“That is none of your business. As for not safe! I’ve been out here alone minding my own business, since before he was born. No issues, no threats, till you, that is. So go back where you came from, problem solved.”
“Not going to happen Piper.” He shook his head.
“I’m not leaving my business’s, and I’m not going to your Pack.”
“You can keep the business’s, they’re doing very well. Will make an impressive investment for any Pack.
I’ll just register them and make them legal. You can open one closer to the Pack, and be provided with staff from within the Pack. Nice and safe, like how it should always have been. The one’s you have here on the west coast, can stay and be run by your human employees. Nothing will change.”
“No thank you.”
“I’m not leaving Piper…You will be falling into line.”
“I will not be.” She shot right back.
Actually saw him laugh “Oh child, I think you will be, like I said. I’ll be making your life very uncomfortable till you do. My men here, are not all that l brought with me, and it’s not gone unnoticed that there is another Alpha and his unit watching your store.”
Her jaw tightened “I am a rogue and I will be staying that way.”
“No you will not be, you have family out there, other Whitlock’s. I actually know a couple of them, told them I’d come across you at the Alpha meeting in Whistler, they were more than shocked by your rogue status, also more than a little horifted actually.”
“I don’t care.” she snapped, “I’ve had enough, get out of my office, get out of my store.” she did not want to hear about others, a family she knew nothing about, they had not come to help her when she’d lost her parents, likely only here now due to what Brandon was.
“No.” Timothy stated firmly.
“I’ll call the police and have you arrested for harassment.” Piper shot right at him and meant it.
Saw his jaw tighten now, “I’ll take you, long before they get here, Piper.” he snarled right at her, didn’t like her threatening him, it seemed he could dish out threats but couldn’t take one himself. “you and I will go and pick up Brandon and go to my Pack or I will have my men collect him without you. I do know where he is right at this minute…in fact, I do believe my men aren’t the only ones watching the boy.”
That snapped her head up, saw him smile smugly at her, at the fear that shot through her “Don’t you dare threaten my son.” it was Harper fully on the surface and snarling at him.
Watched as his wolf also pulled forward and stared right at her. His eyes were white just like Harper’s, a smile touched his face and then his wolf receded. “You will be coming home Piper. It is where you and your boy belong. You need to be protected, as your Alpha and I am. I will be, I will order it.”
Harper snorted, she didn’t want to get into a fight with him, he was like her. It seemed “You’re not alone Piper, neither is your wolf. Your life likely was not fun. Come in, let the Whitlock elders talk to you. Please, I will ask nicely, just one more time. Then I will force you, and you nor your wolf will like it.”
She was glaring right at him and as if to make his point. She saw his eyes glaze over and then a moment later, there was movement on her balcony, and the bell chimed on the stores’ front door. He looked right at her pointedly, pulled his phone out and called someone, “Take a photo of the boy as proof, send it directly back to me.” He hung up.
Took less than 15 seconds before he turned the phone around and showed her a picture. It was Brandon at his friend Finley’s birthday party. “Up Piper,” he said and stood himself “We’ll take your car, so as not to upset the boy.”
Piper did not like this, but she could not escape, there was a man on her balcony baring her exit that way and now there were two standing just inside her office doorway as well, baring her exit, and she doubted she’d make it passed the Alpha to her studio door not that that would help only lead back into the store.
He was clearly going to force her hands, to get what he wanted from her, if she didn’t comply with his wishes, glared right at the man. Showing her full displeasure at the situation.
“It’s for the best Piper, just trust me.” he told her. He sounded like he was trying to reassure her. She did not trust him, not at all.
Stood up and grabbed her handbag. She and Harper would not risk Brandon being taken by him or his men.
The boy was all they had and he had Aspen, not yet fully realised, but this could force his wolf to emerge and shift him for the first time. She didn’t want that, he was very young.
“Call your men off now.” she snapped right at him.
He nodded and saw him wave his unit to back away.
“Not those men. The ones on my son.” she grated out, could actually feel Harper’s aggression growing inside her, nothing ticked her wolf off like a threat to their child. She’d not shifted in years, didn’t even know if they could anymore. But somewhere deep down inside of her, Piper was willing to bet that Harper would shift her to her grey and white wolf if it was the only way to save their son. Harper was right this minute, stalking around inside of Pipers mind, all her hackles were up and her ears were flat back against her head.
She was walked to her car in the car park, glared at his unit, as she unlocked her Nissan Rogue. “Are they all coming?”
“No, just me.” Timothy smiled at her, he waved his unit away. “They’ll follow in our car in a minute.” he got in the front passenger seat “This is a nice vehicle.” He commented as he looked it over.
She already knew that, had even splashed out and got the platinum model with all the high-tech safety features, and the Pro Pilot Assist, made for easier driving, considering she’d not learned to drive until away from the pack, had only bought her first car at 23, and then bought this car just a year ago, really liked her car, was actually considering it for all her company cars.
Nissan Rogue, just really tickled her funny bone, because she was a rogue, but it did have all the room needed as well.
Drove all the way to Finley’s house to pick up Brandon, she was a bit early, but that could not be helped, got out of the car, as did Alpha Timothy. “Stay here, I don’t need Brandon freaking out.” she muttered as she walked passed him, saw him stop and lean back on the car, acknowledged her words.
Walked down the path and rang the doorbell, apologised to Finley’s mother, Susanne, about having to pick Brandon up early, saw the woman look to the man by her car and then smile at her “He’s nice looking, your boyfriend?”
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