The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0499

“Remember, she doesn’t spend as much time with your parents as we do. I just. hope your mom and Naomi don’t scare Calista off tomorrow. I think Lily will be happy if she comes for dinner more often, now that she’s living here.”

I set the guitar aside. “Are you really going to play her a song on that thing?” Anders asks me.

“Yep. I’ve found the song I want to play, I just need to get better, then pick my venue.”

“How are we going to get them to agree to go to Prom with us?”

“That, my friend, is the question of the day.”

After Anders goes to his room, I shower and get into bed. I make sure my phone volume is up, just in case. This time, I hear the ping around 12:30.

Mate: You awake?

Excellent. I grab a thicker blanket, dropping it on the roof before making my way to her window. When I get there, I see she has the window open and is sitting

beside it.

“Waiting for me?” I ask her quietly as I sit on her windowsill.

She smiles shyly. “Maybe.”

“Come on.” I extend my hand and take hers, waiting while she closes the window before we start our crawl to the roof.

thought maybe you’d want to lay up here again, so I dropped off a couple more blankets so

but was that the reason?

it’s too personal,

I look up at the stars. “I found this spot after my parents died. I was having a hard time, struggling with losing

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know if she’s realized that. she’s rubbing my chest, but it feels

know if I’ll ever have a relationship with my parents again. I don’t have any siblings either.”

I begin rubbing

to get through the pain, time to adjust to your new normal. But having friends and people

silence, each in our own thoughts. Donovan starts purring in my chest, and I hear her sigh before she falls

my purr.‘ Donovan

soothing sound for her.‘

likes it too. I can feel her respond

meeting up here more often and you can purr to both of their

still laying on my chest,

up!‘ Donovan

my head.

than it should be. Damn, even up here, I

back to your room.” I say, pulling her hand to my

up. “Oh, we did it

Come on, let’s get you back to your room before

fold up the blankets, putting them away, before making our way back to her window. I quickly