The Broken Warrior's Daughter

| showered quickly so | wouldn’t make Calista wait. When | found her in the kitchen, she was talking to Amelia and Charlotte. After checking in with them and Samantha, who was also with them, | sent them with food for Liam and Anders, knowing that Liam would want to check in with them as well.

Calista and | grabbed some food and | also grabbed a note pad and pen before finding a quiet place for us to eat and talk. “Based on what I’m seeing, it looks like you already know how to be a Luna, Angel. So, what is it that you need from me?” “| want to know how to do it right, so that | can be the Luna that Liam wants and needs for his pack.”

She smiles kindly at me. “Sweetheart, you already are.Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

I'm shaking my head before she finishes. “I’m just helping him out, | don’t know what | should be doing every day.”

“But that’s what being a Luna is all about, helping your Alpha and helping the pack. You know the responsibility of being an Alpha is huge. A good Alpha takes that responsibility very seriously and Liam is a good Alpha. He is responsible for over 800 pack members, but who looks after him? Who helps him carry the weight of looking after the pack?”

I'm thinking about what she says when she continues. “Do you know, I’ve known Liam almost his entire life. And today, when you whispered in is ear, it was the first time I’ve ever heard him laugh out loud. Based on the reaction of the pack. members nearby, I'd say they also have never heard him laugh. That’s what being a good Luna is all about. You make your Alpha stronger by being his strength.”

“I'd still like to know what a Luna does on a day-to-day basis.”

“Of course. Every Luna is different, but | can tell you what | did. I’m sure Cara runs her pack differently, and that’s okay, but it will give you a starting point. For the next couple of hours, | take copious notes on everything Calista tells me about what and how she did things in her pack. There is so much, it’s a wonder that she ever accomplished anything. The list is becoming overwhelming and I’m wondering if I’m really the person for this job, when Liam joins us.

After talking with Liam, | feel better and | say my goodbyes to Calista and get changed for training. iP) +15 BONOS

Liam and | arrive and there are about the same number of warriors today as yesterday. Rik has brought Clint and Cara and they are lingering in the front. Cara looks ready to take on the entire group, bouncing on her toes. Clint looks calm and collected, but there is a glint in his eyes, one that says he’s also ready to take on the group.

“Ready to kick some butt?” | say walking up to my fellow Guardians. | see Rik grinding his teeth together and | know that Cara won whatever battle they had about her training today. r

Liam speaks quietly to Rik, who nods, before getting in front of the group. Warriors. Today we're going to try a different approach to the beginning of training. One thing we know is that vampires are fast. Faster than most werewolves can see. So, today, I’m going to have you line up in battle lines.” The group shifts around giving themselves some space in between each other and preparing to take a defensive stance.

“Cara and Angel, if you would pick a side and line up in attack mode.” Cara takes right and | go left, facing the group.

“The goal for today is touch the Guardian.” | turn to look at Cara and we share at competitive smile. We know how fast we are, much faster than a normal werewolf. We're both ready to turn up the speed.

As Liam finishes explaining that we will be whipping through the lines, taking all 500 warriors down as they try to catch us or at least block us, Cara and | take our attack stances.

“On my mark,” He shouts out and Clint shoots off a gun.

Cara and | are off like bullets shot from the gun. It’s obvious to us that the front line thought they would have the advantage, since they could see us before we started to move. They did not, they were down before they even knew what hit

them. About a third of the way through the lines, | see Cara smirking at me and | know what she’s thinking. The competition isn’t

between us and the warriors, it’s between her and me. We both kick up our speed, taking warriors down even faster than we were before, trying to beat the other one and knock them down the

fastest.

When the entire group is on the ground, she and | stop, looking at each other as we burst out laughing. We tied, but it was a fun competition.

The rest of the training session, Liam and Rik put warrior after warrior up +15 BONOS

against me and Clint. I’m happy that Rik decided to let Clint spar. It’s a bit odd, but it’s good for the warriors to figure out ways to work around obstacles, such as his wheelchair.

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