The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0052

I’m pulled into group after group of well wishers, asking about when I’ll take over as alpha, will there be a graduation party, have I found my mate? I try to maintain the conversations as well as I can, but I’m watching Cara. I can’t look away, especially when Trevor and some other younger warriors approach her and it’s obvious they are talking about the jewelry I got her.

I can tell she didn’t understand why I chose those colors. I’ve seen Artemis in her eyes so many times this week when she received the gifts that it’s become one of my favorite things about her. I’ve dreamt of those eyes and now she is wearing the jeweled version.

I keep my eyes on her as she heads over to the bar. I’ve somehow gotten

surrounded by a group of unmated females and Sheila pushes herself front and center as if she belonged there.

I’m about to move away from all of them when I see Liam enter the clubhouse. He looks around finding Cara and he zeros in on her. A soft growl rumbles out of my chest.

‘Do something.” Kai yells in my head. ‘Get him away from her. She’s MINE!‘

“Alpha, are you okay?” One of the girls around me asks.

Distractedly, I respond, still watching the interaction between Liam and Cara, ” Yeah, I just need to find my parents. Do you know where they are?”

The

in, “They are over there babe. Do you want me to get them for you?” She points to her left, near the

thanks, I got it.”

start to head that way and watch as Liam and Cara go to speak to Mr. Nelson and

me like that.

father. “Hey dad, ready

“Absolutely son.”

and grabs a spoon to clink his glass and get the room’s attention. I watch as my

a speech about me becoming Alpha, finding a love like his and mom’s, I’m working on it dad‘, I think, and having lots of

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instantly hard. Fuck, now I have to do something quick before the whole room sees

turbo I’ve had my eyes on for a while now. I don’t even know what to say. I walk over to my parents and quietly thank them while hugging each of them. It’s so much more than

let

tonight, my party would have been the best I’d ever had. I make a point of saying that I hope

now, it’s do or

start off the dancing tonight by asking a very special woman to dance with me.” I see

Nelson, may I have this dance?” I watch as her body straightens. It’s obvious by the way she wasn’t even looking in