The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0293

Ten years old

“How’s my beautiful girl?” My dad asks me as I walk down the stairs of our packhouse on my 10th birthday.

“Good morning Daddy. I’m good. I can’t wait to get my wolf today!”

I’ve been the apple of my father’s eye for ten years. He is always proudly taking me around, introducing me to our pack members and other pack members through the years. I walk over and hug him as he kisses the top of my head.

“Happy birthday sweetheart.” My mother says, coming up and kissing my cheek. “How do you feel? Any different yet?”

“Not yet. Should I feel different?”

“It can happen at any time today, Gracie. Don’t fret.” My father tells me, chucking me gently under the chin.

My parents have a big party planned for me tonight. I’m hoping that I can shift before my party and maybe I’ll be lucky enough to run into my party as my wolf. As an Alpha female and my father’s only heir, it would be fitting. The pack would love it.

Everyone in the pack adores me, or at least respects my position as their future Alpha. As I go through my day, I’m continually wished a happy birthday and everyone asks if I’ve heard from my wolf yet.

As my party draws closer, I express my concern to my mother. “Mom, what if she doesn’t come before the party. What will I do?”

“Grace, honey, it’s okay. Your wolf will come when she’s ready. Just be patient. If she’s not here tonight, maybe she’ll come tomorrow.”

get ready for my party. My mom helps me with my hair, adding a little makeup and then the dress that we bought

She looks after everyone in the pack, making sure that their needs are addressed and that they

and he can be fierce and intimidating, but that’s what a good Alpha is. He leads by example

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wolf yet. But he wishes me a happy birthday, giving me my favorite drink, a Shirley Temple, and makes a toast to me, the pack’s future

hasn’t made an appearance. Every day my father asks if she

father changes. It’s as if he blames me for not having a wolf, as if I am purposefully keeping her from him. I begin

wolf awaken?” When I tell him no, it’s the last thing he says to me until the next morning when he asks

Every night, my mother holds me as I cry, rocking me and trying to soothe my anxiety

mother every night. “Why? Why hasn’t

at her one day. “I should never have taken such a weak wolf as a mate. I should have rejected you and taken an Alpha

starts the day as he always does. “Did your

make him more angry. “No father.” His lip curls in

party to celebrate tonight since there is nothing to celebrate.” He tells me before walking out.

rush out of my room to hear things slamming around in my parents‘ room. I rush into their room, thinking we are under attack but what I see nearly stops my heart. My father has my mother against the wall, holding her by her

me standing there. “Get out!” He yells at

Can’t make

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you want her to watch

pain that she’s feeling at my father’s abuse. “Go on sweetheart.

fucking fine.” He snarls at her and begins ripping at her clothes with his free hand,