It’s sweet and something that I wouldn’t have expected of the old Rik. The one I used to think he was. Now, having watched him in different scenarios, in different ways, being supportive and being a leader, I’m not surprised. We turn and begin cheering for the other warriors. We make appropriate ‘o
When my father and I arrive at training on Friday morning, the first thing I see is Cara dressed for a workout. The second thing I notice is that everyone is quiet and Cara is verbally clashing with her father. I come to stand behind her. If she wants to train, I will train with her. I can make sur
I look sheepishly at her as I open her door. “It is, but to be honest, I didn’t expect it. I’d been looking at it for a while, planning to buy it for myself one day, but apparently nothing gets past my mother.” She slides in and I close her door. On my way around the car, I put her bag in the trunk
Rik picks me up, right on time. I head out to meet him and he seems perturbed, jogging up to me and taking my bag. He kisses me on the nose and I blush. Romantic Rik is bewitching. He opens the door for me. Ok, I can totally get into Gentleman Rik as well. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like the a
I am having the best day! Every time I see Cara, I’m stealing a kiss. She doesn’t seem bothered by it and actually seems to start waiting for me to kiss her. By lunch, I’m on a high. I’ve grabbed a couple of minutes to make plans for dinner tonight and I called in a favor with my mom to make Cara’s
“Dad. Have you forgotten that I’m HIS Guardian, not the other way around? Shouldn’t you be threatening me to keep him safe?” I can’t help my smirk. Cara can’t see it, but Clint can. He looks past me at Cara again. “First, you’re not back to full strength yet. Second, he’s taking you out as a date,
Dad goes easy on me in training, but it still feels good. As I work to get my body stronger, it is helping to make Artemis stronger as well. She’s back in my mind full time, but not yet strong enough to shift. After training, I skip the bath for a shower, knowing I’ll need time to do my hair and ma
Rik walks up, smiling at my expression. I’m sure I look like I am in awe, and I am. It’s beautiful. He takes my hand and walks us inside. I’m surprised and happy to see Tamara at the hostess stand. She smiles as we walk in. “Alpha, Lu…Cara, welcome to Ethereal.” “Tamara.” I smile at her. “It’s so
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