Unscentable

Chapter 12 - Unscentable

Piper POV
Brandon was back in school and thankfully, back to his normal self. Laughing and happy with his friends, apparently they were super shocked to see his snow boarding skills on the half pipe. He’d been showing them the photos and the footage she had captured.

Piper was currently working from home as she’d told Izzy she would be, and Brandon too. Izzy had sent one of the girls to her home to drop off the dress she had been working on, first thing Tuesday morning, so it wouldn’t fall behind schedule.

She was working from her home studio on the second floor of her home, but knew she could not avoid going into the store forever. She did actually have in-person appointments to attend to. Though she had already heard from Izzy that they had been fielding calls all of Sunday and Monday while managing the store from Drake Industries, at least a dozen, she had passed on the new policy to the other 2 stores as well.

It wasn’t just their store turning Drake Industries away, Izzy had sighed heavily “I don’t think that man is going to just go away, Piper.”

“He will,” Piper had sighed right back “What days and times do I actually have to come into the store this week? Can you send me the list? If you can handle the lesser clients I’d appreciate it, Izzy.”

Izzy had sent her the appointments she needed to attend to herself. Only 4 of them this week. All the rest Izzy could handle, there was 1 today and 1 on Friday, 2 on Saturday, then none till the entire following week. She was going to come into the store from the back court yard, didn’t relish running into any wolves, if that man was still ticked off about not getting his own way.

Though now she had another Alpha to worry about as well, and not even one from this country. What was going on in her life? Why all of a sudden were things up in the air? Where had her well-settled and comfortable human life gone?

Drove herself to the parking lot a few blocks away and made her way to the store via the back allies, to attend her appointment for today. Saw another store owner sitting in the courtyard having a cup of coffee, though she could smell alcohol in that coffee, smiled at Caroline, she got along with all of the store owners around her, made a point to. Asked her how she was doing today.

Had a chat for a few minutes, and move on.

Drinking alcohol in her coffee at work was the way she dealt with having an unfaithful husband. Poor woman really should just go and get a divorce. She had heard the two of them argue on more than one occasion now. Had actually stepped in when the man had slapped her, he had not realised she had walked into the courtyard at the time and had seen him.

Piper had glared right at the man and slapped him right back for the woman. A little of Harper had been in that hit, that day. They had both watched with satisfaction as he’d stumbled backwards a step and held his own hand to his face, much the same way his own wife had done, just seconds before. Then had told him to leave or she would call the police. He’d come at her and she’d reminded him of the security camera’s in the court yard, evidence he’d hit his wife first, he’d stalked off.

Caroline was still with him 2 years later. Although she now drank at work, Piper had never seen any bruising on the woman to indicate any further abuse from her husband and she did note that when he was here they were out in the courtyard, used those camera’s to her advantage now.

It was not Piper’s place to get involved, though she had told Caroline if she ever needed assistance that her door was always open. Never had used it though.

Piper let herself into her office via the back stairs and called down to Izzy to let her know she was in the store and setting up for her appointment. Izzy strolled up stairs and into her office 10 minutes later with a hot coffee and sank down on the chair across from Piper, just looked right at her for a solid minute.