The Broken Warrior's Daughter

uch attention Rik is giving me the rest of the day. He is there after every class and insists on carrying my bag for me, walking me to my next class. | don’t know if he realizes how many people are watching us, but | do, Maybe it’s because everyone has figured out that he was my mystery man. It was a very public claim.

It's very flattering that his attention, when he’s with me, is solely on me. The arrogant Alpha that I’ve seen all my life is gone. This man is something | never expected. He’s all in, and he’s making sure | know it.NôvelDrama.Org © content.

“Well, he’s not all in, but he could be.‘ Artemis purrs seductively. ‘ARTEMIS! | thought we agreed we were saving ourselves for our mate!! ‘We are.‘ She says but she sounds like she’s rethinking her decision.

‘Is that a question? Because it sounds like a question, not a statement. ‘| like him. | like Kai. | like how they treat us, respect us.”

| honestly don’t know what to say. While she always liked Liam and Cyran, she never considered doing anything to risk our mate bond. Her interest in having a physical relationship with Rik and Kai is shocking.

‘Well, I’m sticking to my guns on this one. We are NOT going to risk offending our mate by having a physical relationship with Rik. Not when our birthday is so close.’

Artemis sighs in my head. ‘I agree. But you have to admit, he is a fine specimen. When we can shift again, | wonder if Kai would want to go for a run with me.

‘lm sure he would. The question is, can you behave?” ‘Maybe? She snickers.

| push her out and refocus on the conversation at lunch. Chase seems to be hitting on Lacey and she’s not biting. In truth, she and | have always been in agreement when it comes to men. We have no interest in being anyone’s bed warmer or a notch ona bedpost. Chase doesn’t exactly have a good reputation when it comes to being with women. If | had to guess, I'd say he has notches on all four of his bedposts and is probably running out of room for more. He’s barking up the wrong tree with Lacey.

When Rik walks me to my car at the end of the day, | turn to him intending to tell him how much | appreciate his attention today. Instead, | realize that he has

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moved so close that my brain stops functioning. | lean back and look up at him. He leans down to whisper in my ear, sending shivers down my spine. When he blows on my neck, heat slides down my core, and when he nips my ear, it’s like little shock waves going through my system. | try to get my voice under control, but it doesn’t work when | tell him that it’s only dinner. And when he leans his forehead against mine and tells me that it's so much more, | feel like a piece of my heart just got branded with his name.

No one and nothing will ever be able to take that bit of my heart away from him. No matter who my mate may be. | realize that I'm falling in love with Rik Forte and the thought has me so stunned that | just stand there, watching him walk to his car. He turns and winks at me before getting in his car and driving away.

Well shit, my wolf and | are totally screwed. We're falling in love with our Alpha The one that we are sworn to protect with our lives and we don’t even know if he’s our mate.