“My friend wants a custom Piper Harper Gown.”
Rolled her eyes right at him, whose store did he think he was in “Everything downstairs is a Piper Harper gown.” she dripped sarcasm at his stupidly spoken request.
“You are very rude.” he glared right at her.
Oh, this was not rude this was just annoyed, he didn’t want to see her fully pissed off. And she was doing everything to get him out of her store with the attitude of not coming back at all.
Saw him actually take a breath and try to calm his anger, his wolf must be cranky at the lack of respect she was showing, heard Harper snort amused inside her mind, they’d not even really gotten started.
“Please, at least look at the picture of the dress she wants.” turned slightly “Hadley come in here and show the lady the dress you want.” he called to her.
Piper’s jaw tightened all the way, so much so she could hear her own teeth grinding against each other. Saw him look right at her. He had picked up on it too. They did not want to know the woman’s name and certainly did not want to have to look right at her for that matter. It was why she had come upstairs and asked Izzy to deal with them.
On any other given day in her store, Piper would have been more than willing and happy to stay downstairs and assist in her store, her customers like to meet her, she knew this and for the most part, didn’t actually mind interacting with them.
Only the super prima donna’s annoyed her, whining little spoiled baby’s that had never heard the word ‘No’ before, irritated her and Harper for that matter. She was glaring right at him now, and actually saw him try and smell her, interesting response to her anger, he clearly wasn’t used to humans challenging him or standing up to him.
A very pretty red headed girl walked into her office a moment later, obviously not her real hair colour it was as read as a fire truck, the girl, not woman, was young, likely only barely 18 or 19. she smiled right at Piper, had deep dark blue coloured eyes, she had that trim taught and terrific body that all wolves had, was wearing a well fitted dress that accentuated her breasts and hips, drew ones eyes right to how fit she actually was. Just his type she thought bitterly, it did not escape her or Harper that she scented of Alpha blood either.
Did not smile at Hadley, she’d been called. Already initiated into the pack, had the packs scent on her as well. Saw the girl falter as Pipers eyes met hers, fully annoyed and angered to have to be looking right at her.
Saw Cooper bring her further into the office “I’m sure she won’t bite Hadley.” it was a warning; she and Harper had not missed his tone at all “Show her the dress you want. I’m certain, I will be able to convince her to make it.”
‘Fat chance.’ Harper snarled inside her mind.
Watched him walk Hadley across the office and sit her down opposite to Piper herself. Glared right at him he was lucky Harper was still inside of her at this point and not fully on the surface. And oh yes, he was very used to getting his way all the time. And of course, whatever the Luna wanted, she would get, he was here to make sure of that. Well today he was going to find out that he couldn’t have everything he wanted, she was no push over.
Yes, every other Luna out there got what they wanted, she and Harper hated Luna’s almost with a passion, almost as much as they hated their own kind.
“Piper.” she felt his aura roll at her, just a little. Likely trying to make her complaint “Please it is Hadley’s wish.”
“And I told you…I’m busy and don’t have the time.” she shot back at him, making sure he understood his aura meant nothing to her.
“Look at it.” he practically demanded her.
Well, they were no longer a part of his pack anymore, rogues didn’t have masters, didn’t have to answer to anyone unless they actually chose to. Raised an eyebrow up at him “I don’t like your attitude.” she snapped and stood up, felt Harper bristle inside her own mind. They would be no match for him, but they were not about to let him lord it over them right here in their office.
“Nor I yours.” he snapped right back, watched him pluck the photo from the girls’ hand “What harm will come from looking at it.” he held it out to her.
“Nothing I suppose.” she grated out and yanked the damned thing from his hand, it was actually a magazine clipping not a photo, and the moment her eyes landed on it her anger twitched up a notch. She had only made one of these, had tortured herself with it.
It was the very dress she had designed for herself, the one that she had always imagined she would wear, the one she had designed long before she’d left the pack, tormented herself with dreams of Bradley scenting her and claiming her, and that dress being the one she would wear for her Luna Ceremony. Never happened, never would.
There was one thing Piper was certain of, this girl before her was never going to wear that dress, she would never make it for her to wear to her ceremony to Bradley.
Tore the clipping in half, and then in half again “I will not make that.” she spat as she tossed the torn pieces of paper into bin. Heard the girl gasp and actually sob, then shot up out of the chair and left the room in a rush, saw Cooper go after her “Go and don’t come back.” she practically snarled right at him.
Saw him stop and glare right at her, stand there and stare at her, right at her, she was not intimidated by him, and it surprised him. Shocked him that he couldn’t seem to frighten her, saw him breath in again. He was once again trying to figure out what she was? Why she’d not done what he wanted? Well, he would smell nothing, like every other time he’d walked pasted her or ran into her and he had more than once. He would smell a human and nothing more, if he even smelled that.
Stood in her office doorway staring right at her as she stared right back at him, locked eyes right with him, her brown eyes never moved from him, saw a slight smirk touch his lips, she presented a challenge to him and his wolf it seemed.
Saw his wolfs eyes appear as it pushed forward, it was likely meant to frighten her, all he got from her was a raised eyebrow at him “You don’t frighten me, get out of my store.” she stated, never moved her eyes from his wolfs.
Registered shock on his face at her lack of reaction to his wolf on the surface, then he just turned and left. “Yes, go away and don’t bloody come back.” she muttered to herself, knew his keen sense of hearing would pick it up, didn’t care at all, wanted him to know that she didn’t want him to come back.
Glanced at the clock and sighed, heard the bell ding, he’d left the store, poured herself a glass of water and drank it. Today was not a good day. Today was not something she had ever seen coming or even been prepared for.
Walked down the stairs saw Izzy’s eyes on her questioningly “I’m going to pick up Brandon.”
“Yes Piper.” she just nodded.
Walked outside her store and found Cooper across the street, with the girl, and as she glanced at them realized the packs Gamma and Delta were also both there. The Gamma looked right at her as the girl was hugged into him, taking comfort from her Gamma oh how sweet. She though bitterly. Turned and walked off down the street. 3 blocks to the bus stop and waited, she’d survived more than that, all that girl got was a “no”, was a spoiled blood prima donna.
Watched as Brandon got off the bus and smiled at him, thankfully he had her caramel coloured hair with a few natural blonde highlights from the sun. and his skin was fair like hers too, though he did have his father’s blue eyes with those green flecks in them. He was her one true joy in her life. Smiled right at him as he stood talking to his friends, would not interrupt the boy, he had people hanging off him, just 7 years old and already popular, typical of his Alpha gene’s she supposed.
Finally, he turned his smile on her “Hey mum.”
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