The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0223

“Fuck that! Fuck that shit. Did you not hear anything that I said to you last night? Did you not hear how important you are to me? Do you not realize that you aren’t saving my life by giving yours for mine? I have no life if you aren’t in it. Just like that line from the song, you showed me what it feels like to be full, and it’s so fucking light I feel like I’m floating. Do you think that I could go back to that empty feeling again, after knowing what I was missing? I can’t. I have no life without you Angel. I have nothing.”

I start pacing again. “I’m only just now beginning to understand what my father was going through all those years.” I turn back to her. “And I’m telling you now, I’m not strong enough to survive it. I wouldn’t last ten minutes without

you, much less the ten fucking years my father survived. Do you hear me, Angel?”

I walk to her, taking her arms in my hands to you understand that there is nothing for me if I don’t have you? You are my everything. Without you, there is nothing. No reason for me to live.”

I lean down, putting my forehead against hers. “I know I can’t ask you to walk away. I know it’s in your genes just like it’s in mine to fight when you must. But, please, for me, don’t ever put yourself in between me and danger again. I will accept you standing beside me, fighting with me. I don’t like it, but I’ll accept it. Just, please, promise me, you won’t ever stand in front of me again.”

She takes my face in her hands. “I’ll try Liam. I can’t make any guarantees, it’s not just up to me. Alessia feels a pull to protect you, too. But I will try to stand beside you and fight beside you instead of in front of you.

in a fierce kiss, ravaging her, feeding my need to know she’s alive and safe. I pull back. “Let me look at you? Did that vampire hurt you?

look more closely at her ribcage and chest where the vampire was focusing his punches. I kiss the bruises across her ribs, following the line up her sternum to her

and I wrap my arms around her pulling her to

up at her. “I love you too Liam.” She runs her thumbs over my cheeks then leans down kissing me.

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waist and take her to the

me how much you

I want more than to bury myself in your sweet warmth and show you how much I love you, but if I

my eyes. “Would that be so bad?” I pull back and look at her. “Angel, once I mark you,