The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0423

My heart stops when I see Alpha Edgar stab Grace with a knife. I know she’s strong, but a knife wound is still serious. We could all tell that he had lost it. He looks and is acting like a crazed wolf. Even if we weren’t here for the challenge, he’d have to be put down. He’s a liability.

When Grace pulls his heart from his chest, I run up to her, pulling the knife from her stomach. I expect her to fall, but instead, she turns around to face the pack. As much as I want to take care of my mate, I know she needs to do this. I step back, staying close in case she needs me.

“Does anyone here contest my rank as your new Alpha?” She asks in a voice that rings with strength and power, making me even more proud of her. You’d never know she’s bleeding and was just stabbed in the stomach. She raises her father’s heart, still in her hand, before crushing it and tossing it to the ground.

No one speaks, but everyone in the Laurel River Pack bends the knee, showing their necks in submission to my mate. “Anyone that does not wish to follow me and my mate may leave. But these lands no longer belong to Laurel River. The council has traded these lands for an extension to our existing pack. Anyone who chooses to become part of the Safe Haven Pack will be provided transportation to your new pack and given lodging and food until you can get on your feet.”

I’m thankful we brought Noah and Sirona with us, leaving Carlos and Amber to run the pack in our absence. When Grace finishes her speech, I scoop her up, unable to wait to look after her any longer. I take her to Sirona, who immediately begins cleaning the wound.

“You did great baby. I’m so proud of you.” I tell her.

“These people are hungry and don’t seem to have sufficient housing or clothing. As usual, Alpha, we have our work cut out for us.” She says, as Sirona finishes looking her over.

“Well, Luna, you are already healing. It’s a good thing you have that immunity, or that could have been a lot worse.”

“Let’s go around and talk to people. Sirona, I want you to come along as well, in case anyone needs medical treatment.” Grace says, before turning to me. “How many can we take back today?”

I look back at our vans. “Forty to fifty. We’ll have to triage and take the ones that most need assistance, the elderly and those with young pups.”

which is not uncommon. We load up the ones that need medical attention first and send them back with Sirona. The second and third vans take groups of elderly that look frail and

Noah and Anders back with those

appreciate his assistance, he has his own work to

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order to allow a couple more individuals to go to our pack. with the expectation that our teams will be sending the vans back again tomorrow. After getting everyone settled for the night or sent back to Safe Haven, we set out to see what is

from the packhouse.

refrigerator and freezers ruined causing food to spoil. I send out some of our warriors to hunt and they bring back a couple of deer. We start a fire and with the help of some pack members, we’re able to at least have some meat for dinner. Grace and I

food that we prepare to set out tomorrow and the files of the pack members. All of that will have to come back with us

Why wouldn’t

was this way, or if he always

to create a place for us to rest for a few hours. “Grace, come lay down. We need

“Is there anything here that you want to take

me.

this hard? Always taking on so much at one time? It feels

top of her head. “No, I don’t think so. We’ve overcome so much already. Look at what we’ve done, baby. We’ve created a new pack. Our pack members are happy and healthy which hasn’t always been their life. We are building homes and businesses so our pack can thrive. We’re helping our pack members find their mates, so they can start families and have the lives they’ve always wanted. Does it sometimes look different than what I expected? Definitely. I would never have thought sprites would be a part of my life

up so she’s looking at me. “But we can do anything together. We ARE

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together. We aren’t just making a better life for ourselves, we’re making a better life for our pack, and our future pups. It’s

we can