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I pull her hands up, wrapping them around my neck before moving my hands to her hips, holding her against me.
“I want you to be my girlfriend.” I tell her.
“What?”
“You and me. I want us to be together. I want everyone to know that you’re mine.”
“I don’t…”
I cut her off. “I know you’re waiting for your mate. And I won’t push you past any limits that you have. But, for the next seven weeks, I want us to be exclusive. You don’t see anyone else, and I won’t see anyone else. It’s just you and me. We’re together. I get to take you on dates. We hold hands in school. I can kiss you in public. The whole nine yards.”
I know her stance on waiting for her mate, she just doesn’t know she’s waiting for me. That’s okay. We can both wait, but I need be able to spend time with her. Kai needs to be close to her. I’ll find little ways to make sure that we have time together every day.
“Can I think about it?” She asks me.
“Of course. But I’ll say it now. I want you. You, Cara Nelson, the woman; not Cara Nelson, the Guardian. I want the mind, body and soul, not just the fierce protector that you are.”
“Okay.” She says quietly.
“Okay. I’ll pick you up for school tomorrow?” I ask, hoping to start my day with my girl.
When she nods yes, I give her a tender kiss. I make a mental note to adjust any conflicts to being able to pick her up and drop her off daily, because I’ll be driving her the rest of the school year.
“Goodnight love. Sleep well.”
I watch her wave to me as I pull away. I head back to the pack house. I’m in desperate need of a release and a cold shower.
Anders
When Cara walks back inside, and says goodnight, I watch as she climbs the stairs headed to her room.
“What’s on your mind Anders? Are you concerned about the two of them together?” My oldest and dearest friend asks me.
Tonight had been a wonderful walk down memory lane. Seeing our pups going through the same life experiences we have been through just brought it all back. I haven’t seen Clint laugh as much as he did tonight since, well, not since Lily’s death. It felt really good to have my friend back.
“Not concerned in the way that you are thinking Clint.”
“Concerned in what way?”
I turn to my friend. “I can’t imagine what it will feel like for Rik to have a Guardian that is also his mate. My bond to you is so strong, and I’ve hated every battle we were ever in, knowing that you would give your life for me. But, at least, I didn’t have the same bond to you that I have with Cali. I’m not sure I would have been able to handle it if Cali had been a Guardian. My need to protect her is overwhelming sometimes.” a
Clint looks up to where his daughter is moving around in her room. “It’s not something we can choose Anders. It’s in our genetic code, our being, our soul. The pull to protect our Alpha is impossible to overcome.”
“I understand that. It’s the same with being an Alpha. It’s in my genes to protect my pack members. All my pack members.” I turn to look at Clint. “That always included you as well.”
I look back up to where Cara’s light has switched off and the sounds of her moving around her room have quieted. “I just wonder how the two of them will find the common ground they need as mates. If they don’t, they may just kill each other trying to save each other.”
Overnight, I tossed and turned, thinking of Rik’s question. I really want to say yes. I want to get to know him. It’s a risk, if we begin dating. If he’s not my mate, it may cause issues with my mate in the future. But, as of now, I will be his
Guardian. Getting to know him is important. And I’ll make sure to maintain my boundaries.
I finally fall asleep early in the morning but wake at my normal time. It’s time for me to get back to training. I know my father will not agree, and possibly Rik won’t either. But I can’t continue to sit around.
I get dressed and head outside just as the other warriors begin to show up. Rik isn’t here yet, so I walk up to the others and greet them. I get a lot of high fives, welcome backs, good to have you back on your feet, the usual greetings when someone has been out for a while.
“Cara? What are you doing out here? You should be resting.” My father asks.
“Dad, I need to get back to training. I need to start building my strength again.”
“There will be plenty of time for that next week. For now, you need to rest.”
I turn to face my father head on. “No. This is not how you trained me, sir.” I use sir instead of calling him dad as an acknowledgement of him leading the training and me being a trainee. I need him to think like a warrior, not a father.
“Cara.” It comes out as a warning. He’s telling me not to argue with him. Well, guess what dad. You didn’t raise me to give up or give in.
“Sir.” I reiterate the word. The training field has gone silent. The warriors are watching to see which Guardian will win this battle. have trained me all my life to fight through weakness. ‘The enemy won’t give you a break if you’re hurt or injured Cara.’ Those are your words, not mine. That is how I’ve been taught. That is how I train. Push through the pain, push through the weakness, push through until you can get back on your feet. So that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to push through, starting today. Sir.”
My father is staring holes into me. His anger palpable. I feel heat at my back and smell the scent of brownies. Rik has arrived. I’m not sure if he is supporting me, or preparing to argue with me, but right now, my focus is on my father.
Alpha Anders walks up to my father and puts his hand on his shoulder. “She doesn’t just look like Lily, she acts like her too, don’t you think Clint?” He asks my father.
My father doesn’t say anything, and Anders continues. “Better to have her in training and under your supervision than to have her go off and try to train on her own, wouldn’t you agree?”
I see my father give in, his shoulders slumping in defeat. “You’re right old friend. She’s as tough and stubborn as her mother.” His next statement is for me. “As your trainer, if I think you’ve had enough, you listen, do you understand me Cara? And no sparring, only obstacles today.”
“Yes sir.” I smile at my dad before turning to Rik. His brows are furrowed. “Are you going to argue with me about training too?”
He puts his hands up in a surrender and takes a step back. “Nope, not me.” Then he grins at me.
“Okay you bunch of pansies, let’s see what you’ve got. Rik. Cara. You’re up first.”
Dad has us on the outdoor ninja warrior course today. We are running the course in pairs. I’m familiar with it which will give me an advantage over Rik. He still has the overall advantage though because I’m definitely not up to my usual fighting strength.
When dad shoots the starter gun, we go. About halfway through, I realize Rik is holding back, making sure I can get through the course. He stays close until we finish, beating me by only a couple of seconds. I’m panting much more than I should be and my time is terrible, but I did finish.
I look at Rik, “You slowed down for me, why?”
He shrugs handing me a bottle of water. “I know you’re not at the top of your game, and I just wanted to make sure you didn’t need any help. You didn’t, but I wanted to be there if you did.”
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It’s sweet and something that I wouldn’t have expected of the old Rik. The one 1 used to think he was. Now, having watched him in different scenarios, in different ways, being supportive and being a leader, I’m not surprised.