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“I don’t care how wealthy he is. He’s old and disgusting. He doesn’t care about what I want in life, he doesn’t want me to be a warrior. He only wants me to take care of the packhouse and give him heirs.”
“You are so ungrateful. I find an Alpha for you, and this is how you respond. You could be the Luna of a,pack. Do you realize that?”
“Yeah? If he’s such a great catch, why hasn’t anyone else snatched him up yet?” “You will be his mate, Lily! And that is all there is to it.”
I don’t even know what to say. I can’t believe my father thinks he’s going to force me into a mate bond with Alpha Mahli. I don’t care about being a Luna. I care about finding my fated mate, finding someone who loves me for me. Not someone that wants me because I look like I can pop out a bunch of heirs.
I turn and look out the window, tears falling, unsolicited. We drive the rest of the way in silence.
When we get home, I don’t even go inside. I take my bag and run to the tree line. I hear my father calling my name, but I ignore him. As soon as I am in the forest, I shift, Andra grabbing my bag and running to the rocky terrain where we train.
I stay there, all morning and into the late afternoon until I get Clint’s message that he’s back. I immediately run to his room and knock on his door, anxious to see him and feel safe again.
When he opens the door the first thing I see is his smile, which quickly drops when he sees my face. I want to run into his arms and let him tell me everything will be alright. But first, I have to show him.
When I hear him growling, asking if Alpha Mahli hurt me, I almost break down. Instead, I tell him I need his help, before turning around and letting Andra come forward.
???
He gasps, staring at me for a moment, before taking his arms. I let the fear and the stress of the last couple of days go and he holds me while I cry.
Cooper Author
Lily is a Guardian. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. When I take her in my arms, she breaks down. I’m not sure what happened while I was away, but I intend to find out.
I hold her for a moment while she cries before picking her up and carrying her to a chair. Sitting down, I settle her in my lap and let her cry until she cries herself out. I can tell the moment she realizes that I’m wearing nothing but a towel, and I’m holding her in my lap.
Her body tenses and I relax my arms, letting her pull back. I rub my thumbs over her cheeks and wipe her tears away. “Better?”
She nods. “I’ve been waiting for you to get home all day. I didn’t….
“Shhh, I’m here now. We can figure this out together.”
I was so worried about her. It encompassed all my thoughts for the last day and a half. Now, I can’t help but touch her. I tuck her hair behind her ear, sliding my fingers down her cheek. She leans into my hand.
“Why don’t you start from the beginning.” I say.
It’s everything I can do not to lose it when she tells me about her time with Alpha Mahli, how her father left her alone with him and his expectation that she would become his. Donovan is thrashing around in my head, ready for blood.
“We need to take care of our mate. That must be first. We’ll deal with the idiot Alpha when the time comes.’ I tell him, forcing him to calm down.
“I’m afraid, Clint. If he or my father finds out I’m a Guardian, I’m afraid he might try to steal me away.”
“That won’t happen. But we need to talk to Anders.”
She’s shaking her head before I can finish. “What if Alpha Anders tries to force me into a mate bond?”
Donovan snarls. “He won’t. First, he’s not like that. But, he has me as a Guardian. He doesn’t need another one.” I tell her, trying to lighten the mood.
“But you’re right that other Alphas will be looking for you. We need to confirm that the previous Guardian has died. Then we need a plan to keep you safe. Do you trust me?” I ask her, desperately wanting her to say yes.
She nods her head, sniffling.
“Then trust me that Anders will help as “1 tilt her head up to look at me. “Okay?”
“Okay, Clint”
I smile at her before mind linking Anders to come to my room. Since we are on the same floor, it only takes a minute before he’s knocking and walking in Lily hurriedly pushes herself off my lap and I stand, the towel not entirely able to hide how her being seated in my lap has affected me
“I apologize, I should have waited until you answered. I didn’t realize you weren’t alone.” Anders says, turning to walk back out.
“Anders, wait.” I say. Lily has turned her back on him and while I know she’s embarrassed having been caught on my lap, I can feel the nervousness vibrating off of her. Anders must feel it too.
“Is everything alright?” He asks, looking at me before focusing on Lily.
“Could you close the door?” I ask, giving Lily a minute. I walk to her rubbing my hands down her arms.
“You need to show him Lily.”
She turns, looking at Anders before looking back at me. I nod my head encouragingly at her.
When she looks back at Anders, I watch as Andra pushes forward. Anders sharp intake of breath is similar to my reaction to seeing her gold eyes the first time.
“You’re a Guardian.” He says in awe before looking at me..
It takes a moment, then I see the realization sink in. “Shit.” He whispers.
“Yeah, shit.” I echo his response.
He begins pacing the room, his hand running through his hair. “I need to confirm that the previous Guardian has died. Their pack is on the other side of the country, but we had heard that they were having issues with a neighboring pack. I didn’t think it had gotten out of hand enough that a Guardian’s life would be in danger.” He continues pacing.
“And we need to figure out what to do with you.” He waves his hand in Lily’s direction, causing her to flinch. I growl at his implication that he will be doing something with my mate.
He stops pacing and looks at me. “Having one Guardian in this pack was enough to cause the other packs to be envious. If they find out we have two, they will hunt her down, trying to get to her.” He says, piercing me with his gaze.
“They won’t care me that she’s underage She will bring them power frost being whe and what she is “He turns to look at Lily “You were already strong Lily, now yet and Andra will be even stronger and more powerful”
He looks at her for a moment. “What do you want, Lily?” He asks her gently.
She looks at me. “There’s more to the story here Anders. That issue we talked about this weekend? It’s come to fruition.”
He turns to Lily. “Alpha Mauli wants to take you as his chosen mate?” He asks and Lily nods, looking startled that he already seems to know.