The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0137

The information we obtained today was overwhelming. When we talked about getting answers to our questions, I didn’t consider that it would only bring up more questions. And at this point, we’d barely scratched the surface of the questions that I have. I still want to find out if Ailduin knows anything about my mother’s wolf spirit and what he might know about how Artemis is also a Guardian.

I hear the knock on my door a moment before I smell his scent. When I open the door, Rik is looking at me, concern in his eyes. “Are you okay?”

I open my door to invite him in. When he steps in, I close the door and go right into his arms. They wrap around me, making me feel safe. “I feel terrible for him, King Ailduin. How awful it would be to find your mate and for someone else to purposefully take them away from you. And I can only imagine what it was like for her. To be bound to a man that forced their bond against her will. No matter how much the bond was forged, that would always be in the back of her mind. It was in mine when Eli was trying to force the bond on me.”

He rubs circles on my back, an angry growl rumbling in his chest. I lean my head back and gently kiss his lips. “Come on, let’s go meet up with our dads.”

We walk to Anders room, just as dad rolls out of his room.

to know if Ailduin knows anything about my mother’s Guardian line and where the new Guardian might be. We also

we meet for breakfast and then head back to the

started,” I say, “I’d like to know what happened to

her as a mate should. He did not value her and protect her as a mate should. He used her as a shield in battle and he was a power–hungry Alpha. She died at a

so sorry.” I say quietly. I know it was a long time ago, and I know I wasn’t even born when all of this

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“I know you are. Kindness is something all Guardians have in common.”

been in one of Clint’s training sessions. “Kindness” He uses air quotes, “isn’t the word I

seen this type of camaraderie among the Alphas and Guardians. Perhaps there is something about you, Alpha Anders,

your mate, Andra, were the first.” He looks at me thoughtfully. “I have some ideas about the possible reason for that. But before we talk about Artemis, I’d like to discuss your questions about Andra’s Guardian line. My understanding

jump in, wanting the answer to the question that has been eating at me. Even though Rik said he didn’t think it was the reason, I need to know from someone that has been around Guardians for so many years. “Do you think me being born caused my mother’s Guardian line to end? Do