The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0570

When i wake up, my lungs are cilli burring, but the scent of apple pie and the feeling of my mate wrapped around me in my hospital bed soothes the ache in my lanas. The doctors run a bunch of tests and are shocked at how quickly I have healed. A serious silver injury like this should have had me out for weeks. I don’t feel great, but I definitely feel better.

I find out what happened in the two days I was out. My parents were banished on the evening of my birthday Clint told me that Call stayed with me while he went to watch. My father apparently shouted obscenities to everyone in the pack, but specifically at Clint while my mother sobbed but followed my father off the pack lands.

I

The doctors keep me another day after I wake up, watching me as I cough up silver residue. The punctures in my lungs have healed and my collapsed lung has repaired itself. The doctors were concerned that the excessive coughing might cause it to collapse again, but as the day goes on, my coughing gets lighter and lighter. Clint never leaves my side.

The doctors release me in time for graduation. Most of the pack is there to watch as their future Alpha. Luna and two Guardians graduate. Afterwards the pack has a huge party, and they add my birthday party in. It’s a festive night and the best part was getting to sleep beside my mate in our bed.

The day after our graduation, Alpha Patrick calls me and Clint into his office. Anders and Calvin are also there. “Lily, I have some news about your parents. I found out yesterday but didn’t want to say anything until I confirmed what I was told and I didn’t want to ruin your graduation party.”

I tense up. This won’t be good. Clint is immediately there, pulling me into his lap and sharing my seat with me, his arms wrap around me in a ring of love and security. I lean back against him and nod my head at Alpha Patrick to continue.

“I received a call from Alpha Leander yesterday. His patrols found two individuals near their borders. They had been murdered and dumped in close proximity to Shadow Fall’s borders. Calvin went and

confirmed that they were your parents.” My throat constricts and a single tear drops down my face. “I’m sorry Lily. I know they weren’t good parents, but they were your parents; and this must be hard for you.”

Clint’s arms tighten around me. I turn in his lap, burying my face in his neck, breathing in his scent. My

father was never a great father, but in the end his addiction tore our family apart and ended my parents‘

lives.

Clint murmurs to me, rubbing my back and my hair while I let me silent tears for my parents fall. When I’m done, I sniff, sitting up and looking back at Alpha Patrick. “Do you need me to confirm their identities?” I look at Beta Calvin. “Not that I don’t trust you, but I didn’t know if, as family, I needed to confirm that

Patrick. It’s Alpha Patrick that responds. “Lily.” He stops, and I can see he’s struggling with how to tell me what he

enough left to identify your parents visually. Calvin

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my mouth opening and closing, trying to

out.

slaughtered? Even my mother?” I finally whisper.

afraid

father deserved that, but my

her love of my father. And it

of Clint’s arms. I need to get out of this office now. “Thank you for telling me.”

takes my hand and without a word, he pulls me down the stairs and out the back door. As soon as we’re outside, he picks me up and begins running. He takes me to the lake, our part of the lake where just a short week ago we spent hours

all he says. He sits with me for hours, letting me

Over the next week, I decide

its internal gambling. It’s a fun past–time that helps break up monotony when things are quiet and helps blow off steam during stressful times. However, there are times when people, like my father, become addicted. I tell them that I want to develop a program or some way that any people in our pack that become addicted to gambling, or begin to show concerning signs that they are getting in over their head

of it myself. Calvin, Anders and I will talk about it and develop a plan to assist those

Alpha.” I

leave the office, he looks at me,

I ask

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sure I’ve told you today how amazing you are. Every day, you do something

his arms, leaning down and giving me a soft kiss.

seriously don’t know what I ever did to deserve such an