The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0046

I’m in awe and don’t hear my father enter the room. “Cara, what are you still doing here, training started 30 minutes ago.”

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I whip my head at the clock and I’m shocked to see that I’m late for training. ” Dad, look what my mystery man left at our door.”

I show him the dress and the jewelry. “Well, sweetheart, are you going to accept his gift and wear that to the party tonight?”

I look at my father. “How can I not? Do you think the jewelry is real?” I ask.

He leans over and looks at it more closely. “Yes, I believe it is real.”

“Holy shit, dad!”

“Cara, language.”

‘Seriously, dad? A guy spends thousands on me for ONE NIGHT and I can’t curse about it?”

Dad chuckles. “Take this to your room then get to training, we’ll talk more about it when you get back.”

father says and I hightail it to training.

to clear my head, and I did. Then I took

but I’m not stupid. I’ll pass.” I laughed and headed back to the forest to change

I was young when my mother died, and I don’t have many events in my life that make me miss having a mother, but this is one of them. I can imagine her here, helping me get ready, talking about who my mystery man is and going through all the reasons we think it’s him. Thinking of my mother makes me sad and I realize I haven’t been to her

french twist since I have some hair pins with green crystals that closely match the earrings. I pull some

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into submission, giving it

swipes of mascara. A hint of blush and a

The sweetheart neckline of the dress only accentuates the necklace. I don’t often. have the opportunity to dress up, but I have to admit, my mystery man

wolf whistle from my father. “Am I going to have to fight off every unmated male in the room tonight

I rolled my eyes at him. “Liam AND my mystery man will be there

guys tonight,” he mumbles to himself, but of course I

will be the most eligible bachelor at the party tonight dad. Perhaps I should be worried about having to fight off all those lonely women with you looking like this.

stupid thing in the world. “Cara, there was only ever room for two women in my heart, you and your mother. There will never be anyone else for me. Wolves mate for life. I realize not all of the humans with wolves follow this philosophy, but believe me, there will never be a woman that could compare to your mother, not even close.”

wasn’t the first time we’ve had this discussion. “Fine, but don’t say I

going to be fashionably late.” He changes the subject. I walked to the passenger side of dad’s renovated van. It was specially made so dad could not only get in and out by himself through an automatic ramp at the side of the van, but he could manage the gas and

only imagine how many people had to help set up for the event. When we arrived, Dad pulled up to valet parking. I

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