The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0495

While I expected Calista to support Lily, it was nice to have it confirmed. As much as I want to be the one Lily goes to when she’s worried or upset, our relationship isn’t at that point yet. She needs the support of her lifelong friend.

As we’re pulling up into the parking lot, Calista asks one more question. “So, Alpha Patrick knows what happened, but who is looking out for you? You’re not 18 yet.”

“Alpha Patrick has taken over as my parental guardian. My mother could have come to stay with me, but I expected her to stay with my father, and she did.

“Well,” Calista says as we exit the car, “I guess I’ll just have to come to the packhouse to so we can do our homework together.

I watch as she wraps her arm around Lily’s shoulders, and they begin walking to the school entrance. Anders and I walk behind them, almost in a protective

stance. I’m not sure what look we have on our faces, but no one approaches us as we walk inside.

We split off to go to our lockers. I can see that Lily and Calista are still whispering to each other, but Lily has relaxed a little bit. Anders closes his locker and steps up beside me as we watch them. “She’d make a great Luna, wouldn’t she?”

My snarl is instantaneous. I turn to my friend, ready to fight for Lily if that’s what it takes. She was worried about Anders forcing a mate bond on her and here he is confirming her suspicions.

To my friend’s credit, he doesn’t flinch or take a step back. “I’m speaking about Calista, of course.”

I immediately relax and smile apologetically at my friend. “Yeah, she would.” I turn to look at them as they start to walk to class. “She handled that situation really well.”

As I watch, Lily turns and looks at me. I smile and nod at her. I’ll see her in class. Hopefully, she’ll handle the rest of it just as well.”

at my friend. He’s never shown this kind of interest in someone before. We start to walk toward our classes.

never takes his eyes off her. “I do. Zakai has never shown this kind of interest in someone

snort. “Donovan’s the same with Lily and Andra. It’s like he’s willing

will do anything to make her happy.” Donovan

between us. I don’t know if it’s that she feels at some level she can trust me, or just knowing that we share a bond now, with both of us being Guardians, that something in her has relaxed around me. Whatever it is, if our teamwork in

Lily, Anders and I will be joining in. That will not only give us more time with them, but it will also give me a chance to spar with her mentally about some of this crap we’re reading. Okay, maybe it’s not crap, someone somewhere decided that these books were good enough to be considered

to tell Calista the rest?” I ask her as we walk to our lockers at the end of the

hefty bomb on her this morning. I don’t

I’d say she was a bit hurt that it took you that long to tell her. She’s stronger than

is.” Lily immediately defends. “I just….”

pulling her to a stop, making her look at me. “You

her at risk? Maybe it’s better that she doesn’t

want my opinion?”

“If you trust her, tell

again. “Did you

was my best friend, and I was excited that it meant that no one would ever be able

nods again. “I’ll tell

Calista off at her house, and she promises to come by after dinner to do homework When we get to the packhouse, I tell Lily she’s got to minutes

afternoon, I take her closer to the forest where we can have some privacy, just in case Andra pushes forward. I don’t know how long Patrick plans to try and keep Lily’s existence as a Guardian a secret, but the fewer people that see her sparring, the better.

offense or defense?” I

“Offense.”