The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0053

When he asked me to dance, I stared at his hand for a moment. What is he doing?

When I collect myself, I put my hand in his. It’s his birthday and nearly the entire pack is here. There’s no way I can say no without it becoming a huge issue.

He pulls me into him, sliding his warm hand around my waist, and begins to dance. As I look up at him, I realize something I missed earlier. He’s dressed in at shirt that has a trim the same color as my dress. The collar, the cuffs and the trim down the buttons all match me. It looks like we are a couple that planned this.

When I look into his eyes, he is looking right at me, smiling, but I’m not having it. Thankfully, the music will hide our conversation as long as we keep it low.

“What is this?” I ask him, plastering a fake smile on my face for the crowd.

“What is what, Cara?”

dance.

who I dance with, and I choose

of women who would have given an ovary for you to ask them to dance but you asked me.

who Cara Nelson was, or I

Nelson?”

there a difference?” I spit the words at him, having difficulty maintaining my smile while we dance and talk.

was barely 6 years old at the time, but I remember that day like it was yesterday. Cara Nelson is also the daughter of Clint Nelson. Clint Nelson saved my father’s life during that same battle but it cost him the use.

my

was to that extent. “My father has dinner with Clint Nelson every Thursday without fail. I have asked every week for as long as

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pack to give Mr. Nelson his privacy, I have never been able to visit and pay my respects. So instead, I go with my mother every Thursday to Lily Nelson’s

I knew that Kai was present for this conversation. The absolute respect that Rik displayed while discussing my parents was shared by his wolf. I felt Artemis push forward as well to hear what he was saying and be