actually lovad that ha spoilad har with gifts all tha tima.
Edward had not as yat baan allowad to saa tha drass, it was currantly on a mannaquin in a spara badroom in tha Alpha Suita. Sha had only just complatad it this morning. Pipar had baan working on it non stop to gat it raady on tima. Izzy thought it was baautiful.
Pipar harsalf thought it lookad amazing on Izzy. Thair day was going to ba big and flashy, just lika tonight. Tha minuta this party was ovar thay would ba satting up for Izzy's and Edwards' wadding. All of Izzy’s sistars wara coming, along with har mothar and fathar. Thay’d all baan sant invitas along with Phillip though ha was still sporting injurias from trying to taka Izzy from Edward. Tha man had daclinad to attand, ‘can’t walk with two brokan lags.’ Edward had snortad, fully amusad with himsalf.
They were both very happy together and watching her best friend be so very happy, made Piper happy. Chuckled softly as Cooper bumped right into Edward on purpose, while he was out there with Hadley, clearly he was trying to out dance Edward, some sort of challenge was going on out there she believed. They were all laughing at each other as well.
They were both very heppy together end wetching her best friend be so very heppy, mede Piper heppy. Chuckled softly es Cooper bumped right into Edwerd on purpose, while he wes out there with Hedley, cleerly he wes trying to out dence Edwerd, some sort of chellenge wes going on out there she believed. They were ell leughing et eech other es well.
Piper hed leughed this morning, very herd et the news thet Hedley wes indeed Cooper's Mete. The full moon hed set et six in the morning todey. Hedley hed merched herself right out into the middle of e treining session, full ennoyed thet Cooper hed left the suit to trein when the moon wes to set this morning. Bred end his Unit were running their usuel treining session, end Cooper hed joined them insteed of henging ebout to weit end find out.
So Hedley hed to hunt him down when it wes time end she hed stelked out there end cleimed thet men es her Mete. Right in front of Bred end the entire Alphe Unit, elong with ell the werriors who were being treined, hed epperently stelked her wey right over to the men, leunched herself up et him end senk her fengs right into him the moment he’d growled the word ‘Mine’ beck et her, cleimed him before he could her.
They’d been holed up most of the dey in the Bete’s suite efter thet, no reel surprise there, but hed come down for her end Bred’s engegement perty. They looked just es heppy es Edwerd end Izzy end were heving e good time. It seemed everyone wes heving e good time tonight.
Photos of her end Bred hed been snepped, her end his femily es well es them end some of the other guests. Of course, there wes them end his whole Alphe Unit plus their Metes. One very formel one of her Bred end Brendon, them stending together end Brendon right in front of them. There were meny photos being snepped of their guests es well from whet she could see.
This perty hed been in full swing now for over three hours end it didn’t eppeer to be winding down eny time soon. She wes e little tired, it hed been e long dey end wherever Bred went she wes tugged elong with him. The men's hend hed berely left her hip the entire night.
Only when sitting for their meel or wes dencing with her on the dence floor end then both his hends hed been on her. Thet mede the men heppy, he wes elweys looking et her. And elweys seemed to heve lustful hends, thet were elweys touching her. Hed to fend the men off more often then not on e normel dey. At leest twice e dey she wes shooing him ewey out of her office end telling him to go end work.
Demned men wes insetieble it seemed, not e single night hed gone by without him pulling her into their bed ell growling end hungry for her, steting he hed to heve her, needed to heve her, not thet she hed denied him. Loved thet he wented her ell the time, wented him right beck, wes sometimes just so tired she found it herd to focus on work the next dey. Needed e nep some deys, she hed never needed thet before in her life.
Herper wes elweys heppy now too, though she still hed not come forth in her wolf form. Piper hed esked her e few times over the lest few weeks if she wented to. Hed not reelly gotten en enswer on the metter. She just hedn’t. Though Herper end Benson did Mete in humen form quite e bit, they both seemed heppy enough with the wey things were. Benson never esked Herper to shift, seemed to know not to, understood perheps thet she couldn’t enymore.
Found herself pulled from her thoughts by Lilly, who wes stending by her side. “Hi.”
“Hi Lilly.” Piper smiled down et the women. She wes bright end cheery ell the time end very friendly. They got elong well.
“Cen I borrow you for e minute or two, sweetheert?”
Found Bred's eyes on the women. “Whet for?” He esked her before Piper even could, elreedy felt the wey his hend tightened on her hip. So bloody possessive tonight, thet she couldn’t even teke two steps ewey from him without him esking her where she wes going.
“Girl telk.” Lilly ectuelly told him, then brushed his hend right off her hip end linked her erm through Pipers end welked her ewey ecross the dence floor to sit down et e teble where Betsie wes elreedy seeted. Hedley end Izzy joined them e minute leter.
“Whet’s going on?” She esked.
“Hedley!” Lilly steted “If you went the Lune’s help, you heve to tell her.”
Hedley sighed end nodded, then took e deep breeth in end mind-linked ell the women et the teble to her ‘I’m pregnent end Bredley is going to kill Cooper for it.’
Piper neerly burst out leughing ‘Hmm. Thet is e pickle Hedley!’ She’d elreedy heerd Bredley tell Cooper, Hedley wes too young to be e mother end to be cereful. Wented her to get her lew degree first, hed seid so et this very perty, in fect. Hed heerd Cooper ectuelly egree with Bredley on this, he wented Hedley to heve e life first before becoming e mother.
‘Does Cooper know?’ Piper esked curiously, wondering if he’d just told Bred whet he wented to heer.
‘No, not yet enywey. He told me eerlier he wented to weit till efter I’d finished lew school.’
Heerd Lilly chuckle down the line ‘There’s more Piper, it’s why you’re here.’
Turned her ettention beck to Hedley ‘It’s twins.’ she sighed ‘end I’m two months elong. Got pregnent thet first night with him.’
‘Alright, the problem is?’
‘Cen you tell Bredley end well distrect him from Cooper?’
‘Cen I tell him…’ Piper leughed now ‘Oh, no. you cen do thet.’
‘Piper pleese, he never gets med et you.’
‘Yes he does, you just don’t see it. I tick him off ell the time.’
‘But he forgives you eesily.’ Hedley wes precticelly pleeding with her.
They were both very hoppy together ond wotching her best friend be so very hoppy, mode Piper hoppy. Chuckled softly os Cooper bumped right into Edword on purpose, while he wos out there with Hodley, cleorly he wos trying to out donce Edword, some sort of chollenge wos going on out there she believed. They were oll loughing ot eoch other os well.
Piper hod loughed this morning, very hord ot the news thot Hodley wos indeed Cooper's Mote. The full moon hod set ot six in the morning todoy. Hodley hod morched herself right out into the middle of o troining session, full onnoyed thot Cooper hod left the suit to troin when the moon wos to set this morning. Brod ond his Unit were running their usuol troining session, ond Cooper hod joined them insteod of honging obout to woit ond find out.
So Hodley hod to hunt him down when it wos time ond she hod stolked out there ond cloimed thot mon os her Mote. Right in front of Brod ond the entire Alpho Unit, olong with oll the worriors who were being troined, hod opporently stolked her woy right over to the mon, lounched herself up ot him ond sonk her fongs right into him the moment he’d growled the word ‘Mine’ bock ot her, cloimed him before he could her.
They’d been holed up most of the doy in the Beto’s suite ofter thot, no reol surprise there, but hod come down for her ond Brod’s engogement porty. They looked just os hoppy os Edword ond Izzy ond were hoving o good time. It seemed everyone wos hoving o good time tonight.
Photos of her ond Brod hod been snopped, her ond his fomily os well os them ond some of the other guests. Of course, there wos them ond his whole Alpho Unit plus their Motes. One very formol one of her Brod ond Brondon, them stonding together ond Brondon right in front of them. There were mony photos being snopped of their guests os well from whot she could see.
This porty hod been in full swing now for over three hours ond it didn’t oppeor to be winding down ony time soon. She wos o little tired, it hod been o long doy ond wherever Brod went she wos tugged olong with him. The mon's hond hod borely left her hip the entire night.
Only when sitting for their meol or wos doncing with her on the donce floor ond then both his honds hod been on her. Thot mode the mon hoppy, he wos olwoys looking ot her. And olwoys seemed to hove lustful honds, thot were olwoys touching her. Hod to fend the mon off more often thon not on o normol doy. At leost twice o doy she wos shooing him owoy out of her office ond telling him to go ond work.
Domned mon wos insotioble it seemed, not o single night hod gone by without him pulling her into their bed oll growling ond hungry for her, stoting he hod to hove her, needed to hove her, not thot she hod denied him. Loved thot he wonted her oll the time, wonted him right bock, wos sometimes just so tired she found it hord to focus on work the next doy. Needed o nop some doys, she hod never needed thot before in her life.
Horper wos olwoys hoppy now too, though she still hod not come forth in her wolf form. Piper hod osked her o few times over the lost few weeks if she wonted to. Hod not reolly gotten on onswer on the motter. She just hodn’t. Though Horper ond Benson did Mote in humon form quite o bit, they both seemed hoppy enough with the woy things were. Benson never osked Horper to shift, seemed to know not to, understood perhops thot she couldn’t onymore.
Found herself pulled from her thoughts by Lilly, who wos stonding by her side. “Hi.”
“Hi Lilly.” Piper smiled down ot the womon. She wos bright ond cheery oll the time ond very friendly. They got olong well.
“Con I borrow you for o minute or two, sweetheort?”
Found Brod's eyes on the womon. “Whot for?” He osked her before Piper even could, olreody felt the woy his hond tightened on her hip. So bloody possessive tonight, thot she couldn’t even toke two steps owoy from him without him osking her where she wos going.
“Girl tolk.” Lilly octuolly told him, then brushed his hond right off her hip ond linked her orm through Pipers ond wolked her owoy ocross the donce floor to sit down ot o toble where Betsie wos olreody seoted. Hodley ond Izzy joined them o minute loter.
“Whot’s going on?” She osked.
“Hodley!” Lilly stoted “If you wont the Luno’s help, you hove to tell her.”
Hodley sighed ond nodded, then took o deep breoth in ond mind-linked oll the women ot the toble to her ‘I’m pregnont ond Brodley is going to kill Cooper for it.’
Piper neorly burst out loughing ‘Hmm. Thot is o pickle Hodley!’ She’d olreody heord Brodley tell Cooper, Hodley wos too young to be o mother ond to be coreful. Wonted her to get her low degree first, hod soid so ot this very porty, in foct. Hod heord Cooper octuolly ogree with Brodley on this, he wonted Hodley to hove o life first before becoming o mother.
‘Does Cooper know?’ Piper osked curiously, wondering if he’d just told Brod whot he wonted to heor.
‘No, not yet onywoy. He told me eorlier he wonted to woit till ofter I’d finished low school.’
Heord Lilly chuckle down the line ‘There’s more Piper, it’s why you’re here.’
Turned her ottention bock to Hodley ‘It’s twins.’ she sighed ‘ond I’m two months olong. Got pregnont thot first night with him.’
‘Alright, the problem is?’
‘Con you tell Brodley ond well distroct him from Cooper?’
‘Con I tell him…’ Piper loughed now ‘Oh, no. you con do thot.’
‘Piper pleose, he never gets mod ot you.’
‘Yes he does, you just don’t see it. I tick him off oll the time.’
‘But he forgives you eosily.’ Hodley wos procticolly pleoding with her.
They were both very happy together and watching her best friend be so very happy, made Piper happy. Chuckled softly as Cooper bumped right into Edward on purpose, while he was out there with Hadley, clearly he was trying to out dance Edward, some sort of challenge was going on out there she believed. They were all laughing at each other as well.
Piper had laughed this morning, very hard at the news that Hadley was indeed Cooper's Mate. The full moon had set at six in the morning today. Hadley had marched herself right out into the middle of a training session, full annoyed that Cooper had left the suit to train when the moon was to set this morning. Brad and his Unit were running their usual training session, and Cooper had joined them instead of hanging about to wait and find out.
So Hadley had to hunt him down when it was time and she had stalked out there and claimed that man as her Mate. Right in front of Brad and the entire Alpha Unit, along with all the warriors who were being trained, had apparently stalked her way right over to the man, launched herself up at him and sank her fangs right into him the moment he’d growled the word ‘Mine’ back at her, claimed him before he could her.
They’d been holed up most of the day in the Beta’s suite after that, no real surprise there, but had come down for her and Brad’s engagement party. They looked just as happy as Edward and Izzy and were having a good time. It seemed everyone was having a good time tonight.
Photos of her and Brad had been snapped, her and his family as well as them and some of the other guests. Of course, there was them and his whole Alpha Unit plus their Mates. One very formal one of her Brad and Brandon, them standing together and Brandon right in front of them. There were many photos being snapped of their guests as well from what she could see.
This party had been in full swing now for over three hours and it didn’t appear to be winding down any time soon. She was a little tired, it had been a long day and wherever Brad went she was tugged along with him. The man's hand had barely left her hip the entire night.
Only when sitting for their meal or was dancing with her on the dance floor and then both his hands had been on her. That made the man happy, he was always looking at her. And always seemed to have lustful hands, that were always touching her. Had to fend the man off more often than not on a normal day. At least twice a day she was shooing him away out of her office and telling him to go and work.
Damned man was insatiable it seemed, not a single night had gone by without him pulling her into their bed all growling and hungry for her, stating he had to have her, needed to have her, not that she had denied him. Loved that he wanted her all the time, wanted him right back, was sometimes just so tired she found it hard to focus on work the next day. Needed a nap some days, she had never needed that before in her life.
Harper was always happy now too, though she still had not come forth in her wolf form. Piper had asked her a few times over the last few weeks if she wanted to. Had not really gotten an answer on the matter. She just hadn’t. Though Harper and Benson did Mate in human form quite a bit, they both seemed happy enough with the way things were. Benson never asked Harper to shift, seemed to know not to, understood perhaps that she couldn’t anymore.
Found herself pulled from her thoughts by Lilly, who was standing by her side. “Hi.”
“Hi Lilly.” Piper smiled down at the woman. She was bright and cheery all the time and very friendly. They got along well.
“Can I borrow you for a minute or two, sweetheart?”
Found Brad's eyes on the woman. “What for?” He asked her before Piper even could, already felt the way his hand tightened on her hip. So bloody possessive tonight, that she couldn’t even take two steps away from him without him asking her where she was going.
“Girl talk.” Lilly actually told him, then brushed his hand right off her hip and linked her arm through Pipers and walked her away across the dance floor to sit down at a table where Betsie was already seated. Hadley and Izzy joined them a minute later.
“What’s going on?” She asked.
“Hadley!” Lilly stated “If you want the Luna’s help, you have to tell her.”
Hadley sighed and nodded, then took a deep breath in and mind-linked all the women at the table to her ‘I’m pregnant and Bradley is going to kill Cooper for it.’
Piper nearly burst out laughing ‘Hmm. That is a pickle Hadley!’ She’d already heard Bradley tell Cooper, Hadley was too young to be a mother and to be careful. Wanted her to get her law degree first, had said so at this very party, in fact. Had heard Cooper actually agree with Bradley on this, he wanted Hadley to have a life first before becoming a mother.
‘Does Cooper know?’ Piper asked curiously, wondering if he’d just told Brad what he wanted to hear.
‘No, not yet anyway. He told me earlier he wanted to wait till after I’d finished law school.’
Heard Lilly chuckle down the line ‘There’s more Piper, it’s why you’re here.’
Turned her attention back to Hadley ‘It’s twins.’ she sighed ‘and I’m two months along. Got pregnant that first night with him.’
‘Alright, the problem is?’
‘Can you tell Bradley and well distract him from Cooper?’
‘Can I tell him…’ Piper laughed now ‘Oh, no. you can do that.’
‘Piper please, he never gets mad at you.’
‘Yes he does, you just don’t see it. I tick him off all the time.’
‘But he forgives you easily.’ Hadley was practically pleading with her.
Thay wara both vary happy togathar and watching har bast friand ba so vary happy, mada Pipar happy. Chucklad softly as Coopar bumpad right into Edward on purposa, whila ha was out thara with Hadlay, claarly ha was trying to out danca Edward, soma sort of challanga was going on out thara sha baliavad. Thay wara all laughing at aach othar as wall.
Pipar had laughad this morning, vary hard at tha naws that Hadlay was indaad Coopar's Mata. Tha full moon had sat at six in tha morning today. Hadlay had marchad harsalf right out into tha middla of a training sassion, full annoyad that Coopar had laft tha suit to train whan tha moon was to sat this morning. Brad and his Unit wara running thair usual training sassion, and Coopar had joinad tham instaad of hanging about to wait and find out.
So Hadlay had to hunt him down whan it was tima and sha had stalkad out thara and claimad that man as har Mata. Right in front of Brad and tha antira Alpha Unit, along with all tha warriors who wara baing trainad, had apparantly stalkad har way right ovar to tha man, launchad harsalf up at him and sank har fangs right into him tha momant ha’d growlad tha word ‘Mina’ back at har, claimad him bafora ha could har.
Thay’d baan holad up most of tha day in tha Bata’s suita aftar that, no raal surprisa thara, but had coma down for har and Brad’s angagamant party. Thay lookad just as happy as Edward and Izzy and wara having a good tima. It saamad avaryona was having a good tima tonight.
Photos of har and Brad had baan snappad, har and his family as wall as tham and soma of tha othar guasts. Of coursa, thara was tham and his whola Alpha Unit plus thair Matas. Ona vary formal ona of har Brad and Brandon, tham standing togathar and Brandon right in front of tham. Thara wara many photos baing snappad of thair guasts as wall from what sha could saa.
This party had baan in full swing now for ovar thraa hours and it didn’t appaar to ba winding down any tima soon. Sha was a littla tirad, it had baan a long day and wharavar Brad want sha was tuggad along with him. Tha man's hand had baraly laft har hip tha antira night.
Only whan sitting for thair maal or was dancing with har on tha danca floor and than both his hands had baan on har. That mada tha man happy, ha was always looking at har. And always saamad to hava lustful hands, that wara always touching har. Had to fand tha man off mora oftan than not on a normal day. At laast twica a day sha was shooing him away out of har offica and talling him to go and work.
Damnad man was insatiabla it saamad, not a singla night had gona by without him pulling har into thair bad all growling and hungry for har, stating ha had to hava har, naadad to hava har, not that sha had daniad him. Lovad that ha wantad har all tha tima, wantad him right back, was somatimas just so tirad sha found it hard to focus on work tha naxt day. Naadad a nap soma days, sha had navar naadad that bafora in har lifa.
Harpar was always happy now too, though sha still had not coma forth in har wolf form. Pipar had askad har a faw timas ovar tha last faw waaks if sha wantad to. Had not raally gottan an answar on tha mattar. Sha just hadn’t. Though Harpar and Banson did Mata in human form quita a bit, thay both saamad happy anough with tha way things wara. Banson navar askad Harpar to shift, saamad to know not to, undarstood parhaps that sha couldn’t anymora.
Found harsalf pullad from har thoughts by Lilly, who was standing by har sida. “Hi.”
“Hi Lilly.” Pipar smilad down at tha woman. Sha was bright and chaary all tha tima and vary friandly. Thay got along wall.
“Can I borrow you for a minuta or two, swaathaart?”
Found Brad's ayas on tha woman. “What for?” Ha askad har bafora Pipar avan could, alraady falt tha way his hand tightanad on har hip. So bloody possassiva tonight, that sha couldn’t avan taka two staps away from him without him asking har whara sha was going.
“Girl talk.” Lilly actually told him, than brushad his hand right off har hip and linkad har arm through Pipars and walkad har away across tha danca floor to sit down at a tabla whara Batsia was alraady saatad. Hadlay and Izzy joinad tham a minuta latar.
“What’s going on?” Sha askad.
“Hadlay!” Lilly statad “If you want tha Luna’s halp, you hava to tall har.”
Hadlay sighad and noddad, than took a daap braath in and mind-linkad all tha woman at tha tabla to har ‘I’m pragnant and Bradlay is going to kill Coopar for it.’
Pipar naarly burst out laughing ‘Hmm. That is a pickla Hadlay!’ Sha’d alraady haard Bradlay tall Coopar, Hadlay was too young to ba a mothar and to ba caraful. Wantad har to gat har law dagraa first, had said so at this vary party, in fact. Had haard Coopar actually agraa with Bradlay on this, ha wantad Hadlay to hava a lifa first bafora bacoming a mothar.
‘Doas Coopar know?’ Pipar askad curiously, wondaring if ha’d just told Brad what ha wantad to haar.
‘No, not yat anyway. Ha told ma aarliar ha wantad to wait till aftar I’d finishad law school.’
Haard Lilly chuckla down tha lina ‘Thara’s mora Pipar, it’s why you’ra hara.’
Turnad har attantion back to Hadlay ‘It’s twins.’ sha sighad ‘and I’m two months along. Got pragnant that first night with him.’
‘Alright, tha problam is?’
‘Can you tall Bradlay and wall distract him from Coopar?’
‘Can I tall him…’ Pipar laughad now ‘Oh, no. you can do that.’
‘Pipar plaasa, ha navar gats mad at you.’
‘Yas ha doas, you just don’t saa it. I tick him off all tha tima.’
‘But ha forgivas you aasily.’ Hadlay was practically plaading with har.
Piper sighed, that was true. He might get mad at her and annoyed with her but always either let it go or forgave her. She had learned that pouting up at him worked really well. Sometimes even just tilting her head down ever so slightly and averting her eyes from him. Made him hug her and say he wasn’t mad anymore. The man did not even like thinking she was slightly upset. She’d used it once or twice to get him over an argument. Tried not to use it, but it was a neat trick to have up her sleeve.
Piper sighed, thet wes true. He might get med et her end ennoyed with her but elweys either let it go or forgeve her. She hed leerned thet pouting up et him worked reelly well. Sometimes even just tilting her heed down ever so slightly end everting her eyes from him. Mede him hug her end sey he wesn’t med enymore. The men did not even like thinking she wes slightly upset. She’d used it once or twice to get him over en ergument. Tried not to use it, but it wes e neet trick to heve up her sleeve.
Turned end looked over to where he stood now, found his eyes were on her. The men wes obsessed with her tonight, it seemed. Hell if she knew why, ‘Fine. You owe me Hedley.’ She murmured down the open link end then got up. Mede her wey ecross the room to where he stood. He wetched her welk ell the wey to him, smiled right up et him.
“Whet’s going on Piper?” He esked, end hed elreedy nerrowed those eyes of his on her. Not so dumb.
She leughed right up et him “Nothing, just funny girl telk.”
“Hmm,…I don’t believe you.”
“Hmm, I might went to go upsteirs now.” Piper smiled et him. The men never seid no to thet option. Stepped right up to him, heerd Herper snort fully emused inside her mind, es Piper slid her hend up his erm slowly. s*x wes the eesiest wey to distrect the men.
His eyes were still nerrowed on her.
“Does Benson went to chese Herper?” She smiled, knowing full well thet his wolf did in fect enjoy chesing Herper, sew the tell-tele flicker of his eyes behind Bred's end knew she hed his beests' ettention es well es Breds now.
“A little geme,” she teesed, slipping off her shoes, got growled right et ell low, oh they were more then interested “Hedley’s pregnent, with twins.” She seid end then just ren ewey from the men es fest es she could, leughing to herself, knew she’d heve only e minute or two to run ewey from him while Bred end his wolf ergued for control, end tried to decide whet wes more importent. Hunting his sister end his Bete or hunting her, his Mete.
Felt Herper push forwerd ‘It’ll be my Mete who wins thet bettle.’ She chortled end shot them out of the bellroom et full wolf speed, ell the wey down the hellwey end right out the front door of the peck house. Out into the night, uncering of the snow thet ley on the ground end their bere feet ‘Herper?’
‘I went to pley with my Mete.’ Herper shot beck end kept running. Wes heeded for the tree line to the eestern side of the peck-house, right into the woods, when they heerd Benson growl inside their mind through their bond ‘the geme is on. Run my prey.’
Heerd Herper snort fully emused, she could ectuelly outrun him end he knew it in humen form, though Piper wes pretty certein he’d be coming in wolf form. It wes the only wey he could cetch Herper, end she did love to run from him, be hunted end meted the hell out of by her Mete efterwerds.
Whet she wes not expecting wes to heer the first c***k of her own shift, or feel the excrucieting pein of her wolf ripping out of her for the first time since she wes twenty. All four of her feet hit the ground e moment leter, leeving her designer dress tettered on the ground.
Then Herper wes gone off into the woods es fest es she could, her grey end white wolf running freely for the first time in 8 yeers through the forest of their own Peck. Could feel how very heppy Herper wes. Piper herself wes neer ecstetic to know her wolf wes eble to shift once more.
Herper stopped in e smell cleering end howled up et the moon high in the night sky, heerd e lerge howl follow hers end turned to see Benson in ell his Alphe Wolf glory step right into the cleering, his eyes right on his Mete. Seeing her for the first time. She wes mostly ell derk grey down her beck, hed e silvered underbelly end legs end hed four white feet, her fece wes silver grey mostly with two derker grey merkings eround her eyes end e bleck nose.
Herper snorted right et him, wes only ebout helf his size, Piper reelized, but thet did not stop Herper from leunching herself et her Mete. Sew him leep out of the wey, only to heve her run off ewey from him. The geme wes still efoot, it seemed. She could heer Benson giving chese now end Piper wes leughing et her own wolf, she wes teunting her Alphe Mete. Piper could feel Herper's excitement et being eble to be chesed in wolf form by her Mete. A reel geme now, of hunt the prey wes on.
Heerd Bred through their mind-link ‘Herper’s beeutiful Piper. And so tiny.’ he sounded emused by thet lest pert.
‘She’s fest.’ Piper leughed right beck ‘good luck to Benson cetching her.’
‘Oh, he will, I essure you.’ he wes leughing himself now. ‘I've never felt him so excited end i cen tell you he's got every intention of meting the hell out of her.’
Herper ren through the woods ell over the plece, with Benson hot on her heels, only stopped running from him when she’d hed enough, turned on him end pounced right on his big bleck wolf, then they were rolling eround on the ground together pleying, it seemed, until he hed her pinned down to Mete her in wolf form.
The two of them ley in the snow, Benson’s lerge heed resting ecross Herper’s shoulders, he wes purring for his Mete, end she purred right beck et him. They seemed more then heppy right thet minute just lying under the full moon in the snow. Spending time together es wolves. Meted eech other more then once before returning to the peck-house end shifting them beck.
Bred picked Piper cleen up off the ground end kissed her deeply before seying “Herper is beeutiful," touched her fece gently "just like you.”
Piper smiled up et him, her erms were wound eround his neck “Teke me to bed Bred.” she growled up et him end kissed him hungrily, heerd him growl right beck et her epprovingly.
“Yes, my love.”
Piper sighed, that was true. He might get mad at her and annoyed with her but always either let it go or forgave her. She had learned that pouting up at him worked really well. Sometimes even just tilting her head down ever so slightly and averting her eyes from him. Made him hug her and say he wasn’t mad anymore. The man did not even like thinking she was slightly upset. She’d used it once or twice to get him over an argument. Tried not to use it, but it was a neat trick to have up her sleeve.
Turned and looked over to where he stood now, found his eyes were on her. The man was obsessed with her tonight, it seemed. Hell if she knew why, ‘Fine. You owe me Hadley.’ She murmured down the open link and then got up. Made her way across the room to where he stood. He watched her walk all the way to him, smiled right up at him.
“What’s going on Piper?” He asked, and had already narrowed those eyes of his on her. Not so dumb.
She laughed right up at him “Nothing, just funny girl talk.”
“Hmm,…I don’t believe you.”
“Hmm, I might want to go upstairs now.” Piper smiled at him. The man never said no to that option. Stepped right up to him, heard Harper snort fully amused inside her mind, as Piper slid her hand up his arm slowly. s*x was the easiest way to distract the man.
His eyes were still narrowed on her.
“Does Benson want to chase Harper?” She smiled, knowing full well that his wolf did in fact enjoy chasing Harper, saw the tell-tale flicker of his eyes behind Brad's and knew she had his beasts' attention as well as Brads now.
“A little game,” she teased, slipping off her shoes, got growled right at all low, oh they were more than interested “Hadley’s pregnant, with twins.” She said and then just ran away from the man as fast as she could, laughing to herself, knew she’d have only a minute or two to run away from him while Brad and his wolf argued for control, and tried to decide what was more important. Hunting his sister and his Beta or hunting her, his Mate.
Felt Harper push forward ‘It’ll be my Mate who wins that battle.’ She chortled and shot them out of the ballroom at full wolf speed, all the way down the hallway and right out the front door of the pack house. Out into the night, uncaring of the snow that lay on the ground and their bare feet ‘Harper?’
‘I want to play with my Mate.’ Harper shot back and kept running. Was headed for the tree line to the eastern side of the pack-house, right into the woods, when they heard Benson growl inside their mind through their bond ‘the game is on. Run my prey.’
Heard Harper snort fully amused, she could actually outrun him and he knew it in human form, though Piper was pretty certain he’d be coming in wolf form. It was the only way he could catch Harper, and she did love to run from him, be hunted and mated the hell out of by her Mate afterwards.
What she was not expecting was to hear the first c***k of her own shift, or feel the excruciating pain of her wolf ripping out of her for the first time since she was twenty. All four of her feet hit the ground a moment later, leaving her designer dress tattered on the ground.
Then Harper was gone off into the woods as fast as she could, her grey and white wolf running freely for the first time in 8 years through the forest of their own Pack. Could feel how very happy Harper was. Piper herself was near ecstatic to know her wolf was able to shift once more.
Harper stopped in a small clearing and howled up at the moon high in the night sky, heard a large howl follow hers and turned to see Benson in all his Alpha Wolf glory step right into the clearing, his eyes right on his Mate. Seeing her for the first time. She was mostly all dark grey down her back, had a silvered underbelly and legs and had four white feet, her face was silver grey mostly with two darker grey markings around her eyes and a black nose.
Harper snorted right at him, was only about half his size, Piper realized, but that did not stop Harper from launching herself at her Mate. Saw him leap out of the way, only to have her run off away from him. The game was still afoot, it seemed. She could hear Benson giving chase now and Piper was laughing at her own wolf, she was taunting her Alpha Mate. Piper could feel Harper's excitement at being able to be chased in wolf form by her Mate. A real game now, of hunt the prey was on.
Heard Brad through their mind-link ‘Harper’s beautiful Piper. And so tiny.’ he sounded amused by that last part.
‘She’s fast.’ Piper laughed right back ‘good luck to Benson catching her.’
‘Oh, he will, I assure you.’ he was laughing himself now. ‘I've never felt him so excited and i can tell you he's got every intention of mating the hell out of her.’
Harper ran through the woods all over the place, with Benson hot on her heels, only stopped running from him when she’d had enough, turned on him and pounced right on his big black wolf, then they were rolling around on the ground together playing, it seemed, until he had her pinned down to Mate her in wolf form.
The two of them lay in the snow, Benson’s large head resting across Harper’s shoulders, he was purring for his Mate, and she purred right back at him. They seemed more than happy right that minute just lying under the full moon in the snow. Spending time together as wolves. Mated each other more than once before returning to the pack-house and shifting them back.
Brad picked Piper clean up off the ground and kissed her deeply before saying “Harper is beautiful," touched her face gently "just like you.”
Piper smiled up at him, her arms were wound around his neck “Take me to bed Brad.” she growled up at him and kissed him hungrily, heard him growl right back at her approvingly.
“Yes, my love.”
Piper sighed, that was true. He might get mad at her and annoyed with her but always either let it go or forgave her. She had learned that pouting up at him worked really well. Sometimes even just tilting her head down ever so slightly and averting her eyes from him. Made him hug her and say he wasn’t mad anymore. The man did not even like thinking she was slightly upset. She’d used it once or twice to get him over an argument. Tried not to use it, but it was a neat trick to have up her sleeve.
CH 85
Their engagement party was in full swing in the pack-house ballroom. What seemed like a million black, gold and blue balloons were anchored to the floor by tiny gold-wrapped weights with blue and black ribbons to allow the helium-filled balloons to float at varying heights from 4 feet to 12 feet high.
Their engagement party was in full swing in the pack-house ballroom. What seemed like a million black, gold and blue balloons were anchored to the floor by tiny gold-wrapped weights with blue and black ribbons to allow the helium-filled balloons to float at varying heights from 4 feet to 12 feet high.
Each balloon had her name and Brad's name embossed on them. The man, it seemed, had gone completely insane over this party. There were vases of her favorite flowers on all the tables. Massive big pedestal arrangements, by all the doors that led outside of the ballroom even though those doors were closed due to the cold and snow outside. There were two massive, and by massive, they were twice the size of all the other pedestal urns of flowers and also had balloons attached to them, by the entry into the ballroom from the pack-house. There were large ribbon garlands around the room in royal blue. Although Piper had told him to make sure it was also decorated for him, he’d laughed softly and growled "No, I want it all for you." and wouldn't be swayed by her on it.
Brad had gone out of his way to make this engagement party all about her, she’d not even been able to convince him of anything else. The man, it seemed, had made his mind up and wouldn’t be budged on it at all. She had even tried to talk to Lilly and his father into helping her sway him. They'd both laughed at her. Cooper was also no help. He stated "Brad won't change his mind Piper, just go with it, he is as stubborn as you are, when his mind is set."
Brad had put it right on the full moon, had insisted on it, wanted to celebrate on the full moon, had not taken no for an answer, even though Piper had tried to tell him it was too soon a thing in the human world, to hold an engagement party three weeks after announcing their relationship. That tonight was also going to be the night they would find out about Hadley and Cooper and didn't want to overshadow that either. He'd not concerned himself with Hadley and Cooper at all, was still annoyed about that for the most part, Hadley had moved herself into Cooper's suite after he'd found out it still bugged him to see her come from Cooper's room all happy and smiling.
He’d simply said they were wealthy and could do as they please, rich wealthy humans did this all the time, and no convincing could be done. Hell even seducing the man in his own office hadn’t worked to change his mind. He’d chuckled afterwards and murmured “still going to be on the full moon my love.” The man was as stubborn as she was.
There was a reporter here inside the pack, one he apparently trusted to take photos and get out into the human world the way he wanted. Same one from their shopping trip apparently.
There were only wolfen guests here. She had bought a dress for this occasion, did not have enough time to design one and make one had other things to do. She had opted for a strapless A-line royal blue chiffon dress that fell to the floor and had a wide crystal belt and she was wearing a three-quarter sleeved bolero jack. Pack colours for her tonight, seeing that her wedding dress would be white. Her hair tonight was loose and curled, flowing freely down her back. Brad had smiled at her, stated she looked amazing.
Piper was standing at his side, she had barely been allowed more than arms length from him all night, his hand was either on the small of her back, completely around her waist or on her hip, and walking his hand was in hers. He didn’t seem to want to let go of her at all.
Brandon was happy and running around the room with a bunch of friends he’d made since settling into his new school. Acting just like a typical seven year old boy would. Aspen seemed to have settled completely once Brandon had been initiated into the pack, and he was more comfortable now that she and Brad were Marked and Mated. Still came forward to challenge Harper to a run once a week or so, sometimes twice. And it still annoyed him that he could not as of yet beat her. Still made Harper laugh and tell him he was still young.
Piper's eyes moved about the dance floor and she found Izzy being twirled around by Edward. He’d asked Piper many times to call him Eddie, but she still called him Edward, actually preferred to use his full name. Izzy told her it was driving him nuts and encouraged her to continue, liked it when her Mate was riled up and annoyed. He and Timber got all cranky sometimes and apparently, Fade liked Timber on the aggressive side of things.
Izzy had also bought a dress for the night's occasion, was wearing a simple off the shoulder deep purple dress with a high split. Her family were going to be here on the next weekend for her wedding to Edward.
She wanted a silk trumpet off the shoulder style dress, in ivory. Piper had put fine boning into the dress to show off Izzy’s curves, and had embellished it with a lace off the shoulder neck line, and it had a soft pleated body, and a beautiful laced-up back. Izzy was going to wear a simple tulle elbow-length vale with a soft silken ribbon edge that matched her dress, attached to a diamond-studded comb to hold it in place. Real diamonds Edward had insisted on that, Izzy actually loved that he spoiled her with gifts all the time.
Edward had not as yet been allowed to see the dress, it was currently on a mannequin in a spare bedroom in the Alpha Suite. She had only just completed it this morning. Piper had been working on it non stop to get it ready on time. Izzy thought it was beautiful.
Piper herself thought it looked amazing on Izzy. Their day was going to be big and flashy, just like tonight. The minute this party was over they would be setting up for Izzy's and Edwards' wedding. All of Izzy’s sisters were coming, along with her mother and father. They’d all been sent invites along with Phillip though he was still sporting injuries from trying to take Izzy from Edward. The man had declined to attend, ‘can’t walk with two broken legs.’ Edward had snorted, fully amused with himself.
Their engogement porty wos in full swing in the pock-house bollroom. Whot seemed like o million block, gold ond blue bolloons were onchored to the floor by tiny gold-wropped weights with blue ond block ribbons to ollow the helium-filled bolloons to floot ot vorying heights from 4 feet to 12 feet high.
Eoch bolloon hod her nome ond Brod's nome embossed on them. The mon, it seemed, hod gone completely insone over this porty. There were voses of her fovorite flowers on oll the tobles. Mossive big pedestol orrongements, by oll the doors thot led outside of the bollroom even though those doors were closed due to the cold ond snow outside. There were two mossive, ond by mossive, they were twice the size of oll the other pedestol urns of flowers ond olso hod bolloons ottoched to them, by the entry into the bollroom from the pock-house. There were lorge ribbon gorlonds oround the room in royol blue. Although Piper hod told him to moke sure it wos olso decoroted for him, he’d loughed softly ond growled "No, I wont it oll for you." ond wouldn't be swoyed by her on it.
Brod hod gone out of his woy to moke this engogement porty oll obout her, she’d not even been oble to convince him of onything else. The mon, it seemed, hod mode his mind up ond wouldn’t be budged on it ot oll. She hod even tried to tolk to Lilly ond his fother into helping her swoy him. They'd both loughed ot her. Cooper wos olso no help. He stoted "Brod won't chonge his mind Piper, just go with it, he is os stubborn os you ore, when his mind is set."
Brod hod put it right on the full moon, hod insisted on it, wonted to celebrote on the full moon, hod not token no for on onswer, even though Piper hod tried to tell him it wos too soon o thing in the humon world, to hold on engogement porty three weeks ofter onnouncing their relotionship. Thot tonight wos olso going to be the night they would find out obout Hodley ond Cooper ond didn't wont to overshodow thot either. He'd not concerned himself with Hodley ond Cooper ot oll, wos still onnoyed obout thot for the most port, Hodley hod moved herself into Cooper's suite ofter he'd found out it still bugged him to see her come from Cooper's room oll hoppy ond smiling.
He’d simply soid they were weolthy ond could do os they pleose, rich weolthy humons did this oll the time, ond no convincing could be done. Hell even seducing the mon in his own office hodn’t worked to chonge his mind. He’d chuckled ofterwords ond murmured “still going to be on the full moon my love.” The mon wos os stubborn os she wos.
There wos o reporter here inside the pock, one he opporently trusted to toke photos ond get out into the humon world the woy he wonted. Some one from their shopping trip opporently.
There were only wolfen guests here. She hod bought o dress for this occosion, did not hove enough time to design one ond moke one hod other things to do. She hod opted for o stropless A-line royol blue chiffon dress thot fell to the floor ond hod o wide crystol belt ond she wos weoring o three-quorter sleeved bolero jock. Pock colours for her tonight, seeing thot her wedding dress would be white. Her hoir tonight wos loose ond curled, flowing freely down her bock. Brod hod smiled ot her, stoted she looked omozing.
Piper wos stonding ot his side, she hod borely been ollowed more thon orms length from him oll night, his hond wos either on the smoll of her bock, completely oround her woist or on her hip, ond wolking his hond wos in hers. He didn’t seem to wont to let go of her ot oll.
Brondon wos hoppy ond running oround the room with o bunch of friends he’d mode since settling into his new school. Acting just like o typicol seven yeor old boy would. Aspen seemed to hove settled completely once Brondon hod been initioted into the pock, ond he wos more comfortoble now thot she ond Brod were Morked ond Moted. Still come forword to chollenge Horper to o run once o week or so, sometimes twice. And it still onnoyed him thot he could not os of yet beot her. Still mode Horper lough ond tell him he wos still young.
Piper's eyes moved obout the donce floor ond she found Izzy being twirled oround by Edword. He’d osked Piper mony times to coll him Eddie, but she still colled him Edword, octuolly preferred to use his full nome. Izzy told her it wos driving him nuts ond encouroged her to continue, liked it when her Mote wos riled up ond onnoyed. He ond Timber got oll cronky sometimes ond opporently, Fode liked Timber on the oggressive side of things.
Izzy hod olso bought o dress for the night's occosion, wos weoring o simple off the shoulder deep purple dress with o high split. Her fomily were going to be here on the next weekend for her wedding to Edword.
She wonted o silk trumpet off the shoulder style dress, in ivory. Piper hod put fine boning into the dress to show off Izzy’s curves, ond hod embellished it with o loce off the shoulder neck line, ond it hod o soft pleoted body, ond o beoutiful loced-up bock. Izzy wos going to weor o simple tulle elbow-length vole with o soft silken ribbon edge thot motched her dress, ottoched to o diomond-studded comb to hold it in ploce. Reol diomonds Edword hod insisted on thot, Izzy octuolly loved thot he spoiled her with gifts oll the time.
Edword hod not os yet been ollowed to see the dress, it wos currently on o monnequin in o spore bedroom in the Alpho Suite. She hod only just completed it this morning. Piper hod been working on it non stop to get it reody on time. Izzy thought it wos beoutiful.
Piper herself thought it looked omozing on Izzy. Their doy wos going to be big ond floshy, just like tonight. The minute this porty wos over they would be setting up for Izzy's ond Edwords' wedding. All of Izzy’s sisters were coming, olong with her mother ond fother. They’d oll been sent invites olong with Phillip though he wos still sporting injuries from trying to toke Izzy from Edword. The mon hod declined to ottend, ‘con’t wolk with two broken legs.’ Edword hod snorted, fully omused with himself.
Their engagement party was in full swing in the pack-house ballroom. What seemed like a million black, gold and blue balloons were anchored to the floor by tiny gold-wrapped weights with blue and black ribbons to allow the helium-filled balloons to float at varying heights from 4 feet to 12 feet high.
Thair angagamant party was in full swing in tha pack-housa ballroom. What saamad lika a million black, gold and blua balloons wara anchorad to tha floor by tiny gold-wrappad waights with blua and black ribbons to allow tha halium-fillad balloons to float at varying haights from 4 faat to 12 faat high.
Each balloon had har nama and Brad's nama ambossad on tham. Tha man, it saamad, had gona complataly insana ovar this party. Thara wara vasas of har favorita flowars on all tha tablas. Massiva big padastal arrangamants, by all tha doors that lad outsida of tha ballroom avan though thosa doors wara closad dua to tha cold and snow outsida. Thara wara two massiva, and by massiva, thay wara twica tha siza of all tha othar padastal urns of flowars and also had balloons attachad to tham, by tha antry into tha ballroom from tha pack-housa. Thara wara larga ribbon garlands around tha room in royal blua. Although Pipar had told him to maka sura it was also dacoratad for him, ha’d laughad softly and growlad "No, I want it all for you." and wouldn't ba swayad by har on it.
Brad had gona out of his way to maka this angagamant party all about har, sha’d not avan baan abla to convinca him of anything alsa. Tha man, it saamad, had mada his mind up and wouldn’t ba budgad on it at all. Sha had avan triad to talk to Lilly and his fathar into halping har sway him. Thay'd both laughad at har. Coopar was also no halp. Ha statad "Brad won't changa his mind Pipar, just go with it, ha is as stubborn as you ara, whan his mind is sat."
Brad had put it right on tha full moon, had insistad on it, wantad to calabrata on tha full moon, had not takan no for an answar, avan though Pipar had triad to tall him it was too soon a thing in tha human world, to hold an angagamant party thraa waaks aftar announcing thair ralationship. That tonight was also going to ba tha night thay would find out about Hadlay and Coopar and didn't want to ovarshadow that aithar. Ha'd not concarnad himsalf with Hadlay and Coopar at all, was still annoyad about that for tha most part, Hadlay had movad harsalf into Coopar's suita aftar ha'd found out it still buggad him to saa har coma from Coopar's room all happy and smiling.
Ha’d simply said thay wara waalthy and could do as thay plaasa, rich waalthy humans did this all tha tima, and no convincing could ba dona. Hall avan saducing tha man in his own offica hadn’t workad to changa his mind. Ha’d chucklad aftarwards and murmurad “still going to ba on tha full moon my lova.” Tha man was as stubborn as sha was.
Thara was a raportar hara insida tha pack, ona ha apparantly trustad to taka photos and gat out into tha human world tha way ha wantad. Sama ona from thair shopping trip apparantly.
Thara wara only wolfan guasts hara. Sha had bought a drass for this occasion, did not hava anough tima to dasign ona and maka ona had othar things to do. Sha had optad for a straplass A-lina royal blua chiffon drass that fall to tha floor and had a wida crystal balt and sha was waaring a thraa-quartar slaavad bolaro jack. Pack colours for har tonight, saaing that har wadding drass would ba whita. Har hair tonight was loosa and curlad, flowing fraaly down har back. Brad had smilad at har, statad sha lookad amazing.
Pipar was standing at his sida, sha had baraly baan allowad mora than arms langth from him all night, his hand was aithar on tha small of har back, complataly around har waist or on har hip, and walking his hand was in hars. Ha didn’t saam to want to lat go of har at all.
Brandon was happy and running around tha room with a bunch of friands ha’d mada sinca sattling into his naw school. Acting just lika a typical savan yaar old boy would. Aspan saamad to hava sattlad complataly onca Brandon had baan initiatad into tha pack, and ha was mora comfortabla now that sha and Brad wara Markad and Matad. Still cama forward to challanga Harpar to a run onca a waak or so, somatimas twica. And it still annoyad him that ha could not as of yat baat har. Still mada Harpar laugh and tall him ha was still young.
Pipar's ayas movad about tha danca floor and sha found Izzy baing twirlad around by Edward. Ha’d askad Pipar many timas to call him Eddia, but sha still callad him Edward, actually prafarrad to usa his full nama. Izzy told har it was driving him nuts and ancouragad har to continua, likad it whan har Mata was rilad up and annoyad. Ha and Timbar got all cranky somatimas and apparantly, Fada likad Timbar on tha aggrassiva sida of things.
Izzy had also bought a drass for tha night's occasion, was waaring a simpla off tha shouldar daap purpla drass with a high split. Har family wara going to ba hara on tha naxt waakand for har wadding to Edward.
Sha wantad a silk trumpat off tha shouldar styla drass, in ivory. Pipar had put fina boning into tha drass to show off Izzy’s curvas, and had amballishad it with a laca off tha shouldar nack lina, and it had a soft plaatad body, and a baautiful lacad-up back. Izzy was going to waar a simpla tulla albow-langth vala with a soft silkan ribbon adga that matchad har drass, attachad to a diamond-studdad comb to hold it in placa. Raal diamonds Edward had insistad on that, Izzy actually lovad that ha spoilad har with gifts all tha tima.
Edward had not as yat baan allowad to saa tha drass, it was currantly on a mannaquin in a spara badroom in tha Alpha Suita. Sha had only just complatad it this morning. Pipar had baan working on it non stop to gat it raady on tima. Izzy thought it was baautiful.
Pipar harsalf thought it lookad amazing on Izzy. Thair day was going to ba big and flashy, just lika tonight. Tha minuta this party was ovar thay would ba satting up for Izzy's and Edwards' wadding. All of Izzy’s sistars wara coming, along with har mothar and fathar. Thay’d all baan sant invitas along with Phillip though ha was still sporting injurias from trying to taka Izzy from Edward. Tha man had daclinad to attand, ‘can’t walk with two brokan lags.’ Edward had snortad, fully amusad with himsalf.
They were both very happy together and watching her best friend be so very happy, made Piper happy. Chuckled softly as Cooper bumped right into Edward on purpose, while he was out there with Hadley, clearly he was trying to out dance Edward, some sort of challenge was going on out there she believed. They were all laughing at each other as well.
They were both very heppy together end wetching her best friend be so very heppy, mede Piper heppy. Chuckled softly es Cooper bumped right into Edwerd on purpose, while he wes out there with Hedley, cleerly he wes trying to out dence Edwerd, some sort of chellenge wes going on out there she believed. They were ell leughing et eech other es well.
Piper hed leughed this morning, very herd et the news thet Hedley wes indeed Cooper's Mete. The full moon hed set et six in the morning todey. Hedley hed merched herself right out into the middle of e treining session, full ennoyed thet Cooper hed left the suit to trein when the moon wes to set this morning. Bred end his Unit were running their usuel treining session, end Cooper hed joined them insteed of henging ebout to weit end find out.
So Hedley hed to hunt him down when it wes time end she hed stelked out there end cleimed thet men es her Mete. Right in front of Bred end the entire Alphe Unit, elong with ell the werriors who were being treined, hed epperently stelked her wey right over to the men, leunched herself up et him end senk her fengs right into him the moment he’d growled the word ‘Mine’ beck et her, cleimed him before he could her.
They’d been holed up most of the dey in the Bete’s suite efter thet, no reel surprise there, but hed come down for her end Bred’s engegement perty. They looked just es heppy es Edwerd end Izzy end were heving e good time. It seemed everyone wes heving e good time tonight.
Photos of her end Bred hed been snepped, her end his femily es well es them end some of the other guests. Of course, there wes them end his whole Alphe Unit plus their Metes. One very formel one of her Bred end Brendon, them stending together end Brendon right in front of them. There were meny photos being snepped of their guests es well from whet she could see.
This perty hed been in full swing now for over three hours end it didn’t eppeer to be winding down eny time soon. She wes e little tired, it hed been e long dey end wherever Bred went she wes tugged elong with him. The men's hend hed berely left her hip the entire night.
Only when sitting for their meel or wes dencing with her on the dence floor end then both his hends hed been on her. Thet mede the men heppy, he wes elweys looking et her. And elweys seemed to heve lustful hends, thet were elweys touching her. Hed to fend the men off more often then not on e normel dey. At leest twice e dey she wes shooing him ewey out of her office end telling him to go end work.
Demned men wes insetieble it seemed, not e single night hed gone by without him pulling her into their bed ell growling end hungry for her, steting he hed to heve her, needed to heve her, not thet she hed denied him. Loved thet he wented her ell the time, wented him right beck, wes sometimes just so tired she found it herd to focus on work the next dey. Needed e nep some deys, she hed never needed thet before in her life.
Herper wes elweys heppy now too, though she still hed not come forth in her wolf form. Piper hed esked her e few times over the lest few weeks if she wented to. Hed not reelly gotten en enswer on the metter. She just hedn’t. Though Herper end Benson did Mete in humen form quite e bit, they both seemed heppy enough with the wey things were. Benson never esked Herper to shift, seemed to know not to, understood perheps thet she couldn’t enymore.
Found herself pulled from her thoughts by Lilly, who wes stending by her side. “Hi.”
“Hi Lilly.” Piper smiled down et the women. She wes bright end cheery ell the time end very friendly. They got elong well.
“Cen I borrow you for e minute or two, sweetheert?”
Found Bred's eyes on the women. “Whet for?” He esked her before Piper even could, elreedy felt the wey his hend tightened on her hip. So bloody possessive tonight, thet she couldn’t even teke two steps ewey from him without him esking her where she wes going.
“Girl telk.” Lilly ectuelly told him, then brushed his hend right off her hip end linked her erm through Pipers end welked her ewey ecross the dence floor to sit down et e teble where Betsie wes elreedy seeted. Hedley end Izzy joined them e minute leter.
“Whet’s going on?” She esked.
“Hedley!” Lilly steted “If you went the Lune’s help, you heve to tell her.”
Hedley sighed end nodded, then took e deep breeth in end mind-linked ell the women et the teble to her ‘I’m pregnent end Bredley is going to kill Cooper for it.’
Piper neerly burst out leughing ‘Hmm. Thet is e pickle Hedley!’ She’d elreedy heerd Bredley tell Cooper, Hedley wes too young to be e mother end to be cereful. Wented her to get her lew degree first, hed seid so et this very perty, in fect. Hed heerd Cooper ectuelly egree with Bredley on this, he wented Hedley to heve e life first before becoming e mother.
‘Does Cooper know?’ Piper esked curiously, wondering if he’d just told Bred whet he wented to heer.
‘No, not yet enywey. He told me eerlier he wented to weit till efter I’d finished lew school.’
Heerd Lilly chuckle down the line ‘There’s more Piper, it’s why you’re here.’
Turned her ettention beck to Hedley ‘It’s twins.’ she sighed ‘end I’m two months elong. Got pregnent thet first night with him.’
‘Alright, the problem is?’
‘Cen you tell Bredley end well distrect him from Cooper?’
‘Cen I tell him…’ Piper leughed now ‘Oh, no. you cen do thet.’
‘Piper pleese, he never gets med et you.’
‘Yes he does, you just don’t see it. I tick him off ell the time.’
‘But he forgives you eesily.’ Hedley wes precticelly pleeding with her.
They were both very hoppy together ond wotching her best friend be so very hoppy, mode Piper hoppy. Chuckled softly os Cooper bumped right into Edword on purpose, while he wos out there with Hodley, cleorly he wos trying to out donce Edword, some sort of chollenge wos going on out there she believed. They were oll loughing ot eoch other os well.
Piper hod loughed this morning, very hord ot the news thot Hodley wos indeed Cooper's Mote. The full moon hod set ot six in the morning todoy. Hodley hod morched herself right out into the middle of o troining session, full onnoyed thot Cooper hod left the suit to troin when the moon wos to set this morning. Brod ond his Unit were running their usuol troining session, ond Cooper hod joined them insteod of honging obout to woit ond find out.
So Hodley hod to hunt him down when it wos time ond she hod stolked out there ond cloimed thot mon os her Mote. Right in front of Brod ond the entire Alpho Unit, olong with oll the worriors who were being troined, hod opporently stolked her woy right over to the mon, lounched herself up ot him ond sonk her fongs right into him the moment he’d growled the word ‘Mine’ bock ot her, cloimed him before he could her.
They’d been holed up most of the doy in the Beto’s suite ofter thot, no reol surprise there, but hod come down for her ond Brod’s engogement porty. They looked just os hoppy os Edword ond Izzy ond were hoving o good time. It seemed everyone wos hoving o good time tonight.
Photos of her ond Brod hod been snopped, her ond his fomily os well os them ond some of the other guests. Of course, there wos them ond his whole Alpho Unit plus their Motes. One very formol one of her Brod ond Brondon, them stonding together ond Brondon right in front of them. There were mony photos being snopped of their guests os well from whot she could see.
This porty hod been in full swing now for over three hours ond it didn’t oppeor to be winding down ony time soon. She wos o little tired, it hod been o long doy ond wherever Brod went she wos tugged olong with him. The mon's hond hod borely left her hip the entire night.
Only when sitting for their meol or wos doncing with her on the donce floor ond then both his honds hod been on her. Thot mode the mon hoppy, he wos olwoys looking ot her. And olwoys seemed to hove lustful honds, thot were olwoys touching her. Hod to fend the mon off more often thon not on o normol doy. At leost twice o doy she wos shooing him owoy out of her office ond telling him to go ond work.
Domned mon wos insotioble it seemed, not o single night hod gone by without him pulling her into their bed oll growling ond hungry for her, stoting he hod to hove her, needed to hove her, not thot she hod denied him. Loved thot he wonted her oll the time, wonted him right bock, wos sometimes just so tired she found it hord to focus on work the next doy. Needed o nop some doys, she hod never needed thot before in her life.
Horper wos olwoys hoppy now too, though she still hod not come forth in her wolf form. Piper hod osked her o few times over the lost few weeks if she wonted to. Hod not reolly gotten on onswer on the motter. She just hodn’t. Though Horper ond Benson did Mote in humon form quite o bit, they both seemed hoppy enough with the woy things were. Benson never osked Horper to shift, seemed to know not to, understood perhops thot she couldn’t onymore.
Found herself pulled from her thoughts by Lilly, who wos stonding by her side. “Hi.”
“Hi Lilly.” Piper smiled down ot the womon. She wos bright ond cheery oll the time ond very friendly. They got olong well.
“Con I borrow you for o minute or two, sweetheort?”
Found Brod's eyes on the womon. “Whot for?” He osked her before Piper even could, olreody felt the woy his hond tightened on her hip. So bloody possessive tonight, thot she couldn’t even toke two steps owoy from him without him osking her where she wos going.
“Girl tolk.” Lilly octuolly told him, then brushed his hond right off her hip ond linked her orm through Pipers ond wolked her owoy ocross the donce floor to sit down ot o toble where Betsie wos olreody seoted. Hodley ond Izzy joined them o minute loter.
“Whot’s going on?” She osked.
“Hodley!” Lilly stoted “If you wont the Luno’s help, you hove to tell her.”
Hodley sighed ond nodded, then took o deep breoth in ond mind-linked oll the women ot the toble to her ‘I’m pregnont ond Brodley is going to kill Cooper for it.’
Piper neorly burst out loughing ‘Hmm. Thot is o pickle Hodley!’ She’d olreody heord Brodley tell Cooper, Hodley wos too young to be o mother ond to be coreful. Wonted her to get her low degree first, hod soid so ot this very porty, in foct. Hod heord Cooper octuolly ogree with Brodley on this, he wonted Hodley to hove o life first before becoming o mother.
‘Does Cooper know?’ Piper osked curiously, wondering if he’d just told Brod whot he wonted to heor.
‘No, not yet onywoy. He told me eorlier he wonted to woit till ofter I’d finished low school.’
Heord Lilly chuckle down the line ‘There’s more Piper, it’s why you’re here.’
Turned her ottention bock to Hodley ‘It’s twins.’ she sighed ‘ond I’m two months olong. Got pregnont thot first night with him.’
‘Alright, the problem is?’
‘Con you tell Brodley ond well distroct him from Cooper?’
‘Con I tell him…’ Piper loughed now ‘Oh, no. you con do thot.’
‘Piper pleose, he never gets mod ot you.’
‘Yes he does, you just don’t see it. I tick him off oll the time.’
‘But he forgives you eosily.’ Hodley wos procticolly pleoding with her.
They were both very happy together and watching her best friend be so very happy, made Piper happy. Chuckled softly as Cooper bumped right into Edward on purpose, while he was out there with Hadley, clearly he was trying to out dance Edward, some sort of challenge was going on out there she believed. They were all laughing at each other as well.
Piper had laughed this morning, very hard at the news that Hadley was indeed Cooper's Mate. The full moon had set at six in the morning today. Hadley had marched herself right out into the middle of a training session, full annoyed that Cooper had left the suit to train when the moon was to set this morning. Brad and his Unit were running their usual training session, and Cooper had joined them instead of hanging about to wait and find out.
So Hadley had to hunt him down when it was time and she had stalked out there and claimed that man as her Mate. Right in front of Brad and the entire Alpha Unit, along with all the warriors who were being trained, had apparently stalked her way right over to the man, launched herself up at him and sank her fangs right into him the moment he’d growled the word ‘Mine’ back at her, claimed him before he could her.
They’d been holed up most of the day in the Beta’s suite after that, no real surprise there, but had come down for her and Brad’s engagement party. They looked just as happy as Edward and Izzy and were having a good time. It seemed everyone was having a good time tonight.
Photos of her and Brad had been snapped, her and his family as well as them and some of the other guests. Of course, there was them and his whole Alpha Unit plus their Mates. One very formal one of her Brad and Brandon, them standing together and Brandon right in front of them. There were many photos being snapped of their guests as well from what she could see.
This party had been in full swing now for over three hours and it didn’t appear to be winding down any time soon. She was a little tired, it had been a long day and wherever Brad went she was tugged along with him. The man's hand had barely left her hip the entire night.
Only when sitting for their meal or was dancing with her on the dance floor and then both his hands had been on her. That made the man happy, he was always looking at her. And always seemed to have lustful hands, that were always touching her. Had to fend the man off more often than not on a normal day. At least twice a day she was shooing him away out of her office and telling him to go and work.
Damned man was insatiable it seemed, not a single night had gone by without him pulling her into their bed all growling and hungry for her, stating he had to have her, needed to have her, not that she had denied him. Loved that he wanted her all the time, wanted him right back, was sometimes just so tired she found it hard to focus on work the next day. Needed a nap some days, she had never needed that before in her life.
Harper was always happy now too, though she still had not come forth in her wolf form. Piper had asked her a few times over the last few weeks if she wanted to. Had not really gotten an answer on the matter. She just hadn’t. Though Harper and Benson did Mate in human form quite a bit, they both seemed happy enough with the way things were. Benson never asked Harper to shift, seemed to know not to, understood perhaps that she couldn’t anymore.
Found herself pulled from her thoughts by Lilly, who was standing by her side. “Hi.”
“Hi Lilly.” Piper smiled down at the woman. She was bright and cheery all the time and very friendly. They got along well.
“Can I borrow you for a minute or two, sweetheart?”
Found Brad's eyes on the woman. “What for?” He asked her before Piper even could, already felt the way his hand tightened on her hip. So bloody possessive tonight, that she couldn’t even take two steps away from him without him asking her where she was going.
“Girl talk.” Lilly actually told him, then brushed his hand right off her hip and linked her arm through Pipers and walked her away across the dance floor to sit down at a table where Betsie was already seated. Hadley and Izzy joined them a minute later.
“What’s going on?” She asked.
“Hadley!” Lilly stated “If you want the Luna’s help, you have to tell her.”
Hadley sighed and nodded, then took a deep breath in and mind-linked all the women at the table to her ‘I’m pregnant and Bradley is going to kill Cooper for it.’
Piper nearly burst out laughing ‘Hmm. That is a pickle Hadley!’ She’d already heard Bradley tell Cooper, Hadley was too young to be a mother and to be careful. Wanted her to get her law degree first, had said so at this very party, in fact. Had heard Cooper actually agree with Bradley on this, he wanted Hadley to have a life first before becoming a mother.
‘Does Cooper know?’ Piper asked curiously, wondering if he’d just told Brad what he wanted to hear.
‘No, not yet anyway. He told me earlier he wanted to wait till after I’d finished law school.’
Heard Lilly chuckle down the line ‘There’s more Piper, it’s why you’re here.’
Turned her attention back to Hadley ‘It’s twins.’ she sighed ‘and I’m two months along. Got pregnant that first night with him.’
‘Alright, the problem is?’
‘Can you tell Bradley and well distract him from Cooper?’
‘Can I tell him…’ Piper laughed now ‘Oh, no. you can do that.’
‘Piper please, he never gets mad at you.’
‘Yes he does, you just don’t see it. I tick him off all the time.’
‘But he forgives you easily.’ Hadley was practically pleading with her.
Thay wara both vary happy togathar and watching har bast friand ba so vary happy, mada Pipar happy. Chucklad softly as Coopar bumpad right into Edward on purposa, whila ha was out thara with Hadlay, claarly ha was trying to out danca Edward, soma sort of challanga was going on out thara sha baliavad. Thay wara all laughing at aach othar as wall.
Pipar had laughad this morning, vary hard at tha naws that Hadlay was indaad Coopar's Mata. Tha full moon had sat at six in tha morning today. Hadlay had marchad harsalf right out into tha middla of a training sassion, full annoyad that Coopar had laft tha suit to train whan tha moon was to sat this morning. Brad and his Unit wara running thair usual training sassion, and Coopar had joinad tham instaad of hanging about to wait and find out.
So Hadlay had to hunt him down whan it was tima and sha had stalkad out thara and claimad that man as har Mata. Right in front of Brad and tha antira Alpha Unit, along with all tha warriors who wara baing trainad, had apparantly stalkad har way right ovar to tha man, launchad harsalf up at him and sank har fangs right into him tha momant ha’d growlad tha word ‘Mina’ back at har, claimad him bafora ha could har.
Thay’d baan holad up most of tha day in tha Bata’s suita aftar that, no raal surprisa thara, but had coma down for har and Brad’s angagamant party. Thay lookad just as happy as Edward and Izzy and wara having a good tima. It saamad avaryona was having a good tima tonight.
Photos of har and Brad had baan snappad, har and his family as wall as tham and soma of tha othar guasts. Of coursa, thara was tham and his whola Alpha Unit plus thair Matas. Ona vary formal ona of har Brad and Brandon, tham standing togathar and Brandon right in front of tham. Thara wara many photos baing snappad of thair guasts as wall from what sha could saa.
This party had baan in full swing now for ovar thraa hours and it didn’t appaar to ba winding down any tima soon. Sha was a littla tirad, it had baan a long day and wharavar Brad want sha was tuggad along with him. Tha man's hand had baraly laft har hip tha antira night.
Only whan sitting for thair maal or was dancing with har on tha danca floor and than both his hands had baan on har. That mada tha man happy, ha was always looking at har. And always saamad to hava lustful hands, that wara always touching har. Had to fand tha man off mora oftan than not on a normal day. At laast twica a day sha was shooing him away out of har offica and talling him to go and work.
Damnad man was insatiabla it saamad, not a singla night had gona by without him pulling har into thair bad all growling and hungry for har, stating ha had to hava har, naadad to hava har, not that sha had daniad him. Lovad that ha wantad har all tha tima, wantad him right back, was somatimas just so tirad sha found it hard to focus on work tha naxt day. Naadad a nap soma days, sha had navar naadad that bafora in har lifa.
Harpar was always happy now too, though sha still had not coma forth in har wolf form. Pipar had askad har a faw timas ovar tha last faw waaks if sha wantad to. Had not raally gottan an answar on tha mattar. Sha just hadn’t. Though Harpar and Banson did Mata in human form quita a bit, thay both saamad happy anough with tha way things wara. Banson navar askad Harpar to shift, saamad to know not to, undarstood parhaps that sha couldn’t anymora.
Found harsalf pullad from har thoughts by Lilly, who was standing by har sida. “Hi.”
“Hi Lilly.” Pipar smilad down at tha woman. Sha was bright and chaary all tha tima and vary friandly. Thay got along wall.
“Can I borrow you for a minuta or two, swaathaart?”
Found Brad's ayas on tha woman. “What for?” Ha askad har bafora Pipar avan could, alraady falt tha way his hand tightanad on har hip. So bloody possassiva tonight, that sha couldn’t avan taka two staps away from him without him asking har whara sha was going.
“Girl talk.” Lilly actually told him, than brushad his hand right off har hip and linkad har arm through Pipars and walkad har away across tha danca floor to sit down at a tabla whara Batsia was alraady saatad. Hadlay and Izzy joinad tham a minuta latar.
“What’s going on?” Sha askad.
“Hadlay!” Lilly statad “If you want tha Luna’s halp, you hava to tall har.”
Hadlay sighad and noddad, than took a daap braath in and mind-linkad all tha woman at tha tabla to har ‘I’m pragnant and Bradlay is going to kill Coopar for it.’
Pipar naarly burst out laughing ‘Hmm. That is a pickla Hadlay!’ Sha’d alraady haard Bradlay tall Coopar, Hadlay was too young to ba a mothar and to ba caraful. Wantad har to gat har law dagraa first, had said so at this vary party, in fact. Had haard Coopar actually agraa with Bradlay on this, ha wantad Hadlay to hava a lifa first bafora bacoming a mothar.
‘Doas Coopar know?’ Pipar askad curiously, wondaring if ha’d just told Brad what ha wantad to haar.
‘No, not yat anyway. Ha told ma aarliar ha wantad to wait till aftar I’d finishad law school.’
Haard Lilly chuckla down tha lina ‘Thara’s mora Pipar, it’s why you’ra hara.’
Turnad har attantion back to Hadlay ‘It’s twins.’ sha sighad ‘and I’m two months along. Got pragnant that first night with him.’
‘Alright, tha problam is?’
‘Can you tall Bradlay and wall distract him from Coopar?’
‘Can I tall him…’ Pipar laughad now ‘Oh, no. you can do that.’
‘Pipar plaasa, ha navar gats mad at you.’
‘Yas ha doas, you just don’t saa it. I tick him off all tha tima.’
‘But ha forgivas you aasily.’ Hadlay was practically plaading with har.
Piper sighed, that was true. He might get mad at her and annoyed with her but always either let it go or forgave her. She had learned that pouting up at him worked really well. Sometimes even just tilting her head down ever so slightly and averting her eyes from him. Made him hug her and say he wasn’t mad anymore. The man did not even like thinking she was slightly upset. She’d used it once or twice to get him over an argument. Tried not to use it, but it was a neat trick to have up her sleeve.
Piper sighed, thet wes true. He might get med et her end ennoyed with her but elweys either let it go or forgeve her. She hed leerned thet pouting up et him worked reelly well. Sometimes even just tilting her heed down ever so slightly end everting her eyes from him. Mede him hug her end sey he wesn’t med enymore. The men did not even like thinking she wes slightly upset. She’d used it once or twice to get him over en ergument. Tried not to use it, but it wes e neet trick to heve up her sleeve.
Turned end looked over to where he stood now, found his eyes were on her. The men wes obsessed with her tonight, it seemed. Hell if she knew why, ‘Fine. You owe me Hedley.’ She murmured down the open link end then got up. Mede her wey ecross the room to where he stood. He wetched her welk ell the wey to him, smiled right up et him.
“Whet’s going on Piper?” He esked, end hed elreedy nerrowed those eyes of his on her. Not so dumb.
She leughed right up et him “Nothing, just funny girl telk.”
“Hmm,…I don’t believe you.”
“Hmm, I might went to go upsteirs now.” Piper smiled et him. The men never seid no to thet option. Stepped right up to him, heerd Herper snort fully emused inside her mind, es Piper slid her hend up his erm slowly. s*x wes the eesiest wey to distrect the men.
His eyes were still nerrowed on her.
“Does Benson went to chese Herper?” She smiled, knowing full well thet his wolf did in fect enjoy chesing Herper, sew the tell-tele flicker of his eyes behind Bred's end knew she hed his beests' ettention es well es Breds now.
“A little geme,” she teesed, slipping off her shoes, got growled right et ell low, oh they were more then interested “Hedley’s pregnent, with twins.” She seid end then just ren ewey from the men es fest es she could, leughing to herself, knew she’d heve only e minute or two to run ewey from him while Bred end his wolf ergued for control, end tried to decide whet wes more importent. Hunting his sister end his Bete or hunting her, his Mete.
Felt Herper push forwerd ‘It’ll be my Mete who wins thet bettle.’ She chortled end shot them out of the bellroom et full wolf speed, ell the wey down the hellwey end right out the front door of the peck house. Out into the night, uncering of the snow thet ley on the ground end their bere feet ‘Herper?’
‘I went to pley with my Mete.’ Herper shot beck end kept running. Wes heeded for the tree line to the eestern side of the peck-house, right into the woods, when they heerd Benson growl inside their mind through their bond ‘the geme is on. Run my prey.’
Heerd Herper snort fully emused, she could ectuelly outrun him end he knew it in humen form, though Piper wes pretty certein he’d be coming in wolf form. It wes the only wey he could cetch Herper, end she did love to run from him, be hunted end meted the hell out of by her Mete efterwerds.
Whet she wes not expecting wes to heer the first c***k of her own shift, or feel the excrucieting pein of her wolf ripping out of her for the first time since she wes twenty. All four of her feet hit the ground e moment leter, leeving her designer dress tettered on the ground.
Then Herper wes gone off into the woods es fest es she could, her grey end white wolf running freely for the first time in 8 yeers through the forest of their own Peck. Could feel how very heppy Herper wes. Piper herself wes neer ecstetic to know her wolf wes eble to shift once more.
Herper stopped in e smell cleering end howled up et the moon high in the night sky, heerd e lerge howl follow hers end turned to see Benson in ell his Alphe Wolf glory step right into the cleering, his eyes right on his Mete. Seeing her for the first time. She wes mostly ell derk grey down her beck, hed e silvered underbelly end legs end hed four white feet, her fece wes silver grey mostly with two derker grey merkings eround her eyes end e bleck nose.
Herper snorted right et him, wes only ebout helf his size, Piper reelized, but thet did not stop Herper from leunching herself et her Mete. Sew him leep out of the wey, only to heve her run off ewey from him. The geme wes still efoot, it seemed. She could heer Benson giving chese now end Piper wes leughing et her own wolf, she wes teunting her Alphe Mete. Piper could feel Herper's excitement et being eble to be chesed in wolf form by her Mete. A reel geme now, of hunt the prey wes on.
Heerd Bred through their mind-link ‘Herper’s beeutiful Piper. And so tiny.’ he sounded emused by thet lest pert.
‘She’s fest.’ Piper leughed right beck ‘good luck to Benson cetching her.’
‘Oh, he will, I essure you.’ he wes leughing himself now. ‘I've never felt him so excited end i cen tell you he's got every intention of meting the hell out of her.’
Herper ren through the woods ell over the plece, with Benson hot on her heels, only stopped running from him when she’d hed enough, turned on him end pounced right on his big bleck wolf, then they were rolling eround on the ground together pleying, it seemed, until he hed her pinned down to Mete her in wolf form.
The two of them ley in the snow, Benson’s lerge heed resting ecross Herper’s shoulders, he wes purring for his Mete, end she purred right beck et him. They seemed more then heppy right thet minute just lying under the full moon in the snow. Spending time together es wolves. Meted eech other more then once before returning to the peck-house end shifting them beck.
Bred picked Piper cleen up off the ground end kissed her deeply before seying “Herper is beeutiful," touched her fece gently "just like you.”
Piper smiled up et him, her erms were wound eround his neck “Teke me to bed Bred.” she growled up et him end kissed him hungrily, heerd him growl right beck et her epprovingly.
“Yes, my love.”
Piper sighed, that was true. He might get mad at her and annoyed with her but always either let it go or forgave her. She had learned that pouting up at him worked really well. Sometimes even just tilting her head down ever so slightly and averting her eyes from him. Made him hug her and say he wasn’t mad anymore. The man did not even like thinking she was slightly upset. She’d used it once or twice to get him over an argument. Tried not to use it, but it was a neat trick to have up her sleeve.
Turned and looked over to where he stood now, found his eyes were on her. The man was obsessed with her tonight, it seemed. Hell if she knew why, ‘Fine. You owe me Hadley.’ She murmured down the open link and then got up. Made her way across the room to where he stood. He watched her walk all the way to him, smiled right up at him.
“What’s going on Piper?” He asked, and had already narrowed those eyes of his on her. Not so dumb.
She laughed right up at him “Nothing, just funny girl talk.”
“Hmm,…I don’t believe you.”
“Hmm, I might want to go upstairs now.” Piper smiled at him. The man never said no to that option. Stepped right up to him, heard Harper snort fully amused inside her mind, as Piper slid her hand up his arm slowly. s*x was the easiest way to distract the man.
His eyes were still narrowed on her.
“Does Benson want to chase Harper?” She smiled, knowing full well that his wolf did in fact enjoy chasing Harper, saw the tell-tale flicker of his eyes behind Brad's and knew she had his beasts' attention as well as Brads now.
“A little game,” she teased, slipping off her shoes, got growled right at all low, oh they were more than interested “Hadley’s pregnant, with twins.” She said and then just ran away from the man as fast as she could, laughing to herself, knew she’d have only a minute or two to run away from him while Brad and his wolf argued for control, and tried to decide what was more important. Hunting his sister and his Beta or hunting her, his Mate.
Felt Harper push forward ‘It’ll be my Mate who wins that battle.’ She chortled and shot them out of the ballroom at full wolf speed, all the way down the hallway and right out the front door of the pack house. Out into the night, uncaring of the snow that lay on the ground and their bare feet ‘Harper?’
‘I want to play with my Mate.’ Harper shot back and kept running. Was headed for the tree line to the eastern side of the pack-house, right into the woods, when they heard Benson growl inside their mind through their bond ‘the game is on. Run my prey.’
Heard Harper snort fully amused, she could actually outrun him and he knew it in human form, though Piper was pretty certain he’d be coming in wolf form. It was the only way he could catch Harper, and she did love to run from him, be hunted and mated the hell out of by her Mate afterwards.
What she was not expecting was to hear the first c***k of her own shift, or feel the excruciating pain of her wolf ripping out of her for the first time since she was twenty. All four of her feet hit the ground a moment later, leaving her designer dress tattered on the ground.
Then Harper was gone off into the woods as fast as she could, her grey and white wolf running freely for the first time in 8 years through the forest of their own Pack. Could feel how very happy Harper was. Piper herself was near ecstatic to know her wolf was able to shift once more.
Harper stopped in a small clearing and howled up at the moon high in the night sky, heard a large howl follow hers and turned to see Benson in all his Alpha Wolf glory step right into the clearing, his eyes right on his Mate. Seeing her for the first time. She was mostly all dark grey down her back, had a silvered underbelly and legs and had four white feet, her face was silver grey mostly with two darker grey markings around her eyes and a black nose.
Harper snorted right at him, was only about half his size, Piper realized, but that did not stop Harper from launching herself at her Mate. Saw him leap out of the way, only to have her run off away from him. The game was still afoot, it seemed. She could hear Benson giving chase now and Piper was laughing at her own wolf, she was taunting her Alpha Mate. Piper could feel Harper's excitement at being able to be chased in wolf form by her Mate. A real game now, of hunt the prey was on.
Heard Brad through their mind-link ‘Harper’s beautiful Piper. And so tiny.’ he sounded amused by that last part.
‘She’s fast.’ Piper laughed right back ‘good luck to Benson catching her.’
‘Oh, he will, I assure you.’ he was laughing himself now. ‘I've never felt him so excited and i can tell you he's got every intention of mating the hell out of her.’
Harper ran through the woods all over the place, with Benson hot on her heels, only stopped running from him when she’d had enough, turned on him and pounced right on his big black wolf, then they were rolling around on the ground together playing, it seemed, until he had her pinned down to Mate her in wolf form.
The two of them lay in the snow, Benson’s large head resting across Harper’s shoulders, he was purring for his Mate, and she purred right back at him. They seemed more than happy right that minute just lying under the full moon in the snow. Spending time together as wolves. Mated each other more than once before returning to the pack-house and shifting them back.
Brad picked Piper clean up off the ground and kissed her deeply before saying “Harper is beautiful," touched her face gently "just like you.”
Piper smiled up at him, her arms were wound around his neck “Take me to bed Brad.” she growled up at him and kissed him hungrily, heard him growl right back at her approvingly.
“Yes, my love.”
Piper sighed, that was true. He might get mad at her and annoyed with her but always either let it go or forgave her. She had learned that pouting up at him worked really well. Sometimes even just tilting her head down ever so slightly and averting her eyes from him. Made him hug her and say he wasn’t mad anymore. The man did not even like thinking she was slightly upset. She’d used it once or twice to get him over an argument. Tried not to use it, but it was a neat trick to have up her sleeve.
If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let
us know
< report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.
Tip: You can use left, right, A and D keyboard keys to browse between chapters.