The Broken Warrior's Daughter

| turn back and look at him. “She’s my mate. | don’t intend to do anything that will upset her or means me staying away from her. Besides, once she old enough to realize she’s my mate, she’s mine.” Donovan’s deeper voice growls,

overlaying mine at the end. He shakes his head before walking back into his room.

go back to my room. 1 got the guitar and I’ve started practicing with an online course teaching me the guitar chords. | practice for an hour before setting the guitar aside and picking up my phone.

Me: How are you doing Lily bud?

Mate: I’m okay. Thanks for checking on me.

Me: Do you need anything? Warm milk? Cookies? Soap?

I'm hoping to make her smile with that one.

Mate: Are you implying that | stink?

She's teasing back, this is a good sign.

Me: Nope. | love the way you smell. I’m just trying to make sure that all your needs are met.

Mate: What do | smell like?

Me: Orange blossoms and ginger.

Mate: And that smells good to you?

Me: Very!

Mate: Has anyone ever told you that you're weird?

Me: Weird good? Or Weird bad?

Mate: So far, it’s good.

Me: Try to get some sleep Lily bud. Patrick approved our training, so tomorrow morning, your ass is mine.” Mate: | look forward to it.

Me: Go to sleep, but if you need to talk, I’m only a text message away.

| wait to see if she’ll respond. When she doesn't, | take a shower and crawl into

bed. Just in case, | leave my phone vollumne on before falling asleep, thinking about my sweet male.

Somewhere, in the middle of the night, | hear my phone ping. I’ve always slept well, but I’In not a heavy sleeper. | reach for my phone and see that it’s sam.

Mate. Are you awake?

| was worried that she wouldn't be able to sleep and | was right. Rather than replying, | put on some sweatpants and a long sleeve shirt, before crawling out of my window and going to her room. | gently knock on her window. | hear her shuffling around in her room before the blind is opened, her eyes wide when she

sees me. She opens the window. “What are you doing here?” She whispers.

“You texted me. | wanted to check on you.”

“You didn’t need to do that.” She says, looking down at the ground three floors down. | can tell that she hasn't fallen asleep yet. “Can't sleep?” | say, running my thumb under her eye and across her cheek.

She shakes her head.

“Come on.” | tell her and reach out my hand.

“Where?” She asks, looking down again.

“Trust me.” | say and wait to see if she'll take my hand.

When she does, | smile and help her out of her room. We crab—walk across the ledge until the roof slants down. | climb up and

reach back to help her up. When we get to the top, there is a flat roof area where | take her. | grab a blanket that | keep up here for times when | need to get away. | spread it out before laying down and patting my chest for her to join me.

“How many girls have your brought up here Clint?” She asks, and | can hear the frustration and disappointment in her voice.

| stand back up, taking her face in my hands, making sure she sees the honesty in my eyes. “Just one, Lily bud. You. | come up here when | need to escape. | don’t bring anyone up here with me.”

| take her hands and | sit back down. | wait until she begins to sit before laying back down and tapping my chest for her to lay on me.

When she does, Donovan immediately begins purring in my chest. She chuckles. “Donovan, you flirt.”NôvelDrama.Org holds this content.

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“He can’t help it, it’s not just Andra that he’s got a soft spot for.”

— | can feel her shaking her head against my chest. | feel whole having her in my arms like this. Without consciously thinking about it, | begin rubbing her head, running my fingers through her hair while | look up at the stars. Donovan continues his purring, the rumble deep in my chest and it isn’t long before | hear her breathing even out, her body twitching as she falls asleep.

Once | know she’s asleep, it isn’t long before | follow her to dreamland.

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