Chapter 41: The Curly, Red Wig

(Beta Jonas POV)

“You got me a present?” Piper asked cautiously.

Aiden nodded, and then gestured for me to pull the wrapped box out from where I had hidden it.

Admittedly, the gift was a little strange. However, what it symbolized was important.

I was actually a little surprised that Aiden was willing to give it to her. He had been waffling for days after I first suggested the idea, in part because he not-so-secretly continued to be uncomfortable with the idea of Piper dating, being mated, or leaving Moon Shadow.

Perhaps confirming that Piper was not his fated mate made him more open to the idea. Although, now that we knew that she was not his mate, it only begged more questions. Why were Aiden and his wolf so protective of her? Who was she, really? Aiden had never acted this way with any other female, so there had to be something about Piper that was triggering this reaction.

To that end, I knew that Piper had secrets. I knew that I knew some of them, but there were pieces o