The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0571

+15 BONUS

In the two months before Anders takes over as Alpha, he and I, as well as Charles, Calvin's son and Anders’

intended Beta, begin a new schedule of training. Patrick is slowly passing things over to Anders and while we

take the twe have to go away and spend with our mates, most of our tis spent taking over the duties of

the pack. Anders had Lily and | take over morning training, letting us train together in the afternoons while he

and Charles took over afternoon training.

One day, as Anders and | were finishing up our training schedule, we walked toward the kitchen to find our

mates for lunch. When | hear my mate’s snarling voice, | stop to hear what's going on, pulling Anders” arm to

get him to stop too.

“Ladies. Are you so desperate and petty that you have to sit around the kitchen, talking about the good old days

when you had your 15 minutes of heaven with someone that is no longer available and will

never be yours? | mean, if it were me, and, of course, it's not because I'm mated to a Guardian, but if it

were me, I'd be more concerned about who was available that maybe | could actually have a chance with, not

sitting around like a bunch of old maids talking of the days gone by. And, if the purpose of this

conversation is to make your future Luna uncomfortable with the fact that her mate slept with someone

other than her, rest assured that she already knows. But that is in the past. No one and nothing will take Anders

away from Calista.”

“Excuse me?” One of the she-wolves that Lily is addressing says.

“Yes, you do need to be excused. All of you need to get a life. Get over it. You may have slept with

Anders. Maybe you slept with Clint. That was then, this is now bitches. Those men are off the market. Go

find your own.”

“And if we don’t?” Another girl stands up. Seriously? These she-wolves need to get a life. Anders and | haven't

been interested in anyone else in months. And no one will ever be able to turn our heads from our

mates.

“Not one of you even trains, do you really think | couldn't take every one of you at once and not even break a

sweat. Don’t embarrass yourselves any more than you already have.” | hear Lily say.

“Lily.” | hear Calista’s soft voice say, just as Anders takes a step forward. | can see the anger on his face that

pack members have been making his mate feel uncomfortable, but | know my mate has it under control. | grab

his arm again, holding him back.

“Ladies, | understand how difficult it must be for you. You wanted to be Luna, or perhaps you thought Anders

loved you. But that’s not the case. | know any of you would take a chance to spend another night with my mate,

and | can’t blyou for wanting that. Anders is an incredible lover. But he is mine. He will always be mine. It

would be better if you recognized that and stop trying to make things in this pack uncomfortable with your

constant chatter or your twith my mate.” Calista’s voice echoes down the hall. It's obvious that as she

speaks, Shali comes forward more and more.

Anders pulls away again and he and | walk into the kitchen. As if we had planned it, we both cup

|

behind our mates, wrapping our arms around them.

“Letbe clear.” Anders says, running his nose up Calista’s neck and into her hair. “There is no one that I will

ever want, other than my mate. She is everything to me. Anyone that hurts my mate, will answer to me.” His

head comes up and he pins each of the she-wolves with his stare, his Alpha aura coming out and Zakai coming

forward. “I will not tolerate any disrespect to my mate and your future

Luna.”

They all lift their necks in submission and a chorus of ‘Yes, Alphas ring out in the room. He turns Calistal in his

arms and pulls her into a passionate kiss. Anders isn’t one for public displays of affection, so | know he’s making

a point. Maybe the pack hasn't seen how much he truly loves Calista, and he’s making sure they see it now. It

doesn’t take long before Anders and Calista get lost in the kiss, forgetting about everything else around them.

When the she-wolves leave, | lean down to my mate's ear. “That was so hot.”

She turns in my arms. “Which part?” She asks, while nipping at my throat.

“All of it, but | especially like how you reminded them that you're my mate.”

“Hmmm.” She gets a contemplative look on her face. “Am | your mate? | forget. Maybe | need to be reminded.”

She givesa seductive look, biting her lower lip.

That's all the suggestion | need. | reach down, throwing her over my shoulder before taking her to our room and

reminding her for the next couple of hours just who's mate she is.

Two months after graduation, Lily and | stand on stage beside Anders and Calista as they swear their oaths and

fealty to the pack as Alpha and Luna. Charles and his mate, Donna, are then sworn in as the pack Betas.

Afterward, Lily and | are sworn in as Anders’ and Calista’s Guardians. We had all discussed it and since my mate

was a Guardian, and Anders already hadas his Guardian, it was decided that Lily would be Calista’s

Guardian. Lily was thrilled and | think Calista was too. Honestly, it makes everything much easier for all of us.

Any tAnders has an Alpha event, he can feel comfortable bringing Calista, knowing Lily will be there to

protect her and that keepsand Lily together more often.

It's a beautiful evening full of dancing and celebrating. | know other males in our pack our jealous and watch my

mate with hopeful eyes. But | know she’s all mine. | make a point to show her at every opportunity how grateful |

am that she’s mine, how much | love her, how special she is to me.

And, | have to say, when my mate jumps in, she jumps in with both feet. There is never a day that goes by where

she doesn’t showhow much she loves me. Every tshe looks at me, it makes my heart stutter in my

chest. Her love and respect forare always on display for everyone to see. | am the luckiest man alive. I'm

sure most people who have found their mates feel the sway, but they would be wrong. No one and nothing

is more special than Lily.

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