The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0421

After dinner, Eli and I went up to our room. “Baby, what do you need to prepare for your battle with

your father?”

I turn and look at him, confused. “What do you mean? There’s no way he’s going to defeat me.

He walks over, pulling my hips against his, putting his forehead on mine. “Grace, every Alpha there saw what you can do. There is no way your father is going to fight fair. He’s lost before the battle begins. So, what do you think he would do?”

I understand what he means. If my father intends to fight me for the pack, he knows he can’t beat

me outright. “What do you think he will do?”

“Well, I think we need to make sure that the battle is as fair as possible. We’re going to bring

some of our pack members with us. But I also want to talk to Alpha Anders. He’s an elder and if

he’s there, it would mean that any cheating would immediately disqualify your father from the

challenge.”

“Do you think Alpha Anders would be willing to come with us?”

“All we can do is ask.” Eli says.

I speak to Cara and Angel and they are happy to have our next training session with King Ailduin at our pack. “It will give us a chance to take

excitedly.

for the mate gathering, you can take a look at our new clothing store. Anna makes clothes to order, as well as some that she is making to sell off the rack. But Lily could have her own, one–of–a–kind outfit, handmade by a seamstress.” I tell her excitedly. I had walked the new ‘main street‘ yesterday and can

Angel

Richie, too.” I laugh.

then head back. Then the following weekend, we would be back to pick up

our pack.” There’s something else I wanted to speak to you about Ailduin.” When I tell him about Tula, he says there may be something he can do, but he’ll

for our new pack members, but now we’re also going to be hosting another pack for our mate gathering. Thankfully, there are

floor and any other ranked members will have to be

Beta and

approached Eli and I to volunteer to take in the new pack members until

can get their homes built. With everyone working together, I think it can be

challenge. He agreed that it was likely. that my father would try to cheat and having an elder would ensure that things were fair.

week went by quickly. There is still so much to do, and building homes is exhausting work. Eli and I were back to working long hours and falling into

I

“You need your rest. I know you don’t need to practice to defeat your father, but you still need

feeling about tomorrow?” He asks me, watching

have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, he’s my father and I wish I wasn’t in a position where this challenge had to happen. On the other, he did this to himself. He did this by banishing me, hurting my mother and taking another mate. Every time I begin to feel sorry for him, I remember my mother, clutching her chest, rolling on the floor in pain. Or I remember that last moment, when she

live with that?” Eli asks me

now. I wouldn’t have always been able to say that.

his position as Alpha, who

by the Moon Goddess and who abused the privilege of being a father.”

I’ll be there for you.” Eli tells me before pulling me into his