The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0212

Sophia ignoring Angel aggravated me, but I didn’t want to cause any more strife between us, so I let it go. In the future, I will not have anyone disrespecting my mate that way. She’s their future Luna and like it or not, they will treat her as such.

I insisted that Angel wear one of her new outfits. I wanted her to feel comfortable in her own skin, not like she’s wearing hand–me–down clothes from kids in the pack. Even dressed in adult clothes, her face has the sweetness of youth. I reach out and take her hand. I’m so thankful she’s willing to give me another chance.

“What is this song that’s playing?” She asks me. “It doesn’t sound like something you would listen to.” She turns and looks at me. “Well, not based on the playlist I listened to the first time anyway. But even without that, this seems. almost….girly.”

I raise an eyebrow, looking at her in mock offense. “Girly? You think my music is girly?”

“Well, um…”

I pull her hand to my lips, kissing it. I love kissing her hand, smelling her scent.

“I’m joking. I made this playlist for you while you were sleeping. It’s what I was doing when you woke up and saw me with my phone and earbuds in.”

She tilts her head to the side. “What made you pick the songs? They’re very different.”

“I’m not great at saying how I feel. I’m not used to being open with anyone. So, I thought maybe I could make you a playlist to tell you how I feel, about you and about us. Or at least, what I want for us.”

that line.” She says, her

“Which one?”

sings it to me.

is not heavy as

nearly, my love

my love

Not nearly.”

DONOR SI

think you and I both understand that.”

1. me.

that until you, I didn’t understand it, never having felt what it could be like to feel full.

is one upscale restaurant in this part of our pack lands. It’s on the border between the two packs. It’s really the only date night restaurant there is, and I’m hoping I

place. The owners have done a really nice job of making it look

She says and I can hear the wonder

in, but I wanted to try. If not tonight, we’ll come back another time.”

we get inside Tamara, one of the owners, is at the front. “Hey Tamara. Is it possible to get a table for two? I don’t have a reservation. It was a last–minute decision and I was

Let me take a look.” She looks over her seating chart then around the restaurant, before looking back

look at Angel. She shakes her head no, she doesn’t mind.