The Broken Warrior's Daughter

Every time | think that maybe Clint is being genuine, he proves me wrong. Why in the world did | agree to go out with him on Sunday. What a terrible idea. | need to figure out a way to cancel.

| get ready for school and walk outside to meet Calista. “Morning Cali.”

“Ok, don’t hate me.” That’s her opening statement. Not a good way to start the day. “What did you do?”

She gives me her ‘I’m sorry’ face. “I sort of agreed to let Anders drive us to school.” “You WHAT??! Why would you do that?”

“| didn’t have a choice. He literally showed up at my door last night. | thought my parents were going to fall over themselves when they saw it was him. Then when he asked if he could take me to school today, my parents told him yes!”

| throw my hands up in the air. “That must be why Clint said something about giving us a ride to school today. Ugh, Cali! | do NOT want to ride to school with them. Clint was already finding a quickie right after training this morning and if we show up together, people will assume that | was his next conquest.’

| think for a minute. “Let’s walk fast. Maybe if he’s running late, we'll already be at school before he catches up.”

“| can’t.” She turns and points to her front windows. “My parents are watching.” Sure enough, | could see her parents trying to look out the window through the blinds, but it was obvious they were there.

“Please don’t make me drive to school with them by myself.” She pleads with me. How can | say no to my best friend. “You owe me!”

“You're the best!” She says as we hear a car coming up behind us.

Before | can even turn, Clint and Anders are out of the car, opening doors for us.

“Calista, you can sit up front with me. Clint can sit in the back with Lily.”

| grit my teeth and move to the door that Clint is holding open for me. As | move to push past him, he puts his hand in front of me, stopping me. “It wasn’t what you think it was.”

“It's none of my business what you do or with whom Clint.” | duck under his arm and get into the car, crossing my arms over my chest.

| hear him sigh before closing the door and walking around to get in beside me. When they get in, Anders immediately begins talking to Cali. Clint leans in toward me, speaking quietly.

“| don’t want you to think that anything happened. I’m serious about our date and that | have no expectations other than us spending some time together and having fun.”Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

“As | said, it's none of my business. But just out of curiosity, why bother taking me out at all when you have every other female in this pack practically begging at your feet.”

“| want to get to know you. Is that so hard to believe.”

“| agreed to go, so we'll go.” Turning to look out the window.

“Where are you going?” Calista must be trying to get out of her conversation with Anders. “| agreed to go to brunch with Clint on Sunday.” | tell her.

She turns around in her seat. “You did?”

“Well, Friday I’m going out with Lucas, and Saturday, you and | are going out.” | look at her meaningfully, so she’ll know | used her to get out of a date with Clint. “Then he gave me his word as a Guardian that he wasn’t going to try to sleep with me. So, brunch it is.”

“Where are you going?” She asks and | can tell Anders isn’t happy that his time with Cali has diverted to talking about me. “There’s a place in town...” | start to say, but I’m cut off by Clint.

“That’s not where we're going. | found a place that | want to take you.”

“What? Where?” | ask him..

“It's a surprise, but it is off pack lands.”

When we get to school, | immediately jump out of the car. “Thanks for the ride, Alpha, Clint.” | incline my head to both of them before grabbing Cali and racing toward our lockers.

“Please tell me that was a one-time thing.” | say to her as we open our lockers and start pulling out books. She gives me a side eye. “It might be for the entire week.”

I roll my eyes. “Seriously, Cali?”

“Not my fault!” She says as we part ways and head to class

My day is much the same as yesterday. Clint is still my partner in Chemistry. | can’t tell if he’s showing off or if he just cares about chemistry, but he’s really good at it. | appreciate him as a lab partner. It makes the class easier and more enjoyable.

What is different from yesterday is Literature. Suddenly, Clint seems to have read the book and not only answers some of the questions, much to the surprise of everyone in the class including our teacher, but he also challenges some of my ideas. Seriously? Who is he?

In history, the movie is still going, so Clint pulls his desk closer, leaning in. talked with Anders, you'll be sparring with me today.” “|

“Well, that should be fun.” | say, not looking away from the boring ass movie. that we're watching. Nothing about sparring with Clint sounds fun. It sounds like. a recipe for disaster.

“You want to win the warrior battles at the end of the school year, right?” He asks me. Now | do turn to look at him. “Yes.” “Then, it would be in your best interest to spar with me and then let Andra train. with Donovan, don’t you think?”

He has a point, but somehow, | feel like he’s using this to his advantage to get me to spend time with him.

At the end of the school day, I’m at my locker when Calista joins me. | turn to her. “We’re walking home, right?” Just as | say it, Anders steps up behind her. “Everyone ready?”

| look at Cali. She never mentioned having to go home with them too.

“Pleeeeeeeease!” She mouths to me.

| put on my best fake smile. “Ready.” | say, just as Clint walks up behind me.

“Actually, Lily and | are going to walk home. It'll get us warmed up for training. We'll see you there,” Clint says. I turn to him. “We are?”

He hooks his arm around my neck, pulling my bag from my shoulder and putting it on his. “Yes, we are.” He turns me toward the entrance of the school | look over my shoulder at Cali, my eyes wide. Her eyes are just as wide, but Anders has quite a smug look on his face.

“You two set this up, didn’t you?” | ask Clint

“| have no idea what you mean.” He says.

As we walk out of the school, | see nearly every female turn to glare at me.

Great

Cooper

Author

| hope you are enjoying Clint and Lily’s story. Updates occur Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 25 BONUS