*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*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

*Piper's POV*I took a shower and cleaned up after Jaxon had left. Once I finished I tried to find something to keep myself busy. I was beginning to grow tired of this damn room. It was the only thing I had seen since I arrived. I was bored and I wanted a little more excitement.I could feel Matteo trying to link with me again. I let out a sigh in my mind. He kept trying to get into my mind after I finished up with Jaxon. I was blocking him out though. I could tell it was frustrating him. I didn't care though, he was the last person I wanted to talk to.If I let him in I knew exactly what he would say. He would be pissed that I went all the way with Jaxon. That the bond with my fated mate had taken over and won. He would probably call me names and degrade me again. I didn't feel like dealing with it right now, especially from him. He had been proven to not be the saint he thought he was.Was it wrong of me to let Jaxon have his way with me? Probably, but I didn't care. He was making m

*Jaxon's POV*"Are you ready for breakfast?" I asked Piper as I finished pulling on my dark grey shirt.Dinner had gone over so well a few nights ago with the pack I figured it would be beneficial for her to join us for the rest of the meals. Piper seemed to be getting more and more comfortable being around them all. She talked to a few members here and there but still spent time observing everyone."Yes." She finally responded as she exited the bathroom.She looked beautiful. She let her long dark brown hair flow down her back in it's natural waves. She had put on a pair of light colored jeans and a black shirt. She didn't cake on a bunch of makeup either. Piper seemed to be the type to keep it simple, but even simple was gorgeous on her."Then let's get going blue eyes." I held my hand out for her to grab.She took my hand and I led us out of the room. Her touch sent jolts of excitement throughout me. No other female had ever made me feel this way. It didn't even have to be sexual f

*Piper's POV*Nadine was more than happy to help take on the task of finding out more information on my eyes. She mentioned she had only read it once so it was going to take her some time to pinpoint the book as she reads a lot. That was fine with me. I wasn't exactly in a rush to get back to Moon Stone anymore.I didn't even know what was going on with them. I had kept Matteo blocked out so he couldn't mind link with me. I had a number of things I needed to figure out before I decided to talk with him again. But again, after finding out all the information I had I was in no hurry."Dee, what is it you do for the pack?" I asked.It seemed everyone had their own little jobs. She seemed very knowledgeable so I would expect her to be like a teacher or something. Maybe even the keeper of the library with all the information she had on books. Clearly her intelligence served some purpose here."I don't know if he would want me to tell you, but screw it." The he she was referring to was Jaxo