The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0493

I’m warm and comfortable when some rude person starts shaking me awake

“Lily, wake up, we have to get back to your room.

That jolts me awake and 1 shoot up. I’m outside, on the roof with Clint. I fell asleep. I’d been tossing and turning all night and on impulse, I texted him. When he brought me up here, I was ready to stomp right back to my room until he told me I was the only one he’d every brought up here. And then I fell asleep, almost immediately. Between Clint’s fingers in my hair and Donovan’s purring in my ear, I didn’t stand a chance.

Clint is standing up, holding out his hand to me. “We have to get you back to your room before anyone notices.”

“What time is it?” I ask, moving off the blanket and letting him fold it up and put it back where he stores it.

“Early, but not early enough. We both fell asleep.” He gets to the slanted roof and carefully slides down before turning, reaching out for me with one hand and putting a finger to his lips. The universal sign to be quiet. He helps me down and we scoot across the ledge before he helps me back into my room.

“Meet me downstairs in 15 minutes.” He whispers and I start to hear the warriors. moving around below us. My eyes widen and I nod before quickly closing the window.

I rush to get dressed, quickly use the bathroom and brush my teeth before grabbing my hair tie and leaving my room. As I’m walking downstairs, I hear someone coming up behind me. I turn and it’s Clint.

Lily. Did you sleep well?” He asks me with a goofy grin as if he didn’t just see

when

Clint.”

running and sparring this morning, so we’re taking

test my strength and speed and I’m quickly realizing that I am stronger

was.

start jumping long distances, I hesitate. I’ve never been good.

time showing the how to push off with my feet, use my strength and basically

you are a Guardian. We’ll continue to practice, but this was a

Lily. It looked like Clint was putting you through

of breath when I reply. “Yes. But it was fun. I’m stronger than I was even a couple of days

hear it. Did Clint tell you I’d like to assess your training every

be the case, but not that it was definite. I turn back Alpha Patrick. “He mentioned something about that. What were you thinking? How can I

a wicked grin. “You’ll have to spar

laughs at what must be a terrified look on my face. “Don’t worry, Lily. I won’t