The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0260

While Rik and Liam assist the warriors sparring with us, Cara and Chase walk around and give the other warriors feedback. Overall, it’s a good training session and we head back to the packhouse feeling good.

We have dinner with Dustin and Sarah before heading to our room. We pack for the weekend away at Canyon Ridge before heading off to sleep.

The next day we meet up with Anders and Calista at breakfast. Anders updates. Liam on the security measures he put into place in our border’s weaknesses and the traps that have been laid. After breakfast, we say goodbye to Dustin and Sarah and we’re on our way. Anders and Calista leave at the same time and we all arrive at the Canyon Ridge packhouse together.

As we walk into the packhouse I smell him. Immediately a rush of memories comes back to me. My pace increases and as I walk into the main hall, he’s there. “Ailduin.”

He looks up and smiles at me. “Guardian.” He walks forward and reaches out to tak

my hands but is stopped by Liam’s snarl and his arm ripping me back to him.

Everything around Ailduin suddenly goes dark, as if he is conjuring a storm. The air thickens and his eyes go nearly black. I can feel Liam and Cyran responding as if they are preparing to fight.

I turn quickly, standing in front of Liam. “Liam. I remember Ailduin. It’s okay.”

“You’re MY mate.”

choose to be.” Ailduin says

can feel Rik, Cara and Clint moving closer. I turn, standing in front of Liam.

did choose him, it’s not

back down and I can feel Liam’s need to push me behind him. I push my aura out, hard and fast toward Ailduin.

you, because it will be him. This is not

moment’my aura hits him. He blinks and his eyes focus back on me. “My apologies

about me? Did you mean to offend me?”

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“Liam.”

Alphas and their interactions with Guardians.” He tells Liam. “In my experience, Guardians are forced into a mate bond they

growl of displeasure behind me. “It is not like

your name now Guardian?” Ailduin asks

Alessia. My human is Angel. It is good to see you

told me that you’d been found. I’ve been searching for you since Lily’s death. I thought I’d found you once, then you disappeared.” He looks around, only

your life while I am here Alessia. It’s been nearly 100 years since the story of Bellona’s line has been recorded. Anything you may remember during that time would

to meet with you. I’d like to catch up with you as well.” Again, I reached out to touch his arm. Again Liam growled and again I ignored him. “You do know that Jinelle never stopped loving you, right?” I watch his throat work, trying to swallow the lump that formed and his jaw clench. “Thank you for

move on

him to look at me. “My feelings for Ailduin are no different than my feelings for Clint. The Guardian spirit does not reincarnate with the human, Liam. It reincarnates as a wolf spirit but not with the feelings