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For the next few years, I get into a pattern of training Cara. We train early in the morning, then while she is at school, I work on my upper body strength by building and testing the training facilities I’m building for her. It’s a work in progress, but I feet closer to Lily while 1 build this for our daughter. In the afternoons, I train Cara again, sometimes joining her, and then it’s dinner, homework and bed before we turn around and do it again.
Cara is the absolute best daughter a parent could ever want. I don’t know if it’s because we had those years after Lily’s death where I struggled to be present, but she never tests me. She is smart, and we talk about her schoolwork, her studies, and I give her extra Guardian studies during the weekends when she’s training her endurance in the pool.
The older Cara gets, the more she looks like Lily. She’s gorgeous and I’m thankful that she has listened to everything I’ve told her about the mate bond and that she’s waiting for her mate. I told her about the struggles Lily and I had when I first met her because of my “loose” ways before we dated. And I also told her, as best I could to someone that hasn’t experienced it, how amazing the mate bond is.
We talked of her expectations of being a Guardian. Anders expects that she will be Rik’s Guardian as I was his, but that has yet to be determined. She and Rik aren’t close. That is partly my fault. I think, but it’s also partly the need to keep her protected. I don’t let her go to large pack events, especially when there are other Alphas visiting. I have no intention of letting what happened to Lily, happen to Cara. So, we train and talk about her mom most nights and she grows up before my eyes.
When Cara turns 15, Anders pushes me to let her train with the other warriors. I knew it was time. She had sparred with Anders on occasion and also her best friend Jason, but that was about it. I asked her if she wanted to train and it was her excitement and Anders saying he would take over the morning training, that ended any reservations I had.
Cara’s friendship with Liam has continued, I was even more surprised after he took over as Alpha that he didn’t stop her calls to him. They had become fewer but more consistent. It seems like she calls him on Sunday evenings before her week starts. She’ll tell him about her week, training and school and from what I can hear, he’ll listen. He makes her laugh, and it sounds like she makes him taugh too.
When she turns 17, she asks me about going out to the local club. She said Liam told her about it and she could go once she turned 17. It’s a dance club and I asked Anders about it. He said a lot of the kids would go there, including Rik and Chase. So, I said yes. What I didn’t realize was that this would be how
Liam would make his move on my daughter.
About three months after Cara started going dancing every week, Liam brought her home. He came up to the door and asked to speak to me. He told me that he was interested in my daughter as a potential mate, that he knew she was underage and that he would respect her, me and her desire to wait for her fated mate. I told him that, if he could be respectful of my daughter, I had no problems with him spending time with her. But I cautioned him that, regardless of him being an Alpha, I would not pressure Cara into any relationship. It was her choice.
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As she got closer to her 18th birthday, suddenly, Rik was in the picture. I’m not sure how he went his entire life not knowing my daughter, but once he realized who she was, he went all-in to win her over. I was thrilled and shocked when he got her The History of the Guardians. I had been searching for that book for years, and he got it for my daughter.
Anders continued to push me to be involved in the training of his warriors and I started thinking it over. If it turned out that Cara was mated to either Liam or Rik, she would become Luna and I would lose the purpose I have gained by being her trainer.
The only blight on this time was when Cara was kidnapped. I was so proud of my daughter. She handled herself well, fought like a Guardian and recovered like a champ. Even if I wanted her to take more time to heal, she showed me once again that she’s her mother’s daughter.
After the attack that caused her kidnapping, and her quick healing. I agreed with Anders that I would begin training his warriors. Rik had told us that his wolf, Kai, recognized Cara as his mate. I warned him that it was Cara’s decision who she took as a mate. I won’t have an Alpha pressuring her to mate. He agreed.
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I think the warriors were shocked at how tough I was on them. I was impressed with Rik. He handled it like the Alpha he is and never once complained. He supported and encouraged his warriors while continued to try to beat them into the ground.
Eventually, warriors from my time started coming to training. They were happy to see me back in a training role and battled to get their strength back. Anders made a point to tell me that having me back in warrior training not only strengthened the young warriors, it strengthened our older warriors, therefore strengthening the entire pack.
I began spending more time in the packhouse. Anders still had it revised for me and while I didn’t spend a ton of time there, I would go for meals and to spend time with Anders and the warriors. At night I would still talk to Lily and though she never showed herself to me again, I felt her presence from time to time and I knew she was there..
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I’ve continued to watch the life of my family. I’ve watched my daughter grow into a beautiful woman. She is not only beautiful on the outside, but she’s also beautiful on the inside. Clint has done such a great job. raising her, as I knew he would. And I love that he still talks to me at night, as if I’m right beside him. which, of course, I am.
I’ve watched as Cara developed a sweet romantic interest in Liam, watched while Rik finally realized who my daughter is and began laying his claim to her and I never left her side when Eli kidnapped her. Andra had snarled and snapped at him every time he came in to try and mark our daughter. Not that it made a difference, but we were there, trying to protect her.
So, I was there when they went to Araphyra. Donovan wasn’t the only one that seemed to remember King
Ailduin’s name. Andra sat up when they mentioned him.
“Do you remember him, Andra?” She looks at me and chuffs. Her memory seems to be stronger than
Donovan’s.
When they arrive, Andra immediately walked over to Ailduin. She definitely remembers him. When we hear the story of Jinelle and how she was mated to King Ailduin, it makes sense that Andra would remember him more than Donovan. She has a tie to him that Donovan never had.
The night when Ailduin told everyone of Andra’s history and Guardian line, I knew I wanted Clint to stay and get more information. The more we know about our Guardian lines the better he will be able to help Cara and hopefully, one day, the one that took over Andra’s Guardian line.
That night, I push to connect to him again. It’s been so long. I can’t actually reach him, but I think he hears me in his dreams. I feel even more confident that he heard me when he says he’s going to stay.
There is something magical here in Araphyra, so perhaps, I can connect again while we’re here. Cara has Rik now and I know they will be mates, so I feel confident in staying with Clint.
Our month with Ailduin goes by too quickly. We start with Clint’s Guardian line. Sometimes when he’s reading, he’ll skim too fast for me to keep up and he’ll turn the page. I realized accidentally that I could turn the page back. The first time it happened, Clint went totally still and so did I.
“Lily bud?”
I reached out and turned the page again. His smile was brilliant. “I’m glad you’re here with me. If you need me to slow down, just turn the page back.”
And so, we created our own type of communication while we were there. Clint asked Ailduin about it. telling him that he feels that I am here and that he knows that I have been watching over him and Cara.
“Fae magic is usually related to the earth, not the afterlife. But.”
“But what?” Clint asks him and I am waiting to hear as well
“But, maybe, she found a way to stay on both planes, this life and the afterlife.”
“Is that possible?” Clint asks.
Ailduin shrugs in the elegant way that only royalty can. “With the Guardians, I’d say anything is possible.”
I love the time in Araphyra. Not only do we learn a huge amount about our histories, but the longer we’re here, the closer I feel to Clint. I swear I even start to feel the heat of his body, and I know he can feel it too. He tells me that he keeps getting whiffs of his favorite scent, orange and ginger. My scent.
When he finishes reading our histories, he sits with Ailduin and writes the story of our life and love. He asks Ailduin to make a copy to give to Cara. I love this idea. Now our love will live on forever in history.
But, as with all good things, this too must end. Clint has to return for Cara’s 18th birthday. I don’t want to miss her momentous birthday either. I know she’ll finally recognize Rik as her mate. And while I know it will devastate Liam, it’s time for Cara to start moving forward with the life she was always meant to live.
I get to watch my beautiful daughter find her mate, and then later, I watch as she and Rik become Alpha and Luna of the Canyon Ridge pack.
Thankfully, not too long after that, Angel found Liam. It took awhile for Alessia’s Guardian spirit to return after all the trauma she experienced. I know it was tough for Clint to finally know that I took his place that day on the battlefield. I watched him after his first meeting with Alessia and followed him into our room. I wrapped my arms around him until Anders came in to support him.
As they walked out, I hear Clint whisper, “We will be talking about this later, Lily bud.” Thankfully, by the time he comes to bed that night, he is feeling better about everything. He still gives me quite a tongue lashing but then he begins reminiscing about our trip away right before my death.
“That was a really good idea. Lily bud. I’ve thought of that last night away so many times over the years. I should have known. It wasn’t like you to suddenly be so stressed out. But hindsight is always 20/20, isn’t it?”
Clint begins training Angel and Alessia and it’s like he has a renewed purpose in life. I’m happy watching them, but I miss my mate. It’s been nearly 14 years since I died. The time in Araphyra only heightened my desire to be with him. I don’t want him to die, I just wish I could touch him again.