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Chapter 27: The Punishment
Lady GwenShould I have named this book "Surrounded by A&&holes?" It certainly seems like it. Unfortunately, we still have to figure out who the biggest a&&hole of them all is and why Piper cannot identify him as her mate. In the meantime, the males wanting to control Piper's life will continue to multiply for reasons that will make sense eventually. Those answers and a happy ending coming in due time.
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(Leo Bloodstone POV) An hour later, Beta Landon walked into the alpha office. I was seated behind the desk while my father was seated in a chair to the side. Beta Landon gave us both a slight bow and then sat down.I had mixed feelings about seeing him. On one hand, I knew he was Piper’s father. I also knew from my research and interviews that he had been good to Piper, and Piper loved him a lot. On the other hand, he had yet to produce his daughter for marriage like he had promised. More importantly, his secrets —and his pack’s secrets— made him my enemy.I decided to dispense with small talk and get immediately to the point.“Why are you here?” I asked bluntly. “Your pup… is he okay?”“That is why you are here?” I asked coldly.“No. But I have heard the pup had an accident. It would be rude not to inquire.”“What is rude is pulling me from his hospital room for nonsense. Tell me why you are here so that I can get back to him.”Beta Landon looked down at his hands. It was
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(Alpha Aiden POV)Jonas walked into my office and sat down in the chair across from me.“Well?” I asked.“She’s still not coming.”“Seriously?”Jonas nodded.What the f&&k. It has been four months since I punished Piper… and three months since I have been unsuccessfully trying to modify the punishment and apologize to her. “What is her excuse this time?”“You don’t want to know,” Jonas replied matter-of-factly.“It cannot be any worse than her last few excuses.”“Wanna bet?” Jonas asked with a smirk. “But you deserve it.”I glared at him angrily.Although Jonas is my beta, he is first and foremost my best friend. And as my best friend, he —like my wolf— was completely horrified when I told him what had happened during the meeting with Piper.The original plan had been to punish Piper by: 1) forbidding her from leaving pack grounds for any reason; 2) switching her to night shift; 3) eliminating her days off; and 4) forbidding her from having unsupervised contact with male wolves. T
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(Piper POV)Was it smart for me to taunt and knowingly disrespect an arrogant, cocky beast of an alpha? No, of course not. Especially not one who had accepted me into his pack and allowed me a safe place to stay, few questions asked, while I was on the run.But you already know that I get triggered by sexist bullsh&t. I do things I probably should not do.And being triggered does explain some of my reaction to Alpha Aiden. However, I NEVER, EVER would have tried something like that at Blue Ridge. Even when I am triggered, I am a rule follower, and the rules are very clear that you are to always respect your alpha and obey their summons. That is just how it is.But this situation was different. I wasn’t taunting Alpha Aiden just because I was triggered. When he first announced my punishment, I was actually crushed. In fact, I cried every day for a week straight after our conversation. Part of that was the timing. I was already starting to mentally break because of the overwhe
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