The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0545

I hate it when Lily walks out of my room. A part of me worries that she wouldn’t come back. I laid all my cards on the table. I have to hope that it’s enough for her to give me a chance to prove that she’s the only

woman for me.

Not long after she leaves. Alpha Patrick comes in.

“Clint, I was happy to hear that you awakened earlier today.”

“Good afternoon, Patrick. It was good to wake up and have Lily at my side.”

“She didn’t leave you. She’s the one that carried you from the battlefield to the hospital.”

That’s news to me. I know she’s strong but I’m nearly a foot taller than her. “How did she manage that?”

“Have you looked at your feet?” He asks, raising an eyebrow.

I pull the sheets off and see that, indeed, my feet look like they’ve been drug through the mud. I chuckle before pulling the sheets back over me and shrugging. I don’t care. I’d get shot with wolfsbane every day if that’s what it takes for Lily to stop pushing me away.

“Have you spoken to her yet?” I ask Patrick.

“Not yet she’s been busy watching over you, and I’ve been busy trying to figure out how Alpha Mahli figured out that she’s a Guardian. I’ve been interviewing Aaron but even under Alpha command, he says

he didn’t say anything.

came across to Lily. When she gets back,

her.”

is delivered and it’s not five minutes later that Lily comes back into the room. I hadn’t realized that the tightness in my chest had

smell her scent.

looks at me and rather than pulling up a

reach out and take

Beta then proceeds to tell Patrick about their conversation by the lake. I can see Patrick processing this information and his eyes go unfocused as he mind links

someone.

don’t know how they did it. It’s not someone that would

order or be able to override my command. I’ll have

be there.” Says

frown at that.

+15 BONUS

to tell if people are lying. I’d like to see if I believe this she–wolf when she explains how

looks from Lily to me and back again. “In light of recent events. I’m not sure

sit up, focusing on Patrick. “Why not?”

at me for a long moment. “Well, if it’s the she–wolf I think it is.

think it is?” I ask. There’s only one she–wolf

holds my gaze. “Anna.”

to

the blankets. “I’m coming

standing