The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0321

“Why is there a target on your back?” I focus on the most important thing he said, not understanding. I thought the point of him marking me was that we were no longer going to be chased.

“I killed that Alpha and I’m pretty sure I killed either his Beta or his Gamma. Then I had the nerve to mark the Guardian that they had been chasing for a week. The only way they can get to you now, is through me, by killing me.”

“Do you think they are following us?” I ask. I’m so tired of running-

“No, not really. I think they will have gone back to their pack by now to regroup, but I don’t want to linger now that you are awake. As soon as you feel ready to travel again, we’re going to keep heading east.”

“Where exactly are we, anyway?”

“We’re probably about a day’s bus ride to the Mississippi border. From there, it will still be a few days until we get to North Georgia, which is our final destination. I think we’re safe to stop each night if you want, or we can push through. Again, I know this has been hard on you and I want to help make it as easy as possible now.”

I finish eating, stuffed for the first time in a long time. “Can I sleep on it? We can move tomorrow but honestly, I think I’d like a real bed at least one more night. From there, I’ll have a better idea of how I’m feeling.”

“Of course, whatever you need.”

fear and

“Right now, what I need is a shower.” I say standing up. I start to walk to the bathroom and stop. “What did you mean earlier that you could feel m confusion through the bond?”

at me a minute before responding. “I marked you. That means that I can now feel your emotions and I can also hear you when you speak in your

feel my emotions and hear the

in your head. Currently, it’s very loud. ”

“How?”

Didn’t your parents ever

a pack. You and I aren’t part of a pack.” I say, starting

emotions and hear you even though we don’t have a pack. It’s a family bond. When you and your mother left your pack, you would have been able to continue to

can’t I feel

When you do, you’ll feel my emotions and hear my thoughts.”

need to mark

me. If you mark me, it will become even stronger. If you

be able to feel your emotions and hear your thoughts, and it will also make

“Yes.”

that before I do it then.”

other in our human form. Then, we will have completed the mating and marking

not unbreakable now?”

haven’t marked me, and we haven’t mated, so it’s not a fully formed bond. It’s basically one–sided. If you died, it would most likely kill me. I can hear your thoughts and feel

you. You’re