The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0106

Rik picks me up, right on time. I head out to meet him and he seems perturbed, jogging up to me and taking my bag. He kisses me on the nose and I blush.

Romantic Rik is bewitching.

He opens the door for me. Ok, I can totally get into Gentleman Rik as well. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like the attention.

As we head out, he reminds me to ask my question. I don’t know why it’s important to me that he joins me when I visit my mom, but I want him to say yes. My desire for him to join me only makes me feel insecure in asking him, so I start off by telling him he can say no. I swear I hear him scoff.

I get so nervous, I can’t get the words out. I’m rubbing my hands together, looking out the window, trying to find the words, when I feel his hand on mine. I look up at him and he’s got me locked in his intense gaze. Without thinking, I ask

him.

to me, like he can’t believe I would ask that, I hear how dumb it sounds and immediately start backpedaling, telling him he can say no.

with me, I feel relief, until he adds

focused on my training and my studies my entire life. Two hours of training in the morning, school, two hours of training at night, dinner, homework, sleep, repeat. Even my weekends are focused on training and studies. You see where I’m going? There has never been room for dating in my life. Ever.

his time on me. He says it’s not as his girlfriend and he just wants to go to dinner. I can do dinner, right? I mean, we had dinner last night with our parents and

and I realize I haven’t given him an answer. ‘Just go. It can’t be that hard.‘ Artemis pipes in and makes up my mind. When I say yes, I get Rik’s mega–watt smile. I’m not sure there is anything in the world more amazing to

you, and right now, it’s aimed at me. I feel

he thanks me because I agreed to our date, that piece of my heart that already belonged to Rik, got a bit larger. His quick kiss on my lips makes me feel special, so when he takes my hand

we get to my class, he kisses me again. I know I told him we could do this if 1 agreed to be his girlfriend, but I really like this side of Rik.

to all my classes, sneaking in kisses before

best shot with Lacey. Her icy exterior doesn’t seem to have thawed overnight and I swear it’s only making Chase try

sneak in a kiss, I reach up grab the collar of his shirt and pull him to me. I don’t just peck his lips, I go all in and it only takes him a second to respond. Before I know it, I’m pushed against the wall beside

kiss.