The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0294

I dread the morning of my 12th birthday. I know my father is getting more and more angry and if I don’t have my wolf on my birthday, it will set him off. Over the last two years, his anger and aggression have increased and the pack is suffering for it. Everyone walks on eggshells with my father now. No one comes to the packhouse any longer and I’m thankful because I don’t want anyone to see what he does to my mother. His abuse of her has gotten worse over I’m terrified that one day he will kill her.

the pas

past year.

The door to my room slams open, and I jerk up out of bed. “Well?” My father says without any preamble.

I just shake my head, no. He stalks toward me. “You worthless excuse for a daughter. You are nothing to me.”

He raises his hand to hit me and my mother comes flying in, out of nowhere, putting herself between me and him. His backhands her, his hand slamming into her cheek. Her head whips around, spit and blood flying from her mouth. He sneers down at my mother as she turns, steadying herself in front of me.

“Move.” He says. She doesn’t respond, but she doesn’t move.

at her a moment before turning to me. “Get

look at him, not understanding

I ever see you on my pack lands again, I will kill you myself.” He says before stalking out of my room,

What did he mean?”

carry it, but enough to get you through for a weekend. Pack anything

bag. I had thrown my favorite

She stops every few steps to listen before pulling me behind her and continuing our way down the stairs. When we get to the bottom, rather than going out the front

entrance.

toward the forest line.

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patrols and pulls me behind a tree. When they pass, she moves on until my father’s Gamma steps in

says as my mother stops in

her, Jack. I can’t let her leave on her own. I won’t. Are you going to stand in my way?”

some money. “Get as far away as possible. Get on a bus or rent a car but get far away from here as