(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)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

****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

(Leo Bloodstone POV)I am rudely awakened by the gruff voice of my father in my head.“Get your a&& in the car. We are leaving in ten minutes. And you had better have a d&mn good excuse for where you were last night.”I groan as I rub my pounding head. I pull a pillow over my head as though that might somehow help me.I have no desire to deal with my father right now. I am not sure how he will take it when I explain what happened last night. In his worldview, there are very few things that justify not being there for family, and I missed Isla’s first shift. No matter what, he is unlikely to let me off easily.That having been said, he may soften a bit when he sees Piper.Piper. I cannot help but smile to myself as I think about her. Last night was incredible. Piper was incredible. She is even more than I could have ever imagined her to be. I start to get hard as I recall her breathy moans, the taste of her lips, and how good her breasts felt in my hands.I hope Piper does n

(Xander POV)I am an idiot. More specifically, I am an idiot with a broken heart.I am also so angry that I could scream.I finally, FINALLY, had an opportunity to sneak away to go and see Piper. It had taken a full year to get one, but it was finally here.My father and I were at a conference within an hour or so from where she had been hiding. It was the first time that the Bloodstone goons had allowed us to leave Blue Ridge since Piper ran away, and I knew that Bloodstone’s security team would be spread thin. I also knew that Leo and his father had an event to go to for his cousin, which would spread their security team even thinner.With the help of a few strategically placed wolfsbane laxatives, I took full advantage of the opportunity. I jumped out my window, ran for a bit in my wolf form, and then took a taxi that took me the rest of the way to Moon Shadow Pack.As I excited as I was to see Piper, I felt a little guilty for going to see her by myself. I knew how much Pipe