About an hour later, I hear Alpha Anders knock on the front door. My dad gives me a look and starts wheeling out back to light up the grill. I roll my eyes and head to the front door. “Good evening Anders. How are you doing today?” “Good evening Cara. I’m well, how about you?” “Doing well, thank
Anders' aura recedes and he relaxes. “You’re right, of course, old friend. I am happy that all it cost me was one night of training.” I breathed a sigh of relief that was short lived when he turned his focus back to me. “So, Cara, why is it, especially after that display today, that you don’t thin
I shift into my wolf form and run to Cara’s house. I stop at the edge of the forest line. I can smell the charcoal of the grill and can hear my dad and Mr. Nelson’s voices on the breeze. As I listen, they move back inside and I creep closer, using the outdoor training center to hide me and my scent
I do as requested. I find an extra pair of clothes in a hollowed area of a nearby tree and put some shorts on then step back out to speak to my father. “Want to tell me why an intelligent, gifted Guardian who is a member of our pack doesn’t think my son, the future alpha, would be interested enough
As happy as I was that it was Friday, I was terrified of another public display of wills between Alphas. I could only hope that my offer to Liam of training and dinner helped him feel calm enough that he didn’t show up at school again today. By lunch time, I was a nervous wreck. Not only was everyo
Did he get this for me? Why? He doesn’t even know who I am. Does he? Could this be a way for him to stake a claim because Liam did? It could explain his response to Liam yesterday if he felt the need to claim what another Alpha wants. The gift today is different from the others. It wasn’t brought b
Dad and I head back inside to prepare for Alpha Liam’s arrival. While dad wheels to his room to get a shower, I begin to make a bread pudding with bourbon sauce, which should go nicely with coffee after a hard workout and dinner. Does bread pudding pair nicely with bear? Not a clue, but I’ll find ou
“Oh, I’m winning alright.” I retort as we head to the starting line. We get set and dad shoots a starter gun. We both take off like a shot, climbing up to the first obstacle. The first one is primarily upper body strength. I’m strong, but not as strong as Liam and he gets ahead of me. The next obst
Hello everyone, Thank you for taking this journey with me. As many of you may have read, Lily was adamant that I tell her story. And while it took longer in the beginning than I expected, I hope you got to see what a great person she is. Many of you have asked for a continuation of the series and
We watch as Angel and Cara explain the best that they can what Grace did to save the packs. She probably could have done it on her own, but I was concerned for her child. Having whatever strength she pulled from everyone was great, but she wasn’t reserving any for herself. She would have given every
I find Angel and I know that Selene was correct. She has no problem following me and I help her find her way back to Liam. Watching him on the hospital bed, begging for her to return to him, I’m thankful that I could help him and Angel reunite. I know the pain of losing my mate, and I would never wi
At first, when the vampire sank his teeth into my neck, I fought. I probably could have defeated him, even in my disadvantaged state. But then, I realized if I died, I’d be with my Lily bud. I feel my tether to everyone in my life break and I tell Lily I’m coming as everything goes dark. When I ope
“That was a really good idea, Lily bud. I’ve thought of that last night away so many times over the years. I should have known. It wasn’t like you to suddenly be so stressed out. But hindsight is always 20/20, isn’t it?” Clint begins training Angel and Alessia and it’s like he has a renewed purpose
I’ve continued to watch the life of my family. I’ve watched my daughter grow into a beautiful woman. She is not only beautiful on the outside, but she’s also beautiful on the inside. Clint has done such a great job raising her, as I knew he would. And I love that he still talks to me at night, as if
For the next few years, I get into a pattern of training Cara. We train early in the morning, then while she is at school, I work on my upper body strength by building and testing the training facilities I’m building for her. It’s a work in progress, but I feel closer to Lily while I build this for
My Lily bud is always here, watching over me and Cara. It changes things for me. It makes the days easier. I have no intention of letting my mate down, so I begin to plan what needs to happen to train my daughter and make her the strongest Guardian alive. That does give me a moment of pause. Guardi
Cyran runs with Artemis for hours. Andra had gone to follow and watch over them and I joined her, watching as Cyran nipped at Artemis’s heels and played with her. He’s really good with her. When they finally returned, Clint and Liam helped her shift back before Liam headed home. She was so excited