The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0403

I wait until we’re alone in the cabin, Grace’s emotions have been all over the place since we arrived. I know some of it is concern for seeing her father, but there was something else that I felt

and didn’t understand.

“Baby, what’s going on? Your emotions have been all over since we got here. It’s not all about your father. It feels like something else.”

She walks up to me, leaning against my chest and my arms immediately go around her. I pick her up and sit on the edge of the bed, putting her in my lap. “Talk to me.”

She’s got her head tucked up under my chin so I can’t see her face. When I hear her sniffling. I lean back, putting my finger under her chin and lifting her face. “Baby?”

“Yes.” She says as if answering my question, her voice quivering as the tears start to fall. Okay.

saying ‘yes‘ to me asking her what’s going on doesn’t answer my question.

“I’m not sure I understand.”

She tucks her head against me again, her hand rubbing the tears from her eyes. I’m rubbing my hand up and down her back, trying to comfort her.

“I want a baby.”

I feel like time stands still for a moment. My hand stops its comforting motion on her back. When I

feel her tense in my arms, I start my motion again.

a bunch of eggs into my uterus to get fertilized but I’m still on birth control, so it won’t take but, but.” She sniffles,

baby into the world. And the thought of my mate’s stomach growing with my pup has me and

milk chocolate eyes, glistening with her tears. “I want to

start trying.”

lean down and gently kiss

hope

want more than to build a

place, but I feel like it’s good now. Things

+15 MONO

I can’t help the smile that spreads across my face. “Want to start right now?” I ask, wagging my

but then her face drops.

the

father.” That gets my attention and all thoughts of pup making get pushed

“Where? When?”

were walking to our SUV to come to the cabin. He looked

tense. I wanted to make sure she wasn’t alone when she faced her

“And?”

even

minute. “You were only 12

“Yes.”

years ago, Grace. Not only that, but I’m also sure he’s not expecting to

think it’s the child Liam and Rik told me about.” She says

possible, and it’s