The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0437

I knew Eli was an Alpha, or at least descended from Alphas before he took over as one. He’s more of a leader than many Alphas I’ve known, my own father included. But it was nice to have confirmation and to be able to show him that he isn’t the fake Alpha to this pack that he sometimes feels he is, even now. He is the real deal. He always has been.

The next day, Eli and I drive north two hours to meet up with Benny. I didn’t want him driving all the way to the pack if he ends up running and screaming after we tell him what we are. Eli found a small town with an even smaller diner where we could meet and have some privacy to talk.

We arrived first and got a table in the corner. I smile at Eli thinking of the time we were on the run and we had breakfast in a diner.

“Why are you looking at me like that, baby?” He asks me.

“You’re sitting the exact same way you were that time we were being chased by the red wolves. You remember, we were eating breakfast and you saw the shifter you’d heard overnight. Even back then, before I accepted you, you were such a good mate to me.”

I watch as Louis pushes forward in Eli’s eyes. “You were ours, from the moment we first saw you. Ours to love and ours to protect. That will never change, little wolf.” Goddess, I love this man with every ounce of my being.

I reach out and cup his cheek, Maia pushing forward. “We love you too.” We say together..

When I hear the bells chime announcing someone coming into the diner, I pull back and look up to see Benny looking at us.

“Benny!” I stand and walk to him, hugging him tightly. As I step back, he holds on to my arms, looking me up and down.

“I know you were all grown up when I last saw you, but hon, you’ve certainly changed since then. You seem all grown up now.”

“A lot has happened since I last saw you, Benny.” I turn, gesturing to Eli who has come over to join us. “You remember Eli.”

“I do.” He says, putting out his hand to shake Eli’s.

“It’s a pleasure to see you again, sir.”

We begin walking over to the table. “I’m glad to see you’ve been taking care of Grace. I was worried at first, but she told me you were, and now I can see that she was right.”

+15 BONOS

We sit and order food before Benny asks me what has been going on. “Well, there’s a lot Eli and I want to share with you, but I’m not sure you’re going to be okay with it.”

He looks at us for a minute. “Are ya’ll livin in one of them nudie camps?” He asks.

Eli frowns. “Nudie camps?”

“You know, where people walk around nekkid all the time.”

Benny, we don’t live in a nudist colony.” I say, mentally face- palming

see what the problem is. As long as I can wear clothing, I’m

you feel about wildlife?” Eli

in the country, son. I’m used to wildlife.”

the wildlife, Benny.” I tell him.

said. He puts his silverware down, wipes his mouth with

you telling me?” Benny was always astute. He comes across as an uneducated country bumpkin type of

heard the term shifter, Benny?” Eli asks

in the movies where someone turns into some kind of critter

look at Eli, my eyes widening. This is not

exactly.” Eli says.

out then, what

Benny. Eli and I and the people we live with, we’re a

watch as Benny looks at me, assessing if I’m telling the truth. I don’t look away. He looks at Eli and gets the same resolute expression. I watch as he makes up his mind about whether or not I’ve gone crazy, before he picks up his fork, and stabs a bite of his

Chapter 0438

knew your mom didn’t have cancer. Didn’t know what it was, but people with cancer don’t

type

too?” He asks, putting the bite of

hadn’t realized how much I wanted

had looked after my mother and me when we had

me after she died. This man, who has been more of a father to me

my own had

“She was.”

from?” He asks, as

that I’m a shifter that turns into

from both my

find that shit for brains father of yours?” He asks. He knew enough to know

food

“Permanently?” He asks.

I nod.

says before finishing his breakfast. “He didn’t deserve either of you anyway.”

a bunch of wolves in the woods and help a young girl start her

I came. Only thing for me is to go forward with you folks. If you’ll have me, I’m happy to come along. But I don’t change into anything. What ya see, is what ya get

few months and I gave him the full story of my battle with my father. “Alpha wolf, huh? That’s