“No.” Piper shook her head, did not elaborate any further.
Brandon was surprised to see her, “We have a visitor.” she told him and he frowned up at her, then looked more than annoyed when she walked him outside and his eyes landed on Alpha Timothy.
Watched as Alpha Timothy, stood and even opened the back door for Brandon to get in the car, he was smiling at the boy, ruffled the boy’s hair “Good to see you son.” he smiled right down at him.
Brandon jerked himself out of the way and climbed up into the car, but it was the rather loud growl that she heard from somewhere behind her that made her turn her head, saw Alpha Timothy’s head whip around as well, as he closed he door.
“Get in the car Piper.” he snapped, his eyes were already searching and she saw him breath in, trying to scent who it was. “Not mine.” he confirmed “In the car now.” he repeated himself.
Piper hurried around the car. She’d never had this problem before. Not till this man bloody showed up, had likely brought trouble with him, she was in the car. “Buckie up.” she told Brandon as she put the keys in the ignition, here eyes were still on Alpha Timothy. He was still searching the area, and did not think about the fact that she was now in her car alone with her son. Likely thought she would just do as he told her to.
Turned the engine over and hit the central locking to lock him out, put the car in drive, saw his eyes move right to hers as he realised what she was about to do, reached for the door handle, as she hit the accelerator and then sped off down the street, saw him in the review mirror, just stand there and put his hands on his hips and shake his head.
Stupid man should never have gotten out of the car, now he was alone and with whoever had growled at them.
“Mum?”
“I don’t know, we have to go, Brandon.” she told him honestly.
“Where will we go? What did he want this time?”
Where? She had no idea right this second, was just driving away. She didn’t think their house would be safe.
Obviously he’d been watching her. Likely what she’d felt yesterday “Want’s us to go and live in his pack in Canada.” she answered his other question, was not going to lie to him.
“What? Why?”
“I don’t know.” she shook her head “He just turned up.” Turned onto the 126 and headed into the city, turned off at Green Hills and made her way into Portland Heights, where Izzy lived. She was not home currently but Piper had a key. Hopefully they would be safe there until she could think of something or somewhere to.
“Is Aunty Izzy home mum?” Brandon asked as they pulled up in her driveway and the car wasn’t there.
“No, away. Out in Maine. I’m sure she won’t mind, I’ll call her once we’re inside.” used the key and let herself in. Brandon looked worried. “It’ll be okay Brandon.” She tried to reassure him.
He just looked at her, didn’t believe her, she couldn’t blame him either, there life had been turned upside down by Alpha Timothy a week ago and now here he was, back again to harass them. It should be her choice to live inside a pack or not. Yes he could forcibly bleed her into his pack. But he couldn’t stop her from going rogue all over again. No-one could stop that. And it was what she would do.
They just had to stay hidden for now. Till she could figure out a plan, she was due to leave with Izzy for Sydney in just a month. Perhaps she and Brandon could go earlier and have lzzy follow. That could work.
Sighed gave Brandon the TV remote “Find something to watch, I’ll go and call lzzy.” watched him nod.
She walked through the house to Izzy’s bedroom and closed the door before sitting on the bed and dialling her number. The poor woman was going to be stuck in the middle, when she got back, needed to be given a heads up on the current situation.
“Hey Piper, what’s wrong?” she asked right away.
Piper sighed “l got trouble lzzy.” she answered honestly. “I got hauled in by this big shot CEO called Timothy Avery when I was away with Brandon, to design a dress for his daughter, now he’s turned up at the store and is demanding I go with him back to Canada.”
“Say no.”
“I did, he threatened to just take Brandon and make me. We’re at your place. ! managed to get Brandon and run with him.” she sighed, didn’t know how long it was going to be safe here either.
“That’s fine, stay as long as you like. What about Drake Industries? Are those men still around?”
“I don’t know, to be honest. I haven’t seen them,” though now that she thought about it Timothy had told her he knew there was another Alpha watching her “I don’t think they’ve left.” she added, then there was that growl, it was definitely a wolf out at Finley’s place.
“You need me to come back?”
“No lzzy, just wanted to give you a heads up, as to what to expect when you get back is all.”
“You’re suddenly very popular, Piper. Who’s this Timothy Avery guy? l get Mr Drake and his sudden obsession. He might have seen Brandon. Those eyes are unmistakable. He would recognise his own son. I imagine, from his eyes. But what’s with the new guy?”
She was not wrong. If Bradley had seen Brandon or even one of his unit they would likely have wanted to get up close to the child. Perhaps that was the growl at Finley’s Bradley or one of his unit, now that she thought about that moment, it had been when Timothy had called him son. She bit her l!p. She didn’t know.
“I don’t know about Timothy Avery, but he calls me Piper Whitlock, lzzy. Not Piper Harper, said he knows others in my family.”
“What family. I thought you appeared fully grown here in Portland.” she teased her a little, trying to lighten the mood.
“I don’t know, my mother and father died when I was 10. I have no idea.” and she didn’t. Yes, his wolf had white eyes like Harper and Aspen, but it could just be a coincidence.
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