Next up: What happened on the one-year anniversary.
(FLASHBACK) (Day before the one-year anniversary of Piper running away) (Piper POV) It was 8:00 at night. I had just finished helping with dinner service, and I was eager to get back to the book that I had been reading. Unfortunately, instead of reading the book, I found myself fighting with a friend who desperately wanted me to agree to go to a party with her. “Piper, come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn,” Maya pleaded with me. “Just agree to come with us tomorrow.” I looked at Maya and sighed. Moon Shadow’s alpha and beta had gone to a conference, and they had taken a large number of the warriors with them for security. That meant there was less work for the omegas to do at the packhouse. Less work meant fewer hours, and fewer hours meant that my friends were constantly itching to party and drink. I waived my hand dismissively. “I can’t. Someone has to stay and cook and clean for the warriors who stayed behind.” Maya gave me a look. “Sure, someone has to say, but why
(Leo Bloodstone POV) A year. Blue Ridge Pack and its moron future alpha have kept me away from Piper for a whole f&&king year. My patience is running thin. During the past twelve months, I have personally interrogated almost every single member of Blue Ridge. It is clear that Piper is absolutely loved and adored by her family, friends, and pack members. And that is what confuses me the most. They must know that their efforts —or rather, their future alpha’s efforts— to keep Piper away from me are in vain. Indeed, given the time that has passed, they must realize that I am not giving up. One way or the other, Piper will be mine. The only question is whether Piper becomes mine the easy way, or the hard way. I have a hard time believing that her family and friends want her to become mine the hard way. But time is running out. If I do not get to Piper before her 20th birthday, the “hard way” may be the only option left. I have only seen Piper once through a window, and yet I
(Leo Bloodstone POV) “Alpha, we lost Xander.” “What the f&ck do you mean, you lost Xander?” I growled into the phone. “He was here, and then… he wasn’t.” “PULL OVER!” I screamed at our driver. Knowing my temper, the driver immediately complied. “How long has Xander been gone?” I asked the lead warrior. “He was last seen going into his room five hours ago.” “And?” “And he never came out.” “How do you know that he isn’t still in there?” “Because we sent one of the omegas to his room under the guise of finding out if he was coming to dinner. He never answered the door.” “And?” “And after waiting for about 20 minutes, we got a key from Alpha Tyler and entered the room. He was gone.” “I assume you have already checked with Nicholas?” I growled. “Nicholas was supposed to be watching Xander’s window and balcony.” “Y-yes, Alpha. Nicholas did not see anything.” “Why the f&ck not?” “H-he says he was watching the room the entire t-time except---”“EXCEPT WHEN?” “Nicholas ha
(A few hours earlier)(Piper POV)We left Moon Shadow Pack right after breakfast. After what felt like a really long drive, we stopped at a human mall to pick out our dresses and shoes. We then checked into a motel to change and get ready. I was starting to feel better about going. After thinking about it, I realized that with the conference going on, there were unlikely to be many ranked wolves in attendance. Meaning, it was unlikely that wolves who who knew my parents, my old pack, or me would be at the party. And, on the off chance that anyone there did know me or know of me, the glittery masquerade masks that Natasha picked out —coupled with the herbs that Xander had me taking— would make it very hard for anyone to pick me out of the crowd.I was also started to getting excited about having an opportunity to get dressed up. I have not worn a dress since the wedding, but it was something that I always loved to do growing up. In fact, Xander would sometimes tease me that I
(Piper POV)“My name is Joshua,” he said with a smile. “Your names?”“Maya,” Maya replied.“None of your business,” I responded at the exact same time. Whether or not he was hot, I was enjoying being 100% unknown here. I wasn't ready to give that up.Joshua brought his hand to his heart, pretending as though I had wounded him.“Ouch! You kill me, Blondie! And to think we are practically family!”At first, I raised an eyebrow at him, but then I realized he could not see it through my mask.“Family?” I asked.Joshua wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me close to him while making a show out of of gawking at my exposed cleavage.“Yeah, family,” he said in a sultry voice. “You know, because my friend is mated to your friend. It practically makes us relatives.”I rolled my eyes. “Oh, really? Do you get hard-ons for all of your relatives?” I asked sarcastically, pointing to the semi-obvious tent forming in his pants.Maya began laughing so hard that she spit out half her drin
(Piper POV)Joshua leaned forward and forcibly kissed me. I tried to claw at him to get him to stop, but again I wasn't strong enough.Thankfully, however, we suddenly both heard footsteps nearby. Joshua stopped kissing me, allowing me just enough room to turn my head and see who it was. All I saw was the back of a male’s head, but that was enough for me.“Help!” I cried out.The male did not stop. Instead, he kept walking.I tried to cry out again, but Joshua clamped his hand against my mouth and warned me to be quiet. Once the unknown male was gone, Joshua started up again.“Just take one drink, Blondie. That’s all I ask. Take one drink and I promise that I will leave you alone.”“I said NO, Joshua. Now let me go.”“Fine. Have it your way.”At that point, Joshua let go of me. He took a small step back and took a sip of the wine. For a moment, I naively thought he had given up. I was wrong.In the very next second, he leaned forward again and forcibly kissed me as he squee
(Piper POV) The next thing that I knew, I was laying on a bed in a bedroom that I did not recognize. The male from before was sitting next to me, gently shaking me awake while holding a glass of water. “Piper, you need to drink this.” “How do you know my name?” I asked. “We can talk later. Fow now, you need to drink the water. It will help chase the drugs out of your system.” I looked at him in confusion. “You don’t have three heads anymore. What happened to your other two heads?” “Drink, Piper.” I took the water glass and studied it. Deciding it really was water, I quickly drank it. "Thank you. Now get some rest." With that, the male stood up, put the glass down on a table, and started to walk towards the door. “Wait! Where are you going?” “I need to leave.” “Why?” I was trying desperately to piece everything together. Penelope was still asleep and my brain felt like swiss cheese. Party. Dancing. Bathroom. Wine. Pigs flying. Blood. More pigs. Males wit
****TRIGGER WARNING/ AUTHOR NOTE: This chapter will go into a little bit of detail about what happened between Leo and Piper. What happens is intended to be as consensual on both sides as it can be considering the circumstances. The drugs that they ingested are intentionally different than the common date-rape drugs that many of us have unfortunately encountered in real life. The most important differences are that the fictional drugs have three stages of symptoms, and there is a little more clearness in intellect when exposed wolves reach the third phase. Even with that, however, I admit that neither Piper nor Leo are in a great frame of mind when things happen. Please read at your own caution and feel free to skip this chapter entirely.****(Piper POV)I wake up with my head laying comfortably against a strange male’s chest, while my hand is laying comfortably against… his cock. No, not laying. I am rubbing it. Gently. On top of his pants. The more I rub, the harder it se