The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

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Chapter 0069

I wake up, still handcuffed to the bed. This is the third time I’ve woken and each time, I’m getting weaker and weaker.

I’ve only heard from Artemis once. She let me know that Eli is pumping us full of his venom each time he marks us. Apparently, he’s hoping that even though I’m not 18, with enough venom, he can push the mate bond on me. So far, it hasn’t worked. But that’s mostly because Artemis is saving her strength to burn off the venom each time he tries to mark us.

I take inventory of my surroundings. I’m in yet another shirt. There is a water bottle and a plate of food on the table beside me. My stomach grumbles. I haven’t caten much but I need the water more.

My shoulders are aching from being in this position for what must be a week or more. I shift around, pushing myself toward the headboard trying to move my shoulders out of this strained position..

I’m finally able to sit up and give my shoulders a much needed release from the pull of being over my head for so long. The ache is so strong it feels like I have no strength in my

presence, she all. I

try to reach out to Artemis and while I can feel her

silent.

are nothing if not prompt. Right on time. You’ve been out two days again.”

you plan to

at me.

sniffing the air. “Nope. I still don’t smell

birthday, I’ll just have to keep giving you my venom. I’ve heard that with enough venom and completing the mating process, you can make

you know that?”

1, mate?” He

food. “Time to eat.” He picks up pieces of

turn my face away. “Not hungry.”

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grabs my chin and pulls my face around to his. “Of course you are. You’ve barely eaten all week. Eat!” He barks it at me and attempts to put a command behind

rocks. “I will accept nothing that you to give me. Or should I say, force on me.” I glare at him as

until you are too weak and your body final accepts my mate mark.” In one quick movement, his hand grabs my hair and yanks my head to

He pulls his canines out, only to sink them in again and continues to milk the punctures like humans do to snakes to collect their venom. I feel Artemis push forward to try to combat the venom in our system as the