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He looks at me before turning to Andra and nodding his head at her, acknowledging her.
Andra moves to walk up beside me. Donovan reaches over and gently nips at her shoulder, wanting her to stay away from Gideon, not trusting Aaron. She stops. and the strange dynamics do not go unnoticed by the other warriors. There is no reason I should be keeping an underaged she-wolf from her father. Not only am I keeping him away, but Gideon isn’t fighting it and it’s obvious that, while several of us knew she was a Guardian, her father did not.
As we stand there, I hear Patrick send out a mind link to the entire pack. Not everyone was here to get his Alpha command. It would be simple for say, Aaron, to get Lily’s mother to tell someone outside the pack about their daughter being a Guardian. Therefore, Patrick sends the Alpha command to the entire pack all at once.
Gideon chuffs at Andra before turning and walking off toward his home.
Well, the wolf’s out of the bag now. Everyone knows that Lily and Andra are Guardians, including her father.
When the rogues attacked, I didn’t think twice about jumping in to help. Clint’s stupid command to stay behind wasn’t one I had any intention of listening to. I’m a warrior, that’s my job.
What I hadn’t thought through was that once I shifted, everyone would know that Andra is a Guardian. Her golden eyes would give us away. During the fight, everyone was too busy to notice, but once it was over, the warriors noticed it quickly.
I’ve sparred with Lyle. He’s a good man and a great warrior. Obviously, I know. his son Lucas well too, since he wanted to take me on a date. I trust that Lyle means what he says when he tells Donovan that he will keep me safe. I’m not exactly sure about the other warriors. If anything, I’m in for a bunch of wolves suddenly showing me a lot of interest. The attention is unwanted, but I’m not. sure there is anything I can do about it.
As a Guardian, I would make a powerful mate. It’s why I’m thankful that Alpha Patrick gives his Alpha command to keep this information in the pack. I’d have to go into lockdown for the next 6 weeks until I turn 18, or even longer if my mate. isn’t in this pack if word got out that an unmated, underage female Guardian was in our pack.
I appreciate Donovan’s protectiveness. The immediate attention that is turned on me by every unmated male warrior in our pack is daunting. However, when he tries to keep Gideon from Andra, I need to let Gideon know that I don’t hold him. responsible for my father’s actions. He is a good wolf, stuck with a man who has an addiction. I know Gideon would never hurt me or Andra.
“Daughter. I’m so proud of you.” He says to me and Andra, through the mind link, nodding his head at me.
“Thank you, father.” Andra replies to him. “I’m sorry we had to keep this from you.”
“No, you were right to keep this from Aaron. He cannot be trusted with you. He and I are in a constant state of argument over how he has treated you.” He looks from me to Donovan. “You have a good protector now. Donovan and Clint will keep you safe.”
“Your father is trying to take back control. I need to go now.” Gideon chuffs. before turning and walking away.
“I love you Gideon.” I say
I say to him.
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“I love you, my daughter.” He says, but he doesn’t turn back.. I’m sad all over again at the loss of my family. I shift, intending to go back to my room and lay down. I have some-injuries that need to heal after the battle. As soon as I shift, I hear Donovan growl.
1 turn and see that he’s shifted back, and Clint has positioned himself between me and the other warriors.
“Walk away. NOW!” He orders them.
He waits until they are out of sight before turning to me. “Lily, for goddess’s sake, I told you I don’t want you naked in front of the pack members. Now that they know you’re a Guardian, every unmated male will want you and you showing off your gorgeous body will only make it worse.”
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I’m pleased that Clint thinks that my body is gorgeous. Since I train so many hours a day, my body is very lean. I have minimal curves and small breasts. Most men prefer a woman who is more voluptuous than I am.
However, in my current depression over seeing Gideon, I don’t really care about who sees me naked. In this pack, or any pack, nudity is common. They’ve all seen me before.
He must take in my emotional state because he tips my chin up to look him in the eye. “What is it Lily bud? Are you hurt? Do we need to get you to the pack hospital?”
I shake my head and I’m embarrassed that a tear falls down my cheek.
“Hey, hey, hey. What is this?” He asks, pulling me into his chest, wrapping his arms around me.
I sniff as the tears come. Clint picks me up, taking me to a nearby tree and sitting me in his lap sideways. He runs his thumbs across my cheeks. “Talk to me Lily bud.”
“It’s just….it’s like losing my father all over again. Gideon is so proud to know that we’re a Guardian, but he knows he can’t be part of our lives because of my father. I didn’t just lose my dad, I lost Gideon too.”
“Aww, baby. I’m sorry. I know this must be so hard for you.”
He holds me until I’m done crying. Then he gets me a shirt from the ones stuffed into the trees for situations such as these before we walk back to the packhouse. “I need to check in with Patrick. I’ll come look in on your later. Maybe we can still have dinner, just make it something quieter. You go rest, I’ll be by in a bit.” He leans down, kissing my lips softly before heading to Alpha Patrick’s office.
I’m walking through the packhouse, headed to my room, when I hear a couple of she wolves talking.
“Now it makes sense why he was acting so interested in her.”
“Yeah, it’s not because he really likes her, it’s because she’s a Guardian.”
“But that means that they will have a connection all their lives. Would you want to constantly live in Lily’s shadow?”
“Honey, she’d be living in my shadow, not the other way around.”
On top of everything else, the last thing I need is to hear the unmated she-wolves gossiping about my relationship with Clint. It only serves to make me feel even worse, knowing that they are probably right. The only reason he’s attracted to me, even a little, is because I’m a Guardian.
I head up to my room and run a hot bath. I want to soak, then I want to crawl under my blankets and hide away from everything.
I lay in the tub until the water turns cold. When I finally get out, my fingers are pruning. I wrap a towel around my body and walk into my room. Clint is laying on my bed and I jump, startled that he’s here and so casually in my bed. I can see- that he’s showered and cleaned up after the rogue attack.
When he looks at me, his eyes go dark. “Lily bud. How was your bath?”
“What are you doing in here?”
“I told you I was coming to check on you.
I turn and see that my door is still locked, then I look at my window, which is cracked open. Clint sits up. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah.” I say, not looking at him.
“Liar. Come here.” He says, laying back down and patting his chest.
The idea of laying on his chest, letting Donovan purr until I drift off, forgetting about everything that happened today sounds perfect. But then I hear the voices. of those she-wolves and I can’t make myself go lay with Clint. If he’s just doing this because I’m a Guardian, I need to keep my heart safe. It’s already feeling battered from all my family drama lately.
I watch as his eyes narrow at me. “Lily bud?”
“I’m really okay, Clint. Thank you for checking on me.” I turn and go into my closet, grabbing some clothes and getting dressed before walking back out.