They did not look anything alike. She had a mass of dark red curly hair to his brown, Hadley looked just like her mother, but had his father’s dark blue eyes, whereas he looked like his father but had his mothers eyes. If this is what Piper did think, it would account for the pain that he saw in her, when she was looking at him, especially when she saw Hadley touching him as she had. Would have looked loving and familiar.
He knew as he looked out the window watching the streets roll by, that he was not ready to give up on her yet. If she had been in pain then it was likely that their Mate Bond was still intact and in effect, that rejection she had uttered had not held. She still felt it, not that he could. But that didn’t really matter, he’d never known about it, only she had for some silly reason. If this Piper Harper was once one of his pack members, he had to find out how old she was? And come back and approach her as to why she had hid from him? Why she had rejected him? It didn’t make sense to him at all.
Wondered if she’d seen him with Biancia and maybe that had been enough for her to reject him, didn’t like it, or thought he would reject her, who knew? Only she did until he could hunt her down and get those answers.
Even now he barely recalled what the girl in his bed had looked like that night, but he had not forgotten how it had felt to touch her, she’d been hot, felt so damned hot to touch, it was like nothing he’d ever felt before, he’d not been able to control himself. Even Benson had pushed more stamina at him that night, to make it last longer, to enjoy it himself, his wolf never got involved in s*x, just turned a blind eye to it mostly as they were not his Mate, but not that night.
Bradley had lost all control and mated the hell out of her, and now all he recalled was how tiny she was, very thin, not that, that had curbed his appetite where she was concerned, he did recall holding her down all dominant to continue mating her at the end, could only hope he’d not actually hurt the girl. Though it hadn’t sounded as though he had, that did not mean he hadn’t.
Bradley did recall it had been her first time, remembered that much, had loved the thought of being her first at the time too, he was now very disappointed in himself about how he’d not appreciated her more in his bed that night. Hated his words to her. At the time he’d not thought anything of them, but after Eddie had explained what he’d felt.
How Bradley recalled how she felt to the touch, how much he had wanted her and lost all control, how Benson had gotten involved, and then what he doc had said. He knew those words were absolutely horrid and for her to hear them, would likely have been very painful to hear. He could not imagine how much those words he’d uttered would have hurt her.
He knew he would not have liked hearing them from his Mate, not if he’d known who she was and she knew nothing. If their roles had been reversed, it might very well have been the thing that caused the woman to utter that rejection.
“Let’s go home, Coop.” he sighed.
Bradley had nothing to confirm anything at this point. He likely needed more information, likely if she was constantly scent masked, he was actually going to have to lay his hands right on her, to see if she felt the same as the one in his bed that night. And getting that close to her could be difficult, very difficult.
She was currently away, so he had at least 3 days to try and figure out what to do, figure out if she was the same girl. Piper did fit the brief description but so did half the wolfen population for that matter. He sighed.
Piper POV
Piper and Brandon were having breakfast in the hotel’s restaurant, as were many other wolves to her dissatisfaction. She however, did not pay them the slightest bit of attention, and they did not scent her as wolf, so left her alone as well. Well, most of them anyway.
Brandon was sitting looking about all curious now at those very large and imposing men around him, sitting at various tables, some of those tables had she-wolves at them, likely the next generation Alpha’s to their pack. It did seem to be an Alpha meeting place, there were a few Beta’s she could scent out but most were Alpha’s and their Heir’s from what she could tell.
Piper had reminded him not to say anything or ask any questions out in public, only to bring it up inside their suite, or when they got home, to never say anything to his friends at school. He had agreed and nodded his head, but he did seem a little disappointed. Now sitting in this room he was definitely curious about those around him.
“Excuse me,” Piper’s eyes moved to the woman approaching her and she sighed internally, it was the same young girl from the other day that had approached her at the elevator. “You are Piper Harper, yes?” she asked. Why she asked Piper didn’t know, she had spoken with her already and knew the answer, or perhaps it was just that because she didn’t scent to the woman, she couldn’t hold on to the memory of who she was. Who knew?
“Yes.” she answered plainly.
“Mum,” Brandon whined instantly, “you said no work.”
“I’m not going to work, Brandon.” she told him. This would also inform the she-wolf now standing next to her table, that she was not here on business.
“I’m sorry to interrupt your breakfast. But I was just hoping to take a few minutes of your time.” the she-wolf piped in.
“I’m sorry miss. I am on holiday with my son. Please call one of my stores and make yourself an appointment.” Piper told her calmly.
“But you’re right here.” the woman was now frowning down at her, obviously used to getting what she wanted, being Alpha-blooded.
“Mum!” Brandon whined again at her.
She looked right at him, he was starting to get upset, “I’m sorry.” she told the she-wolf, stood up “Come on Brandon. Let’s go.” watched him stand as well, she took his hand in hers and stepped around the she-wolf, only to have her grab her arm and halt her. She turned her eyes on the woman’s hand.
Bloody Alpha’s always thought that they could have whatever they wanted whenever they wanted it, didn’t care about anyone else’s lives, wants or needs. Selfish all of them. Looked right from that hand on her arm to the woman very pointedly, showing her dislike at being held up, still she didn’t let go.
“I’m turning 18 soon, and I wanted.”
Piper cut her clean off, wasn’t even 18 yet this was bloody ridiculous. “I don’t care.” she snapped and pulled her arm from the woman’s hand “It is very rude, to touch people, and even ruder to interrupt ones family holiday. Are you so self-absorbed, so high and mighty that you only care about yourself? It’s very selfish.”
Saw the she-wolf’s eyes go very wide, likely she’d never been spoken to like this, admonished for her behaviour. “I also told you the other day did I not? Find a husband before a dress. Are you so desperate for a man to touch you? Go pick one.” Piper waved her hand around the room, indicating to all the Alpha males and Beta’s in the room, who were now sitting and listening to her, she realised. The room had gone quiet. “I’m sure one of them will touch you if you ask.”
“You’re so mean.” the she-wolf gasped at her and then turned and stalked off hurriedly.
“Yes, she’s a real bitch.” Piper heard another state, didn’t even care to look to see who it was. She did not need nor want wolves in her life. Just turned and walked with Brandon out of the restaurant.
“I’m sorry mum.” he murmured a minute later.
“It’s fine, Brandon, I don’t need people like them in our lives, or my business for that matter.” and she didn’t. She was very well known, she and Brandon would never want for anything, she could provide him with all he would ever need for the rest of his life. They had more money than she could ever spend. “I’m used to rich arrogant primma donna’s and their aristocrat family’s. You just have to stand up to them and make them realize, there are people out there that can stand up to them and say no to them.”
She walked him through the hotel. They were already dressed for the day, headed to the ski in, ski out part of the hotel, and got their gear, to head out for the day.
Brandon however, was quiet for well over an hour, then on a ski lift heading back up the mountain, he looked right at her “Do they always treat you like this?” he asked quietly.
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