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Actually.” Anders says. “On a hunch, I just checked with my source.” He looks at me before turning to Lily. “Your father’s debt doubled over the weekend. He now owes nearly $250,000.
1 watch as a single tear rolls down her face “At least I’m worth a decent amount of money.” She says, her voice quivering.
I’m in front of her in an instant, Donovan is howling in my head at our mate’s distress. “Hey. I know this is a terrible blow.” I say, wiping the tear from her cheek before pushing her hair behind her ear. “But you’re not alone. I meant what I said before. You’re sort of stuck with me for the rest of your life Lily bud. I’m not going anywhere and I’m not letting your father sell you to Alpha Mahli or anyone.” I say, before standing and looking at Alpha Patrick.
“I’m assuming you agree, Alpha.” I say, using his title. He needs to know that I’m deadly serious about this. I won’t tolerate having Lily at risk. She needs to be removed from her father’s care. As soon as he finds out she’s a Guardian, he’ll have her sold off and taken away.
“I believe we’ve already discussed that I do not allow my pack members to be sold or mistreated, Guardian.” Patrick says, stressing the word Guardian. I know this is his way of telling me to stand down, that I need to tread lightly and stop challenging him.
“Lily.” Anders says, breaking the tension in the room. “How would you feel about moving out of your parents’ home and into the packhouse?”
She looks at everyone in the room before answering. I sit down, taking her hand again. “What would happen to my parents? Especially my mother. I don’t think she knows anything about what my father is doing.”
“I will confront your father and tell him that I am taking over your care until you turn 18. Your mother can choose to come live with you here or stay with your father. Your father will not be allowed to see you unless he receives permission from me first. The punishment he receives because of his intent to sell you to pay his gambling debts will be between he and I.’
She nods, thinking before responding. “I would like to move into the packhouse. I might have felt differently before becoming a Guardian, but now, I don’t think I can trust my father.” She hesitates before continuing. “I don’t think my mother will leave him to stay here with me. Does that matter?”
Patrick smiles at her. “No, as I said, I will take over as your parental guardian until you turn 18. I will have a room made up for you on Beta Calvin’s floor. That way, he can help me keep an eye on you.” He says this to Lily but he’s looking at me. His intent is clear, stay out of Lily’s room and her bed. Obviously, she’s made it clear that she’s waiting for her mate. since I’m her mate, she’s basically saving herself for me. I give him a nod that I understand.
“I’ll be speaking to your parents tonight, Lily. Tomorrow, you can go get your things or I can have someone pick them up for you.”
“I’ll need something to wear to school tomorrow. Maybe my mother can pack me a bag with my school clothes?”
“I’ll see to it. Now, please follow Beta Calvin. He’ll show you to your room.” She stands, preparing to leave. “Oh and Lily, now that you are a Guardian, I’m putting Clint in charge of your training. I don’t know why we have two Guardians in this pack, but I want you both in top fighting condition. If something is coming, I want to be ready for it.”
“Yes, Alpha.” She says before following Calvin out the door.
I stand to leave as well. “Clint.” Patrick stops me.
“I know she’s your mate, I know you’re a Guardian and you are like a son to me, but do not challenge me again.”
I turn to look at him. “Keep her safe and we won’t have any problems, Alpha.”
– It’s Anders who comes up behind me, putting a hand on my shoulder. “Clint, I know you and Donovan are furious at what her father has done or intended to do. And I can only imagine how angry you both are that Alpha Mahli propositioned Lily. But you know my father. You know he will always look after this pack. That includes Lily. Let him do his job.”
Anders has always been my balance. “You’re right.” I turn to Patrick. “My apologies, Alpha.”
“Apology accepted Clint and stop calling me Alpha, you know it pisses me off.” He says, making me smile.
“Yes sir.” I say turning to go find Lily.
“And Clint.” I turn to look at him. “If I find Lily in your room or you in hers after hours, you’ll answer to me. She’s under my care, so assume that I will be treating her as if she were my own daughter.”
“Understood, Patrick.” I smile as I leave, feeling much better about Lily’s safety.
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What do you think of Lily’s decision to move to the packhouSA?
1 follow Beta Calvin to a room on his floor. It’s nice, but I feel like a stranger in this room. I go sit on the bed with nothing else to do. Nothing in this room is mine. I have no clothes, no toiletries, nothing. The reality of my situation comes crashing down on me. My father was going to sell me to an Alpha to pay his gambling debts. I’ve never felt so lost or scared.
I’m nervous for how my father will react when Alpha Patrick speaks to him. Will he yell at me? Most likely. Based on how he responded earlier, he will be furious and try to make this about me being ungrateful, I don’t know how my mother will feel. I can’t believe she knew anything about this. But she does what my father tells her to do. She has always been a good mother, but she never goes against my father. Now that her being a good mother and a good mate are at odds, I’m pretty sure that the mate bond will win. Will she be angry with me ast well? Will she blame me for whatever punishment my father receives from Alpha Patrick?
I’m getting myself more and more worked up as I sit here thinking of everything. I’m on the verge of tears when there is a knock at the door.
I go to open it and I smell apple pie. Clint.
As soon as I open the door, he opens his arms and I rush into them. He holds me, rocking me side to side, before kissing my hair. “Come on.” He says, guiding me into my room.
“Door stays open, Clint.” I hear Beta Calvin say from the hallway.
Clint growls softly, making me giggle.
He smiles at me, tucking my hair behind my ear. When he looks around the room, he must see what I did. That it’s stark and there’s nothing for me to do in here. but think.
“Do you want to go for a run?” He asks me.
“Yes.” That’s exactly what I want to do.
He takes me down the back stairs, I’m assuming to keep me from running into my parents. We head outside, strip and shift. Andra is happy to see Donovan and they begin to run through the forest. Instead of being a training run, this is a fun run. Donovan lets Andra lead the way, but eventually guides us to a place where we can rest and look out over the canyon.
The lights from the human town in the distance and those from the nearby
Shadow Falls Pack are beautiful. The moon has risen, and it shines brightly in the sky.
“How are you doing Lily bud? Clint asks me through the mind link. Andra has curled up against Donovan, who has laid his head over her protectively, keeping watch on the forest around us.
“I don’t honestly know.” I tell him. “I’m scared and I feel lost. I’m thankful for you, Donovan and Andra or I’d be feeling pretty lonely now too.
“You’re not alone Lily. You’ll never be alone again.”
It’s quiet for a moment. “I was thinking, since Patrick put me in charge of your training, I’d like to move away from the warriors. That way, we can train in peace, but you also won’t have to deal with your father.”
I think about it for a minute. “I’d like that. Do you think Alpha Patrick will agree?”
“I’ll speak to him tonight. I don’t want your father distracting you from training. And Patrick knows I take training very seriously. He may want us to show him what you’re learning regularly to prove that we’re actually training and not fooling around, but that’s fine.”
I’m thankful that I’m in Andra’s form so he can’t see my blush. The rumor mill will be even worse now that I’ve moved into the packhouse, and I’ll be spending lots of time with Clint individually. But it can’t be helped. No one else needs to know what happened with my dad, so let them talk.
“It’s getting late, we should head back.” He says, before standing up.
We run back to the packhouse, shift and change before heading inside.