Unscentable
Chapter 25

Brad POV

They arrived in Olympia, both he and Eddie not overly happy with either of the current situations for that matter. He had a Mate he could not scent and a son to that woman, and they were actively running away from him, or from Alpha Timothy, at this point, that man had threatened to separate her from her son and she'd bolted clear across to the other side of the pacific ocean.

Eddie, stupidly enough, lay claim to a human girl, who had no idea he was her Mate and had also run off, away from him, clear across the pacific ocean to be with her employer. Who was his runaway Mate, so technically her Luna, if Bradley could sort this bloody mess out that was, and he was determined to do so.

Had a Goddess-Gifted Mate out there, was going to claim her the minute he could, Bardley also knew it was also what Benson wanted. They both wanted their Mate, it was annoyingly frustrating that the moon goddess herself would do this to them, allow them to have a Mate they couldn't scent and then allow her to scent him out and cause her great pain, why he had no bloody idea.

It was cruel, is what it was.

Though when they had tracked Izzy's credit card and seen that she had bought a plane ticket to Sydney to follow Piper, it made Bradley wonder about their bond yet again, not for the first time, just how connected those two were. Perhaps the moon goddess had seen fit to draw them together. They both had man issues of the same nature. No trust, been hurt through no fault of their own and run away from that pain.

The four of them walked into Wolf Airlines, the she-wolf manning the front desk, smiled right at him and his men "Alpha Bradley, please go right into the lounge."

She'd waved them though a heavy set of double doors, and they'd pushed into the private lounge that Westley and Terence owned. Stood on a loft platform that over looked the lounge itself.

It was a large room with a dozen dark wood tables and comfortable white leather chairs 6 to a table, the carpet was black and the bar where he could see both West and Terence leaning chatting away, was manned by a male wolf, dressed in pack colours, the bar was large at least 16 feet long and had bar stools all along the counter, he could see fully stocked with every kind of alcohol you could think of.

As they walked down the stairs into the actual lounge, there was a massive multi-tiered, modern chandelier with circular crystal hanging tears that all fell at odd angles. And spaced out around the room were Minimalist-style circular two-teared chandeliers that linked in with the one hanging by the stairs, seemed more like his father's style than Wests', likely though this business was all West, his father had put his architecture skills into the building and designed something very opulent for his son. Might have that man design Piper's new store in Helena when he got her back.

The far end of the room had large windows that over looked his actual airport hangers, where his planes were all standing at gates. Bradley could see Wests White Jet out there on the tarmac waiting for them. Thank the goddess, he had an alliance with this man that Jet was going to be his life saver, he imagined.

Watched as both West and Terence turned and watched them come down the stairs, leaned away from the bar and extended a hand to him as he approached them. He even offered him and his men all a drink. After the meet and greet was done.

Bradley accepted the drink, he could actually use one. His whole bloody life was in turmoil right now. Took a sip of the 20-year-old single malt scotch whisky and sighed, trust West to stock the best. Not that the man ever really drank much, never seen him drink more than a single glass of anything ever, usually sat and swirled his drink but rarely actually drank it. He'd never asked why, not that curious he guessed.

Asked how the two of them were doing, Terence all smiles, his triplets due within the month. West had a pup on the way to now, but not due for a few months either, told him it was going to be a boy. Was happy about that. His new little brothers, twin boys, arrived a few weeks ago and he was glad to have brothers, no more sisters, chuckled about it.

Bradley was a little curious about Terence being here, with his Mate Ella, due within the month, didn't seem concerned that his Mate would go into early labour and he'd miss their birth. He was currently 2 hours from his pack and Bradley didn't think that if his Mate was that close to having his pup he'd want to be anywhere but near her just in case she delivered early.

Terence was way too laid back, though that was who he was, nothing ever seemed to bother that man, not even now as an actual Alpha, he was still happy to lean back in his chair and chat as though life was easy.

They all went and sat down at a table and West sent his bartender off to get food. Apparently, this lounge had a fully staffed kitchen out the back. He'd not shown them a menu but had ordered steaks for all of them plus two large share plates of entree's for while they waited for the main meals. Both plates stretched from one side of the table to the other, clearly catered to wolves' appetites.

They chatted about pack life. West and Terence were polite enough not to bring up how he had no idea about having a son out there and currently halfway around the world. With a she-wolf that passed herself off as human all the time.

This was not the first time it would have happened in the wolfen world, and it was unlikely going to be the last time that an Alpha, had no idea about a child out there.

Alpha's slept around a lot and there was always that possibility.

Mate's left for all manner of reasons as well. Even West's own Mate, Jo-anne, had left him 10 years ago, then she'd come back to pledge loyalty and left again, only to have West hunt her down and drag her back. Now they were happy and Mated once more. A pup on the way, the man did look happy.

Life just didn't always go to plan, some wolves were just not lucky enough to get what they wanted right away, or at all, or had to fight tooth and nail to get what they wanted.

Unlike Harry his Delta, who just smiled at his girlfriend Betsy the day she had walked into the pack-house, the first full moon after her 18th birthday, she'd smiled right at him and stated "Mine. Come here and bite me." with a half giggle and Harry had done just that, he'd been 18 himself. Just a few months older than she was.

That lucky bastard had been with his Mate since they were both 15, and then was granted her as his Goddess-Gifted Mate when she was 18. They'd only ever been with each other, never had eyes for anyone else, not even as teenagers without wolves.

It seemed both West and Terence had looked up his Piper and they were very impressed with the woman. Not only was she worth a bloody small fortune, she was well known, well liked and respected within the human world. West was curious as to how Bradley was going to pull her in from the human life she had created for herself.

Noted himself, she had separated herself from the wolfen world, and appeared to be human in more ways than one. Commented that Jo-anne was difficult, being on her own for so long out in the human world, she didn't really like taking orders, was used to doing her own thing and often just raised an eyebrow at him and stated 'not going to happen' and would walk off. Played by her own rules.

Bradley sighed and shook his head. He had no idea himself, "Gently so, and likely humanly publicly so." Cooper had laughed, "A big lavish human wedding with lots of human photographers and what not, was my suggestion."

West and Terence thought that it was likely a good idea. Couldn't just have a designer of her caliber disappear would likely set off a human world search.

Bradley agreed, the wedding would also have to encompass both human and wolfen guests, due to who she was, that was going to be a logistical nightmare.

But he was kind of hoping that with Piper in the industry already she would be able to handle that and, if not, he was certain, with Isobelle's background, she would be able to. Came from a wealthy human family and from what he'd heard, her sisters wedding had been massive. So likely something Izzy was used to handling.

Tia arrived with Thomas in tow, her Mate, both Eddie and Harry's parents, and he watched her eyes land right on her son, Eddie and then stalked right towards him.

She was a tall, well-trained woman, an Elite warrior within his pack, for that matter, Thomas trailed her casually. She was very hot-headed and had already torn str!ps of him over the phone, and didn't look like she was even close to being calmed down. Saw Eddie stand up with a heavy sigh and mutter" hear we go" under his breath.

Bradley gestured for both West and Terence to stay seated. They had both noted the anger rolling off the woman stalking across the room and their wolves naturally reacted to it "She's Eddie's mother." he'd told them.

Tia came to a halt right in front of her son and stood staring up at him. She herself was 6ft 2, only 2 inches shorter than her son, glared right at the man, then shocked everyone when her open hand struck his face, in a loud resounding slap to his face, grated out angrily at him "Are you so impatient? Did I teach you nothing about humans?"

Bradley watched Timber surfaced at the attack on his human, and snarl right at her, only to have them put her hand right in his face, and point a finger at him "I'm not afraid of you, back off Timber" she snarled right back at his wolf.

Saw Timber back off after a moment, left Eddie glaring at her his jaw tight, she was and Elite class warrior and could take him and his wolf on, if she wanted to, would be a good match for him in a fight. Likely wouldn't win but do a fare bit of damage to him. "Human Edward, she is human, and you lay claim to her. Mate her from what I understand, for the love of the Goddess....you stupid fool, what if you can't get her back?"

"I'm going to," Eddie stated flatly.

"Oh and you think.. just because your handsome like your father here, she'll just fall at your feet."

Eddie did actually look like his father, he had blonde hair and hazel green eyes, whereas Harry looked more like Tia, with brown hair and hazel blue eyes.

"No," Eddie admitted.

"You're right on that. Ask your father what it took to get me to come around, bloody tried to use that stupid Gamma Charm on me all the time, pissed me off to the point I beat him several times."

Saw Thomas smiled and nod, didn't even deny it Bradley knew that Thomas was very proud of who his Mate had been, so strong and unbreakable even for him, loved that she could just stare him down and take no crap. It was Thomas that stopped the closed fist of his Mate as she tried to punch her son. It appeared she was spoiling for a fight. Wanted a piece of her own son for maybe screwing up his Mate Bond to a human girl.

"Tia calm down." Bradley finally stood up and interjected himself into the situation, it was getting out of hand, "We do actually know where she is. Used her credit card and went to Australia. I will bring her back, I will talk to her myself."

"Oh, and you think she is going to listen to you? After your harassment, in an effort to get to Piper." She snapped at him.

Benson bristled inside of him and surfaced himself to show his disapproval of her lack of respect for her Alpha, growled right at her, low and menacingly. Watched her bow her head slightly as she realised what she had done. Draw in a calming breath and then apologise to him for her words and tone.

"Please just go back to the Pack Tia. I will deal with Isobelle and it will get sorted out or at least get her back to the pack so she can be assimilated or learn about what is going on so she can make a proper decision.

Saw her look right at him, her expression softened "Isobelle? Such a pretty name. I thought it was Izzy." He nodded "Isobelle Jenkins, she actually is very stubborn and loyal to Piper, just like you were to my mother, are now to Lilly, headstrong even against me, tried to put me in my place once already, called me some not so nice names too. You'll love her. I see a lot of you in her." he told her with a smile at the end, trying to appease her.

"Well, I hope she beats him one, for his behavior," she muttered.

"I'm sure she probably will at some point." Bradley smiled, he could actually see that happening at some point, "Eddie does actually feel bad about what he and his wolf did. I believe Timber has been sulking since she left."

Saw Tia's eyes widen and then move to her son. She huffed and shook her head, then stepped over to Eddie and hugged him "Just don't do anything else, stupid son, she murmured.

Thomas handed Bradley all their passports and looked right at him, "Alpha, if I may have a word in private?" he'd spoken it as a question but Bradley got the feeling by the look on the man's face that they would be having a conversation. Likely one posed by his own father and not to be had over the phone for all to hear.

Bradley nodded, he narrowed his eyes on Tia for a good 20 seconds to make sure she understood he was in charge, not that he hadn't been for 11 years now, then walked away with Thomas to sit at another table. Across the room, in the wolfen world, was not private in anyway, wolves hearing would pick it up. Stepping away was just a common courtesy.

Opened a mind-link to the man, 'Alpha, Hadley told your father, you have a son with Piper Whitlock.' Bradley knew it, the damned girl couldn't keep her mouth shut, he'd specifically asked her not to say anything about the boy to their father, yet she had gone ahead and done so. He'd asked purely because the fewer people that knew the less likely it was to get out and the safer they would be.

Yes, apparently so. He acknowledged.

"Your father is greatly concerned about how this came about?"

'Oh, is he now! Then you must be referring to the Ice Moon Pack, agreement, that father never saw fit to show me. Regarding the Whitlock women, and I will be having a word with him about that when I get home. Considering it's my bloody head on the line.' he grated out. Was very angry about that, in fact.

'The child Bradley, how was he conceived, we need to know. It could well start a war and Ice Moon Pack is much larger than ours. He could actually hear the concern in the former Gamma's voice.

He was also well aware of just how large the Ice Moon Pack was, nearly three times the size of his own, and they would not win a war against them, not even come close to it.

'She was in my bed one night when I got home. He shrugged, it was the truth. What can I say? A na*ked she-wolf in my bed!

'Did she give consent?' he was asked instantly.

'Didn't say no. Bradley answered him 'did say please if I recall correctly, begged me not to stop at one point and told me she wanted all of me. And that is what she got, all of me. Though I had no idea who she was to me at the time! he could only presume Thomas had been informed of all the details by his father and that was why they were having this chat right now I thought she was just a she-wolf itching for time with her Alpha.

Saw Thomas sigh heavily 'I hope that is what she tells her people, from her mother's pack, if not Bradley..."

I understand the ramifications. Alpha Timothy already told me what he would do and that he would be taking her word over mine as well.. it would have been bloody nice if father had shown me that agreement.

Perhaps I would have known who she was.

'That's unlikely from my understanding of it, Bradley. But yes he should have told you, we're all annoyed with that. Though he did believe...

I don't bloody care what he believed' Bradley cut him clean off 'or thought. I'm the current Alpha in charge, have been for a bloody long time, in fact. It's my damned life on the line, not his anymore. I think such formalities are supposed to be handed over, before even, the actual change of leadership is done.. yes?' he grated.

Saw the man nod his head, he could not argue with that, it was how it was supposed to be done, any and all alliance agreements that involved the reigning Alpha to pass on to the next Alpha had to be formally handed over so that the next Alpha in charge, knew what the hell was hanging over his head. Literally his head in this case.

So that if his actions or any of his pack's actions could be construed as an act of war against another pack, or bring another Alpha to his pack with the right to Duel him to the death over something, he would know about it and could make sure those set rules were adhered to, to prevent such things.

His father had been lax in his duties, even if he thought that Piper had been collected by her mother's family and returned to the Ice Moon Pack, that agreement with them still stood and held true.

There was likely going to be one hell of an Alpha on Alpha yelling match when he got back to his pack, after collecting Piper and his son and he had no idea how on earth he was going to get her to come with him either. He could apologise but he had absolutely no idea if that would work, whether or not she would even care for one at this point.

The boy, however, he had every right to claim and insist on bringing back to the pack. He was not safe out there as a rogue, though Bradley did not want to use the boy as leverage, use his own son like that. If he did, he would be no better in Piper's eyes than Alpha Timothy was. At this point, that was a last resort, really just wanted to sit down with her and see if they could talk it out.

Though the last time she'd come face to face with him, had not gone down so well, Hadley by his side and him insisting on her getting the gown she wanted. No more of that, her own mother could take her shopping from now own. Their father's unit could go with her for protection instead of his.

This time he would be approaching her without Hadley around and he was going to clear that miss understanding up as soon as he possibly could, tell her Hadley was his little sister, had no idea if she would believe him, didn't know if she even knew his father had a second chance Mate.

Though she would have been in the pack, 10 at the time Hadley was born, but would have been going through her own grief at the loss of both her parents, and likely also felt completely abandoned by the pack itself.

No-one had looked after her, he had absolutely no idea how she survived on her own inside the pack, on her own at such a young age, there had been no-one to care for her ever, her life inside the pack had certainly not been a good one, so getting her to come home, to be part of a pack once more, could well be a very difficult thing.

She was a rogue now and he had no hold over her at all. He couldn't just order her to do it, she'd likely stare at him and then laugh. He didn't want to threaten her in anyway, that would just make her more resistant to coming home, more likely to hate pack life. Probably didn't like that now.

So he was aiming to talk to her, to at least try and persuade her into coming home, to let Brandon come home to the pack, to see what his own world looked and felt like, to be inside a pack.

Bradley had no idea at all if Brandon had any interactions with wolves at all, other than Alpha Timothy and that man had only threatened them on both occasions. Nothing good would have come from those interactions. The boy might well not be interested at al. Bradley had no idea what Piper had told him about wolves or life within a pack, but if she had told him anything it wasn't likely going to be anything good, she was unlikely to have any good memories at all.

Though she could have told him nothing at all, or she could have told him how uncaring and horrible it was, as was likely her experience. He did not know, was going to have to find out the hard way, by asking the boy to come home or if he wanted to come and see what pack life looked like.

He was a complete stranger to his own child, there was no connection to his wolf Aspen, and that in itself could see Brandon out right reject him as his father, and refuse to come home as well, until there was a connection. He was not happy about that thought and neither was Benson, for that matter.

Looked at Thomas "Go back to the Pack Thomas. I don't even know at this point if I can bring her in. She thinks Hadley is my Mate. And I don't even know if she raised Brandon with any knowledge of our kind. It could take a while. I suggest he pull his a*ss out of retirement and relieve my brother of Alpha duties so Timothy doesn't come to duei him over Piper's treatment. When he likely has no knowledge of what is going on either. Put the one responsible for this particular mess, back in the firing line. So to speak." Saw Thomas stand up "It'll work itself out Brad, just... be calm, polite and don't force the situation."

"Forcing the situation is not my style, that is her own family's and I wouldn't be in this situation if her damned cousin hadn't threatened to take Brandon away from her in order to get her to go home with him. Only made her bolt clear out of the country." "We'll call him, try to sort that out as well."

"You do that! Because somehow, I don't think after all his threats and there was more than one, Piper is going to want to go to Ice Moon Pack to meet with the Whitlock Elders at all." and he didn't think she would be willing.

Timothy should have led with, 'I think I'm your cousin. What pack were you from?' Not a threat to haul her a*ss in. Should have explained himself to her to gain her trust. That would likely have gone a long way to helping the situation and she may have even gone with him, or allowed the Whitlock Elders to come to her at her store for a sit-down conversation.