The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0153

Six months ago

As I drive away from Cara’s birthday party, I call my Beta, Dustin.

“Alpha?” His excitement and hopefulness feel like a punch in the gut. Everyone in my pack was hoping Cara would choose me.

“I’m staying in the city tonight. Have someone clear out my room.” I’d had my room decorated with the expectation that I’d be bringing my new Luna home. There were flowers and candles around the room, setting the ambience for a romantic night of marking and mating. But that won’t be happening, and I can’t bear to see the remnants of my plans. So, I’ll stay in my apartment in the city.

“What’s the plan?” He asks, his tone considerably more subdued. Everyone knows we need a Luna. I’m nearly 25 and have yet to find my mate. Pretty soon, I’ll have to choose a mate. I had chosen someone, Cara, that I thought was worthy of being the Luna of my pack. I haven’t found anyone else that met the criteria that she did.

over our pack and pack lands. My father defeated and killed the Alpha, Alpha Jerome, but not before a teenaged Eli Gunnar, known as the Banished Beta, got to my mother and killed her. He was found with

bond on her. Luckily, she was underaged and her wolf is strong. She was able to fight off the venom he put in her body. But having him in close proximity has only made me more blood thirsty. I’ve been waiting a very long time to bring the

want some company?”

I’ll be fine. Nothing that a bottle

end the call and make the hour–long trek into the city. My apartment is in the same high–rise building that my company offices are in. Holstin Enterprises, Inc. has two arms, one in construction and one in security. Both are easy businesses for shifters to work in. Since my pack, the largest in the country, is nearly Soo pack members, I need an

pack financially

shifters, fox shifters and once I even hired a lion shifter, although that didn’t last long as he tried to create

underground parking garage reserved for residents and employees and head straight to the bar. When I sit, the bartender looks over at me. “The usual?” He asks.

shoot it down and tap my glass on the bar. “Just leave

back to places I don’t want it to be. Back to the time when I still had a chance with Cara. She’s a Guardian, born from two Guardians. She is strong, powerful, fierce and beautiful. Everything I want