The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0316

hate this feeling of helplessness. Worse, I hate the fear that comes when Eli isn’t around. I’d rather stay with him and risk getting caught together than being left alone. It was different when I was in the town where mom and I lived. At least there I had a home, a job and Benny. Here, without Eli, I have nothing. Nothing is familiar, the sights and sounds are all new and every sound makes me jump.

I tuck myself into the small cave that Eli found for me. I’m continually amazed by his ability to find places for us to hide while keeping us safe. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, he’s been doing this most of his life.

‘He is a good mate. He is taking care for us.” Maia says.

I could tell she has not only fallen hard for Louis, but after last night and the amazing rub down Eli gave her, she’s a soppy mess for him now too.

‘He didn’t have to do that. Not every mate would have realized how sore we were or taken the time to massage our muscles before going out and catching food for us. He’s thoughtful, considerate and a good provider.‘

I have to admit, my wolf has a point. Eli hasn’t tried to push the mate bond on me at all. He’s been very considerate in our sleeping arrangements which have been less than ideal basically since we’ve met. And I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t affected by the mate bond. Having Eli close to me has been comforting, but it’s also making it harder to be away from him.

“You should let him mark us.‘ Maia tells me.

I’d been contemplating letting him mark me. He’s not a bad man. He’s proven that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to keep Maia and I safe. I just haven’t made the decision to trust him with the rest of my life. Once you’re marked, it can’t be undone except by the death of one of the parties.

I had seen a sign as we were running. We’re in the Red River area. It’s beautiful here, but I can’t enjoy it. Every minute that Eli’s gone makes me more anxious. I should try to relax and take a nap, letting my muscles rest but I’m nervous, on edge.

I’m looking out over the land, watching the clouds go by when Maia’s head pops

1. up.

is it,

mind, I can feel her narrowing her focus on the ground below us, in the direction

+1G HONO

that’s when I hear it. I can’t see anything from here, but I hear

surrounded?‘ I ask her,

us out of this if needed, but if you panic, they’ll be able

hunt me down and drag me back to them. Someone that wants me

wolves, slinking through the forest floor. As we watch, the leader lifts

tracker.‘ Maia says to me. ‘We need to move.

our cave and begins to move

bushes to try to keep us hidden from view as much

not having any idea what direction we’re moving in.

going south where I can smell water and we’re going to run through the water and try to lose them.‘

fast and the trees and bushes in the area give us a lot of

howls that seem

‘We’re heading east and I hope we can find some water to cross. I don’t know if we

the hunt will only incite the wolves and make them more determined to catch us. Without Eli, my only hope is that the Alpha doesn’t catch