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“Excuse me?” My anger dripping in my tone.
“Clint, do you want to explain to your mate why she can’t come with us?”
“Don’t put me in the middle of your fight with my mate. She’s a Guardian, I understand her desire to participate.” Have I mentioned how much I love my mate?
Anders half-turns looking at Clint. “Seriously?”
“Let me explain something to you, Alpha. I am not a regular she-wolf. I am a Guardian. If you want to show how strong our pack is, you need me there.”
“I disagree.” He interrupts me.
“Fine! I’ll fight you for it.”
Now he really does turn around. “Fight me?”
“Yes. We’ll spar for it. You win, I shut up and stay home. I win, you shut up and take me with you and we never again discuss the fact that you underestimated a Guardian in your pack because she was a female.”
Clint walks up, wrapping his arms around my waist. Anders looks at him. “You’re really not going to say anything?” He asks Clint.
“Lily has beat you before. I don’t see how her being pregnant will impact that. It’s not like she’s showing. Donovan agrees that Andra is perfectly capable of protecting our pup in a sparring match against you.” Anders stands up, and I can tell he’s equal parts furious and proud. He won’t admit it, but he knows I’m right.
I turn and we walk through the packhouse to the back yard. Cali runs up to us. “What’s going on?”
“Anders thinks that because I’m a pregnant female that I can’t go on the trip to Silver Dawn as part of our show of strength.” I say, stomping out the packhouse door and into the yard.
“Clint?” I hear her ask from behind me.
“It’ll be okay. Cal
Calista. Lily is stronger than Anders is giving her credit for and she’s about to remind him of that.” And I hear him chuckling.
I have no intention of dragging this out. I’ve become stronger since the last time Anders sparred with me. Back then, I was using the time to learn and practice my moves. Now, I’m going to take my Alpha down and remind him that a Guardian is a Guardian, regardless of gender.
As soon as we are in place and Charles blows the whistle, I don’t hesitate. I immediately go on offense, kicking and swiping at Anders’ head and feet. I swipe his legs, taking him down, but he jumps back up immediately.
I anticipated this and my next kick goes straight for his head. He ducks in time and begins to spar with me for real. Maybe he thought he would need to be gentle with me, but that’s not the case. Even if he punched me in my stomach, Andra’s shield would protect our child.
However, I don’t give Anders that opportunity. I keep going at him, taking him down again and again. When I finally get my chance, I grab his arm, twisting it just to the point of dislocation. He drops to his knees and looks at me over his shoulder.
“Fuck Lily!”
“Do you submit, Alpha?”
He grimaces and I twist just a bit more to make sure he knows I have him. “Yes, fine. You can come with us.”
I release his arm and turn. Seeing my mate’s proud smile, I run and jump into is arms. “That’s my girl.” He says, hugging me.
The night before we head to Silver Dawn, Clint and I are laying in bed, curled up together..
“Lily, I know you can take care of yourself and you’re an excellent fighter. But you are my mate, and your are carrying my child. I need to you stay close to me tomorrow. If they fight, you won’t be able to shift, and Donovan and I will need to be close to protect you and our pup.”
I can feel his worry bleeding through the bond. “I will. I have no intention of risking our pup for that asshole. But I don’t think it will come to that. If he doesn’t listen to Anders, Andra and I will just remind him of what it felt like to have her teeth sinking into his throat. And we weren’t even adults yet when we had him pinned.”
“But you can’t shift.” He says, and I can feel his confusion.
“Yes, but Alpha Jerome doesn’t know that.”
Clint chuckles behind me. “I hope that’s all it will take for him to back down. I know Anders is worried about Calista and their pup. He doesn’t want to do anything to risk either of them.”
“Alpha Jerome is a pompous, arrogant coward. He thinks too highly of himself. But his fear for his life. will make him back down.”
He kisses my hair, pulling me closer to him. “Have I told you today how much I love you? How amazing you are and how lucky I am to be your mate?”
I make a point of pretending to think, tapping my finger against my chin. “Hmmm, maybe? I don’t think so. Perhaps you can make it up to me by showing me just how much you love me and just how lucky you feel
I turn my head, smirking at him over my shoulder and that’s all it takes. Clint never leaves a question in my mind. My mate loves me more than anything in the world.
Cooper Author
So, my little Easter Egg of “That’s my girl. When I wrote it in Broken Warrior when Anders told Clint that Cara had pinned him in 15 minutes, I knew Clint had said it to Lily. His smile at the time was his memory of this day, when Lily took Anders down. I hope you enjoyed the tie-in.
We decided to run in wolf form to Alpha Jerome’s pack. From Canyon Ridge, it’s about four hours over rocky terrain. We leave early, Lily riding on Donovan’s back. Our plan is to stop in about three hours to regroup and send out scouts before walking to the Silver Dawn borders to make our stand.
When we stop, I make sure Lily eats. Now that she’ pregnant, she eats small meals all day long. She hasn’t had any morning sickness, unlike Calista who doesn’t emerge from her bedroom until after 10am when her nausea finally settles. I have to assume it’s a Guardian thing. If anything, Lily looks even more beautiful pregnant. Her skin glows, her hair seems thicker, and her body moves with more grace than before. Or maybe it’s just me loving my mate being pregnant with our child.
When the scouts return, we decide to run halfway in our human form, then move more slowly to Silver Dawn’s borders. Our pack is the largest in the country, so while we left a full contingent of warriors at home to protect the pack, we’ve brought enough with us to take out Alpha Jerome’s pack if necessary. His pack has gotten larger since he’s taken in Alpha Benjamin’s pack members, but I doubt they are as dedicated to their warrior training as our pack is.
When we arrive. Lily and I flank Anders, walking up to the borders. The border patrol stops us there.
“What do you want?” Rude and obnoxious. As expected.
“Tell your Alpha, that I’m here to see him.”
“And who might you be?”
To his credit, Anders doesn’t snarl or growl. All packs know the Alphas of the other packs and even if they didn’t. Anders’ aura is making it obvious that he’s an Alpha. “Alpha Anders, the Alpha of Canyon
Ridge Pack.”
“I think Alpha Jerome is busy.” The patrol looks at his four partners.
“He’s definitely busy.”