*Piper's POV*Three days. I sat here for three days thinking about his question. For the most part he gave me my space during this time without me needing to ask for it. Part of me was grateful for the distance he was giving me, but part of me got excited every time I could smell his scent coming closer to the bedroom. He'd come in and do what he needed and then leave, which in return made me feel disappointed. Curse this damn mate bond we had.I let out a frustrated sigh. After these three days of thinking I still was coming up blank. I couldn't remember a damn thing before being with other children. I never thought too much of it before. How could I worry about parents I had no proof of even having?But everyone comes from somewhere. Where were my parents? Someone had been responsible for giving me life. I felt a little guilty that I never worried about it until now. Something must've happened to them, or to me. Whatever it was Jaxon seemed to know something about it or he wouldn't
*Piper's POV*I sat on the bed for a while after Jaxon had left the room. I had gotten caught up in the moment with him. I knew it was dangerous to be close to him and I slipped up. After he left I could feel the shame and regret develop inside of myself.I felt dirty. All I wanted to do was talk and that didn't happen. This was unacceptable behavior. I never acted on impulse like this, usually I had been able to really think things through. Of course back at Moon Stone I hadn't been around my fated mate.I could tell I was in over my head. Jaxon made my body feel things I've never experienced before. Things not even Matteo could make me feel. I had never just wanted to rip off his pants and just please him. With Jaxon though, at that moment it was the only thing I could think about and I was on a mission to make it happen.I crawled out of the bed and grabbed a change of clothes. I could smell Jaxon all over me still. While it did help keep me calm about what we just did it also made
*Jaxon's POV*"Jaxon... Jaxon." Nikko called out to get my attention."Sorry." I apologized for zoning out. "I was mind linking with Piper.""I see." He responded and a smirk crossed his lips. "Are you ready to get back to the matter at hand or are you needing to go tend to your mate?""I'll be tending to her later." I knew what he was getting at so I shot him a warning glance. The only warning he would get to not press the matter any further than he already had."Very well." He cleared his throat. "The pack is wondering what the next plan of action is towards Moon Stone. They don't like that they have been let off the hook.""Have I not made it clear enough that Moon Stone is still on my shit list?" There was a slight annoyance in my voice. The pack seemed to think because I had found a mate from the enemy pack that I had lost all my common sense."You have. They're still just worried about what effect Piper might have. Like what if she happens to convince you to let Moon Stone go?"
*Piper's POV* I waited patiently for Jaxon to return. This time we were going to actually talk. I refuse to let anything further happen with him. No matter how he made me feel I couldn't let it get the best of me. Giving in to him couldn't be an option right now.The door to the room opened and Jaxon stood by as the food for the both of us was brought in by a few of the pack members. They set it up on the table and left quickly. He shut the door behind them which left him and I alone."Sit. Let's eat." He motioned to the chair for me as he made his way to sit down.I got up from the couch and joined him at the table. Tonight it appeared a roast had been prepared. It was served with a side of salad and mashed potatoes. I started digging in as I was hungrier than I had anticipated."Worked up quite the appetite there?" Jaxon asked in an amused tone.I shot him daggers with my eyes as I swallowed the bite of food I had taken. "Shut up or I'll stab you with the fork.""Kinky." He smirked
*Piper's POV*"I still don't think this is a good idea." Jaxon spoke as we waited for Nikko to bring something up that Jaxon requested."I'll be the judge of that." I responded as I sat on the couch with my arms folded across my chest."I think we should wait a little longer." I could sense he was still apprehensive about the thought of sharing everything he had with me."You say you're the one I should trust right?" I asked."Yes." He answered."Then prove it Jaxon. If you want to get anywhere with me Jaxon you need to prove yourself and tell me the truth." I felt like it was a perfectly good reason. If the truth was really on his side then this was an advantage to him.He nodded in response. "You're absolutely right." He finally agreed with me."I'm glad we can finally agree on something then." I responded.There was a knock on the room door. Jaxon went and answered it. I watched as he stepped into the hall. Clearly he was talking with Nikko for a moment. I attempted to listen in bu
*Jaxon's POV*I sat in my office, contemplating my next move with Piper. It had been a week since I revealed to her part of what Moon Stone had been doing. The day after she seemed to pull away from me again. It seemed like it was best to give her a little space as she tried to process it all. It couldn't be easy, finding out that the life you thought you knew all along wasn't the truth. That the ones you trusted turned out to be the ones you should've been careful of.She still had more things to learn. I only planned to give her one thing at a time to handle. There was too much information to take in. I worried giving her too much at once might become overwhelming. I wanted her to be able to actually process everything.I was pulled out of my thoughts as I could hear footsteps coming closer to my office door. I could pick up Nikko's scent but he wasn't alone. I gave the air another sniff to try to figure out who it was. It took me a moment but I finally recognized it as Jasper's. He
*Piper's POV*Even after a week it was still hard to process all the information Jaxon had given me. As much as I didn't want to believe it he gave me the proof. The things he showed me were real and Matteo was part of it. Part of me still wanted to hear Matteo confirm it himself.I wanted him to admit that he had lied to me. That the past year of our relationship he had been keeping one of the darkest secrets. He no longer had the right to tell me what was wrong or right. I may be giving into my mate bond but he's aware of Moon Stone taking children that didn't belong to them. Our quiet little pack clearly wasn't as innocent as they had seemed to be.I also wanted him to tell me why I was picked. What the hell was so special about me? I may have been one of the strongest females of Moon Stone but there had to be more to it. I could feel there was more. There's no way it was just for my strength.There was a knock on the door and then someone entered. It was the older woman who Jaxon
*Piper's POV*The door opened and Jaxon let himself inside. There was a look of concern as his hazel eyes fell onto me. "Are you okay?" He asked as he came closer.I couldn't help the desire that began to fill within me the closer he got. The more time I spent here the more I found myself wanting him. The mate bond kept me feeling like I needed him. It didn't help that I was upset with Matteo, but I didn't want him just because of that."Piper?" He called out as I had yet to respond. Instead all I could do was stare at him. "What's going on?"I shook my head to try to gain my focus back. "Um, I-I-." I stuttered out but couldn't actually seem to find any words."Matteo mind linked with you again, didn't he?" Jaxon guessed.I nodded. "Yeah. Well I reached out to him." I confessed.Jaxon's face grew more serious. I could tell he wasn't pleased that I had reached out on my own. I even felt slightly guilty for doing it. My head was such a goddamn mess right now. Nothing was making sense an