NovelEnglishChapter 0142
Clint returned hone week before Cara’s birthday. It was an uncomfortable moment since she and | walked into the house completely naked after shifting from our run. | was carrying her, and she had her legs wrapped around my waist. We were kissing, planning to move to her bedroom. That’s the only reason | didn’t realize until it was too late that he was home.
“Alpha Rik, perhaps you could let go of my daughter long enough for her to say hello to her father.” I’m not sure cold water works as quickly as hearing your mate’s father’s voice while you are on the verge of pleasuring his daughter.
Cara immediately let go ofand | tuck her behindto give her sprivacy. “Hi dad. When did you get home?” She asks, looking aroundat her father.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“A couple of hours ago.” He says as she and | move together until she’s close to the stairs, so she can run up to put on come clothes. “Be right back.” She calls over her shoulder.
Clint looks at me. “I thought you were going to respect my daughter’s wishes.” He says to me.
“| have.” | don’t feel the need to explain myself to Cara’s father. What Cara and | have is private, and | don’t care if he is her father, it’s none of his business.
“By the smell, I’d say you've been living here.” Cara comes back down the stairs and walks up beside me, handinga pair of shorts from her room. Yeah, | have clothes here and she has clothes in my room at the packhouse. “Yes dad, he has. Is that a problem?” Cara answers for me.
“Cara, I’m not sure I’m comfortable having a man sleeping with you in your room that may or may not be your mate.”
She nods her head briefly, then turns to me. “Givea minute to grab my things and we'll head back to the packhouse.” She says.
Oh shit. I’m not sure if | should cringe or cheer for my girl. “Excuse me?” Clint says, raising an eyebrow at Cara.
“| respect your choice father. But you will also respect mine. I’m old enough to make decisions about who | will and will not sleep with. Rik and | have gotter much closer while you were away. | love him. | want to be with him. If that’s not here, then that's fine. But we will be together.”
I turn to her. “You love me?” +15 BONOS She smiles at me. “You're surprised?”
This amazing, beautiful woman, my mate, has fallen in love withbefore she knows she’s my mate. | take her face in my hands. “I am so in love with you Cara
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We are staring into each other’s eyes, about to kiss, when Clint clears his throat and reminds us that we are not alone.
Without breaking eye contact with Cara, | address Clint. “What's it going to be Clint. Are we staying here or going to the packhouse?”
He grunts but agrees to letstay.
After Cara and | shower, Clint tells us about his twith Ailduin and Aolis. They wrote the story of Clint and Lily as well as Donovan and Andra. | can tell that reliving his twith his mate when she was alive has brought both happiness. and sadness to Clint. | also know that once Cara and | are mated, we will move into the packhouse permanently and Clint will be alone. | hope he is able to find his way without Cara. Maybe Dad can convince him to move into the packhouse again, or maybe take on training twice a day instead of just once so he can continue to train his daughter.
In the week before her birthday, | find tto sneak away from Cara to order her birthday present. I've been thinking about it for a while but haven't had tto go have it made. Between us spending all our free ttogether, training, school, preparation for graduation, preparation for Cara’s birthday and now beginning preparation for my Alpha ceremony, life has been crazy.
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