LOGINThere was a lot in that chapter.
HenryWhen we get to the restaurant, the waitstaff remembers our large group. I’m not sure if that’s because there are so many of us, or because we make sure to tip well. Either way, we were seated quickly.I keep Piper beside me and she keeps Gavin beside her. Vivienne sits across from us, next to Kennedy who takes a quick look at her face, touching it gently.“I don’t believe anything is broken, although I am concerned about why you aren’t healing,” she says.“I am healing, Luna. I look a lot better than I did last night,” she tells her, making Piper growl. I stroke my hand down her back to help calm her. I know this work is important to Vivienne and I want Piper to recognize that as well. I know my mate would do suffer through some pain if this was her calling and this seems to be Vivienne's calling.“So, Still Waters isn’t a good name for you after all, Little Hellfire,” Zach says to Gavin, looking at him intently. “There’s more to you than I thought. So perhaps Tartarus. Although
PiperWhen we sit, Councilman Edward addresses my father and his attorney.“Alpha Glenn Conley, you stand accused of selling women into unwanted mate bonds. You are accused of initiating and soliciting buyers, then attempting to sell your daughter Vivienne Abbott into a mate bond with Gamma Nathan West. You are accused of initiating and soliciting buyers, then attempting to sell your daughter, Alpha Piper Conley, into a mate bond with Alpha Peter Moore. How do you plead?”“Excuse me, Councilman. I would like to make one change to the charges you’ve presented,” the prosecuting attorney says.“What is that?” he asks.“Alpha Piper Conley has officially completed her mate bond with Alpha Henry Bishop. She is Luna Piper Bishop now, not Alpha Piper Conley.”My father sneers as he turns to look at me. Henry glares back at him, wrapping his arm around me in a show of protective possessiveness. I just smirk at my father, knowing I’ve gotten the better of him again.“Noted. The record will show
PiperIt’s one thing to know that you’ve been accepted into a large, loving family. It’s quite another to see that family show up for you when you didn’t even ask them to. Perhaps Henry did, or perhaps Yorick let everyone know that my court date was today, but either way, every one of them, every single one, is here.“Where is Vivienne?” I ask Quirin after hugging my family and thanking them all for coming.“She’ll be here,” he says.“Well, well, well. Look who we have here,” I hear my brother, Gage's, familiar voice say.I turn to see him with about ten warriors walking into the courtroom. I have a moment to wonder if he thought he could take Gavin home by force today before a wall of protective Alphas blocks my view of my brother.“Move along, pup. You have no business here,” Quirin growls.Gage is stupid enough to not keep his mouth shut.“Who the fuck are you? If anyone has no business being here, it’s you. It’s my father on trial and my lying sister and her bitch friend who put h
HenryMy mate has no idea that I needed her input on the training facility because I’ve already broken ground in our pack for hers. It will be my Luna gift to her and I can’t wait to see her excitement when she realizes she’s getting one of her own.Since she, like Yorick, will need to stay in top shape, unless she’s pregnant with my pup, it will be good for her to have this same state-of-the-art facility at home. It won’t hurt to have it for our pack members to use either. Having Piper train our warriors on the skills she’s learning and now having a facility where our warriors can train even harder than they do now, will potentially make us stronger than Quirin’s pack members. That makes me grin knowing he’ll end up building his own training facility when he realizes that our pack and Yorick and Cyra’s have the potential to be stronger than his. He probably would have thought of it eventually, anyway, knowing that his little hellions are going to be strong warriors when they get olde
PiperWhen Henry picked me up at the Academy on Friday, Alpha Naveah caught us before we left.“Your father’s pre-trial for trying to sell you and Vivienne into mate bonds has been scheduled for next Thursday, Luna Piper,” she said, handing me the summons.“What about Grady?” I ask.“I believe that his pre-trial is going to be scheduled the following week.”“What happens at a pre-trial?” Henry asks.“Her father will submit his plea, which I would assume will be not guilty. I would recommend that both you and your sister attend the pre-trial. Your father will most likely ask to get released pending trial. It is not uncommon for the court to ask for your opinion or your sister’s since you are the injured parties in this case. The tech team will be there to present their concerns, if asked. You can also expect that your brother Gage will be there, so consider that before inviting your brother Gavin. They’ll also schedule the next court date at that time.”When we left the Academy, I was
Quirin“Vivienne,” I call when I’m done. I know she’ll go easy on him, but I intend to let Henry know that if Gavin decides he wants to be an elite warrior, he needs to start training him hard.“Can’t I continue to work with you, Alpha Quirin?” he asks me.I look at him, raising an eyebrow. I thought he was afraid of me.“You want to spar with me?”“Alpha Henry said you’re the strongest Alpha he’s ever met. He’s been sparring with me this week, but I think he’s going easy on me.”“I can guarantee he is. He won’t want to upset his mate by hurting you.”“But you won’t go easy on me, will you?” he asks.“What do you hope to gain by this, young Alpha?” I ask him.He looks down at his feet. “I’ve watched the warriors in Alpha Henry’s pack this week. They are all better fighters than the warriors in my old pack. I don’t want to be weak. I don’t want to be like my father and brother. I want to get stronger and be a better, smarter fighter.”“You have a long way to go, Gavin,” I warn him.“Th







