Ask John Piper Novels & Stories

“Hi… this is Piper. I got your contact from Diana. I need someone tailed and I need information on this person for the next twenty-four hours. It’s urgent.” “Understood,” she said quickly. “Send me the picture, and I’ll begin tonight.” I opened my gallery and hesitated before sending Bryan’s old photo .. his face smiling, alive. My hands trembled. “His name is Bryan. I need to know where he is, if he’s alive, or if someone’s pretending to be him.” “I’ll get into it,” she said, her tone clipped and professional. “Expect updates soon.”

For the first time in a long time, the urge to go simply wasn’t there. Maybe Ember had been right all along. Maybe she had only been interested because Rollins was a big part of it and a bigger part of her life. And now, he wasn’t. Piper sat on the stone bench facing the fountain. She leaned back and released a long, heavy breath she had been holding. She needed to find Kris. Now that she wasn’t planning on stopping him, now that she only wanted answers, she was certain he’d cooperate. Even a small sample of the bane would do.

I hadn't even confirmed my visit the second time this topic came up in our conversation, yet Max was confident enough to decline another girl. "Not bad for a newcomer to the list, huh?" Buffy chimed in. "Not bad at all, Buffy." "But a word of advice," Ethan continued, "Piper is a feisty one. So if you're thinking about intervening anytime soon," he gestured to the two of them, "proceed with caution." "Nah," I replied with a shrug as I leaned against the exposed brick wall. "It's been a while since I watched a good soap opera. You guys got any popcorn while I wait?" He chuckled.

This only added more fuel to the fire. Julian watched my reaction with a curious, probing glance. Whatever my face looked like made him start to smile like the devil that he was. “Why, Piper,” he said, his voice sing-song and teasing. “Did something happen in that cave that you might not want the public to know about?”

Jodie teased. Piper finally drew her scattered thoughts together and looked at her friend. "What?" "Who was Mr. Tall, Dark, and Devastatingly Handsome? Tell me you're finally exploring that kinky side you mentioned you had. He looked like he was into it." Jodie tugged the ends of her gray suit jacket down and leaned against the wall next to the display case. Piper sighed with more than a little envy. Jodie was tall and slender, with dark hair and pretty brown eyes. She looked like she'd come out of a Vogue fashion ad.

Almost. By the time we started winding down, Piper was lying flat on her bed with her phone above her face. Her bun was falling apart and she looked exhausted, but her eyes were still alert. “Listen, Dona. I’m gonna dig around a little.” I sat up straighter. “What do you mean, dig around?” She shrugged. “You know me. I’ve got friends, I’ve got cousins, I know how to ask questions. Peter is shady, and if your mom won’t see it, then maybe we just need proof.”

A month ago in New York, Piper was derailed after Sebastian’s refusal to let her parents see their daughter. She did not even know the girl’s name or where Rush’s father lived. The last time she met Sebastian’s father was at the hospital and she was too eager to return to Ezrah to care. Piper walked into a bar and began ordering drinks. By the time she was done, her legs felt like jelly, and she fell by the wayside before the cab she ordered could arrive.

Let's go in,"Piper murmured, holding her tightly. ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ "Your credentials,"Collins asked. "Here sir"They replied, dropping it on his table. "An accountant and A marketer, are you friends?"He asked. "Yes sir"Pipe gave the reply. "Your results seem fine and great. Piper Aurora Wal....ker"He stuttered when calling out her surname. "Any problem?"Piper asked. "Not... O yes.. I mean Nothing,, There's no problem"He stuttered, running his hand through his hair.

Still, how superb would it be to wrap the case up here and now and coast to retirement, reliably hitting the barstool by 5:30 every night? He quickened his pace at the thought, forcing Nancy into a trot. "You ready to rock and roll?" he called out. Before she could answer, a babelicious reporter from Channel Four recognized him from the news conference ed gent Piper! Can you confirm that the Doomsday Killer has been cap and shouted to her cameraman. "To your right! It's the ri Piper!" The video cam swung in his direction. "Agent Pipe

I walked over, Vince and Vera still clinging to my sides, and said, “Thank you. Thank you all. I don’t know what I would’ve done without you.” Piper’s face was glowing, her energy as lively as ever, though her brows were pinched in frustration. “Can you believe it?” she huffed. “Even after all this, there are still people out there who believe Aton’s lies. Some are actually saying that you just bought your way out of it all, that you’re rich enough to manipulate the truth. It’s so dumb!” She rolled her eyes dramatically, crossing her arms. “Honestly, some people are just impossible!” she added.