Unscentable
Chapter 72

Piper

POV

Izzy hugged her so very tightly, when Brad opened the Luna Suite door and stepped aside for her to go passed him, then he stepped out and closed the door.

'Don't ever do that again.' Izzy mind-linked to her

"I'm sorry, I just fell asleep was all."

'Eddie told me already, so witches are real too?

'Yes.' Piper nodded.

Stepped away from her and looked at Brandon, he was over by the window, "Mum you missed it, so many wolves running all over the place."

"I'm sorry, I missed it," she murmured. "It must have been a sight to see. He ran right over to her. "It was." he was smiling up at her "something was going on for sure, but Aunt Izzy said I had to stay here. Too many wolves out there."

"Probably a good thing." Piper nodded, and it probably was. She didn't know how Aspen would have dealt with it. Though his wolf was handling eating in the dining room and had been fine with Annabella and all of Brad's family yesterday. Was likely adjusting to the pack.

"Where were you?" he asked up at her.

"I went for a walk was all. Had a nap in the woods."

He was frowning up at her now. "It's too early for a nap."

"Guess it wasn't. Maybe I'm still not fully recovered." she told him gently "I need you two to sit, there is something we need to discuss."

"I bet." It was Izzy and she sounded a bit annoyed, Piper realised. Let it go, the woman only got her wolf yesterday and was already having to mind-link to people at the Alpha's or Eddie's request, probably didn't like it.

The pair of them sat down and looked at her.

"Bradley has asked, due to today's event." That's what she'd decided to call it, because she'd not even known she was missing. How could she "That we all need to be initiated into the pack."

"What's that mean?" Brandon asked her. He'd heard Brad say it before and she'd gotten angry with the man about it.

She saw Izzy frown deeply and knew why, her wolf Fade would not like it or at least that's what Annabella had said about it. Though Piper did know Edward would want her to be a part of the pack, she wondered if he'd have more luck talking her into it. It did not look like her wolf was open to the idea, obviously knew what it meant.

"Brandon, it means you'll officially be a part of your father's pack," She answered him. He stared at her for almost a full minute before speaking "Live here?" He asked.

"I guess so." Piper nodded "Do you want that?"

"Do you?" He asked right back, still frowning at her.

"That's...still in the air. But if you want to be here," She told him.

"No...What do you want mum?" He stated "you said you'd never come back. It's not good for you and Harper here. You got sick here."

"We did get sick here." Piper admitted. "Might be different now." She didn't want him to know all the ugly truth of why she'd gotten sick.

"What made you sick?" He asked.

Piper could not answer that question, not without him having a million more questions and it could ruin the bond he now had with Brad as well. "Several things, though it does seem most of those things are gone now.

He was quiet for a very long time. She could see he was actually talking with Aspen. They had heard Annabella's story and it was likely that Brandon didn't truly understand the ramifications. Aspen had understood it all. She could only sit and wait on them to be ready to talk to her again.

She moved her eyes to Izzy, who simply shook her head 'no'. No real surprise there. "Fade says no."

"Alright, you're bonded to Edward, and can mind-link to anyone you want apparently, so big deal." "Is that all this is about?"

"Mostly." She nodded, looked right at Izzy and found she could establish a link to her with ease 'Brad wants to initiate me back into the pack, the link it will create with him, means he can talk to me anytime he likes, find me or ask me where I am, he can't at the moment. Didn't like that at all today."

'Well, no surprise there, you vanished, Piper. Eddie was completely freaked out! shook her head 'the whole pack was looking for you.'

I heard! Piper nodded, turned her attention to Brandon. The boy was just staring at her now.

"What do you want?" He asked again, though now he sounded a little sad, she noted. Wondered what he and Aspen had discussed.

"I guess, at some point, I would be coming here to live as well."

"So.. you're going to stay...are you and dad going to be together?"

How did she answer that question? She already knew that Harper thought of Brad and Benson as her Mates, they had claimed her and it seemed to have changed Harper's view of their Mate. She did let Brad touch them and had not objected to him holding her hand all the way back, had even let him hug her twice today. Didn't seem to bother her wolf at all.

Though she still had not wanted Piper to talk to the man about her. Said it was to punish them, but Piper wondered if it was fear more than punishment. Talking about her might lead to one of them asking her to shift and she couldn't anymore. "That still needs time, Brandon," She answered him honestly.

Saw his eyes move to her neck, to her Mark, his father's Mark. Looked at Izzy's fora moment and then he sighed "Will it hurt me? You and Harper?"

"Not really. For a moment, he'll have to cut your palm and his, press them together and then you'll feel much more strongly connected to him. Likely, with Aspen, you'll actually be able to talk to him even when he's not in the room. It's a special thing called a mind- link."

"Weird"

"Your telling me Kiddo." Izzy shook her head "Eddie's voice just pops into my head anytime he likes. Fade and Timber, little weirdo's both of them, always on about going out into the woods for." stopped herself from finishing that sentence. Piper smiled at her "I did tell you, not a minutes peace, and they're your weirdo's now."

"Yes they are. He put in a call to my father today too." shook her head.

"How'd that go?"

"Well Eddie, not happy with the man and I quote, you'll stay out of Izzy's love life or be dealing with me', then he just hung up, I'm still waiting on my father's call, it's not come yet."

Piper snorted, amused, didn't think it would take Edward long to put that man in his place. "Maybe your father has finally got the message.

"I can only hope," Izzy nodded.

Turned her attention back to Brandon "What do you want to do?" she once again asked him.

"Can I and not you?" He asked quietly.

"Yes," she nodded, "but your father has requested me to do it as well."

"Why? He said he'd wait?"

"When?" She frowned.

"On the plane, said you, and he would take time.

"It will," Piper acknowledged.

"But now he wants to make you."

"Kind of, I guess So. Has his reason's."

"What reasons?"

Piper sighed, "All those wolves running around... they were looking for me." she told him, he was just going to keep asking questions till he understood. "What, why?"

"He thought I got lost in the woods," she told him.

She'd not been lost but it was the best way to explain it to him. "f I'm part of the pack, he can always find me."

"You told me you wouldn't go running by yourself anymore." Brandon suddenly accused her.

"I didn't run off. Just walked away and then had a nap. He thought I was lost."

The boy was frowning at her and didn't look like he believed her "you were gone for hours."

"I know."

"No-one told me." He turned his eyes on Izzy.

"I was asked not to by Eddie. They didn't want you to get upset."

He was now glaring at both of them now. Looked from one to the other, and was very angry, she realised.

Then he just got up and stalked away, left the suite altogether. He didn't have a room to go to himself.

Piper stood and followed him, as did Izzy. He didn't go far, though looked like he'd run down the hall, he was too far away from their room for him to have walked.

Edward had him, had picked him up and Brandon was fighting to be put down. Heard Edward tell him "one lost today is enough, Brandon." even Edward seemed to know, what was going on. "Come on ladies, let's sort this out." He turned and headed off down the stairs. Brandon was still shoving at him and trying to get down. Until Eddie actually put him down.

Though kept a grip on the boy's hand, walked him all the way to the Alpha's office, where not only Brad was sitting behind his desk, but Cooper was leaning on the wall and Harry was sitting on a chair. They'd all been talking, it seemed.

Watched Brandon turn and kick Edward, right in the shin. Eddie finally let him go. Brad raised an eyebrow, everyone knew Brandon and Edward had a good relationship. Didn't look like it right this minute. Saw him run right across the room and climb up into Bradley's lap and into his open arms, he wanted his father right this minute.

Piper had to remind herself that despite Brandon being an Alpha wolf, he was just a little boy too, and dealing with a lot, like she was. He was mad at her and needed comfort, so he had run off to find his father. Brad had seemed to know, just opened his arms to the "What's wrong?" She heard Brad ask him.

"Mum got lost didn't she? Ran off all alone again."

"Lost yes. Run off, no. She asked me to let her go for a walk. I didn't see why not. Yes she got lost, it's been a long time since she's been here. She's back now. Didn't get hurt."

"Could have though." Piper sighed, he was not mad, he was scared she was going to get hurt again. Brad looked right at her, said nothing was rubbing the boy's back trying to comfort him. "She's fine, and that's what matters." Was all he said in the end. "If she's part of the pack.. you can always find her?"

"Yes." Brad nodded down at the boy, though frowned.

"Then do it. Make her part of your pack." The boy stated flatly, shocked her quite a bit.

"Son."

"No, it's better, safer this way...Aspen agrees." Saw Brad's eyes move right towards her questioningly.

Piper sighed softly, she'd have to do it at some point.

"It's fine." she was also not going to upset her son any further. And she did like the idea of being able to mind-link to Brandon. Harper didn't seem at all opposed to the idea either, hadn't been even when he'd brought it up on their walk back through the woods. "You understand Piper. Once I do this..." She cut him off. "I get it." she nodded, he was never going to let her leave, not that she thought he was going to anyway. "Harper is not opposed to the idea." Saw him smile. "Now that does not mean, we're at all ready for anything else." "Alright." Brad nodded, though he seemed happy about Harper being willing.

Piper had done this before, though not when he'd been her Mate. When she'd been 17 and he'd taken over the pack, she knew what was going to happen, understood what to do and say.

Held her palm out to him, saw him stand and put Brandon in his chair, then reached for the pack ceremonial blade that was on his desk resting on a stand. Looked to her to always sit there. Saw Brandon's eyes go Wide. It was not a little blade. About half a foot long, thin and looked to be very sharp.

"It'll be a tiny nick son." he cut his own palm and then took Pipers hand and cut hers too, saw Brandon bite his l!p as he watched Brad press their palms together, felt her blood mesh with his. Kind of felt itchy to her.

"I Alpha Bradley Drake, of Black Haven Pack. Accept you Piper Whitlock, into my Pack as my Mate and Luna."

Piper stared up at him, had not realised that was what he was going to say, but had to accept it now. "I, Piper Whitlock, pledge my loyalty to you, Alpha Bradley Drake and to your Pack. The Black Haven Pack.." saw him raise an eyebrow at her hesitation, his hand did not let go of hers and she knew that cut was still open, still felt itchy. She had to finish as he had. Didn't really want to state that yet, but would have to or the wound would simply stay open "As your Mate and future Luna." felt the connection instantly to him, saw him smile and then he let go of her hand a moment later.

"Welcome home Piper, Harper." He bowed his head to her, surprised her more than a little. Then he turned to Brandon "Now Brandon. All I need from you is a little blood and the words 'I accept dad."

Saw Brandon nod and stood and watched as Brad cut his palm once more, lifted Brandon's little hand. "It'll only hurt for a second okay." Brad told him and nicked the boys palm and put it to his.

"I accept you, Brandon Whitlock, as my son and the future Heir to my pack. What say you?"

"I accept dad." Brandon answered him. Piper saw shiver run through the boy as the connection to his father was made. "That's weird," he said as he looked down at his palm and watched the wound seal over, it left a tiny little scar, watched him touch it with his fingers.

Brad smiled down at him and ruffled his hair. "Welcome home son."

Then Brad's eyes moved to Izzy. "No." it was Fade, not Izzy and it was a firm statement.

"Alright." Brad simply nodded "Though Izzy, Fade. You are both welcome in this pack, itis your home now, always will be if you accept us." saw him bow his head slightly to her.

Watch as Fade stared right at him long and hard, a solid minute before she bowed slightly back to him, before receding and allowing Izzy control once more.

Seems she was accepting of this being her home. "Shall we have lunch?" Brad smiled as he wiped the blade on a black cloth and put it back.

"I'm hungry." Brandon smiled up at him.