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.

have the blankets already laid out. “I thought maybe you’d want to lay up here again, so I dropped off a couple more blankets so it’s a bit softer to sleep here.” I tell her before getting settled then motioning for her to join me. When she does,

but was that the reason? You

too personal, you don’t have to answer. I was just wondering.” She

“I found this spot after my parents died. I was having a hard time, struggling with losing the only family that I

same.” She finishes for

at her. I don’t know if she’s realized that. she’s rubbing my

a relationship with my parents again. I

I begin rubbing

hardest and easiest answer is time. It takes time to come to terms with the loss, time to get through the pain, time to adjust to your new normal.

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

my purr.‘ Donovan

soothing sound for her.‘

I can feel

can purr to both

her hand that is still laying on my chest, wrapping

Donovan shouts.co

my head.

realize the sky is lighter than it should be. Damn, even up here, I sleep better with my mate beside me than I do in my own bed.

on, Lily bud. Time to get you back to your room.” I say, pulling her hand to my lips and kissing her knuckles while she

up. “Oh,

at her. “Yep, we both fell asleep. Come on, let’s get

back to her window. I quickly check her room before opening