The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

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**This is Book Three of the Guardians Trilogy. This book contains references to events that occurred in the first two books and spoilers for those books. It is recommended that you read The Broken Warrior’s Daughter and Alpha’s Guardian Angel before reading this, the final book in the trilogy.

Eli

I never expected to find my mate, much less in a small town in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains where I was just passing through. Even more surprising than her being under eighteen and nearly half my age, was the fact that she was human.

I had been on a bus, with a ticket paid for by an old foe, turned…not exactly friend, but no longer a foe. I had stuffed the envelope of money he’d given me deep into my backpack underneath the new clothes he’d also bought for me. All of them still had the price tags on.

When the bus had stopped for a two–hour layover, I had gotten off to find a place to eat. There was only one little mom and pop diner in the small town and when I walked into the rundown restaurant, I immediately smelled her scent. Cherry blossoms. Sweet and floral and a little exotic.

When she walked up to take my order, I realized something was off about her. While she smelled vaguely of the forest, she didn’t have the strong scent that all werewolves carry.

‘Louis, does she have a wolf?‘ I ask my wolf.

head from side to side, his ears up like he’s trying

‘But?‘ I ask.

a wolfless werewolf. She has power, but, well, I’m not sure. There’s something

to the diner. Can I get you something to drink?” The minimal effort she gives me

Thank you.”

heel and walking back to the kitchen. She’s the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. I know all werewolves say that about their mate, but this woman is definitely the most gorgeous

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with her caramel–colored skin, eyes the color of milk chocolate and

the bell over the front door rings. When she brings my water, she also

she walks up to the newcomer. This time, her smile is warm and generous

as our mate, we’ll have to plan to stay for awhile

this area are actually vampire attacks. There are tell–tale signs and based on what they are saying, the vampires are heading south. South, to the packs that just let me go, to the son of

time. I had to warn Liam. I owed Luna

mate. It was hard enough to leave her the first time, but now the pull to her was so strong it