Chapter 0592
One night, not long after Cara’s 5th birthday, I’m in our room, cleaning up while Donovan takes Cara for a run. Suddenly, I feel a presence and I whip around, ready to fight, my claws coming out. As soon as I see the woman, I gasp and my claws recede.
She’s beautiful, almost glowing. She’s wearing a floor–length white dress. She’s barefoot and her hair falls long and straight down her back and over her arms.
“Mother.” Andra says, bowing our head in submission.
“Hello, my child. I see you recognize me.”
“Are…are you the Moon Goddess?” I ask, not sure that I’m seeing what I think I’m seeing.
She smiles at me kindly. “Yes, but you may call me Selene.” That seems wildly inappropriate.
“What are you doing here?” I ask her.
“I’ve come to speak to you. Come, sit with me.” She says as she walks to our couch and sits down,
patting the seat beside her.
I go to her and sit. When I do, she reaches out and caresses my hair, similar to how I do with Cara. “
You’ve been such a good Guardian for me. You have served me well. You have protected your pack, your
Luna and your future Alpha. You have even been a loving influence on one of my children that lost both
their parents, although only one has joined me.”
“You mean Liam?”
She smiles again. “Of course.”
I shrug. “Anyone would have done the same.”
She is shaking her head before I finish my sentence. “No.”
She is quiet for a moment. “Why are you here?” I ask. Her presence feels ominious.
“I wanted to warn you. You have been such a great child of mine, I felt that I should tell you what is
coming.”
My hand flies to my mouth. “Cara?”
“Cara will live a long and beautiful life. She will mate with an Alpha and become Luna of her pack.”
“Which Alpha?” I ask, momentarily distracted by the knowledge that my daughter will one day be a Luna.
“Can’t you guess? You more or less prophesied it before they were born.”
“Rik.” I say and the moment I say it, I know it’s true.
“He will be a good mate to her, although, he will have to win her over. They will have a long, happy life
together,”
I smile, thinking of my daughter’s future and how excited I am to see her one day become Luna of our
pack. But then my smile fades.
“You haven’t answered my question. What have you come to tell me?”
“I know how much you love your mate. And I gave you as many years as I could, but it’s time for another Guardian to take over, time for another to rise. I’m afraid Clint’s time is over.”
I feel like someone just punched me in the gut. No, it feels like someone just stabbed me in the gut and began ripping my insides out. The thought of a life without my mate is incomprehensible to me. I know I can’t live without him. I’m not strong enough.
But he is. He is strong enough to live without me. He is strong enough to survive for our daughter. I’ve seen Alpha Christopher do it. It was hard at first, but over time it’s gotten easier for him. I know Clint could do it. And he deserves it. He deserves to live.
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Where is the first of the guardians children’s books I can’t find it. Is it not done yet? I’m so invested in the whole saga I’m loving it and am itching for more!...
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144 is from another book and now we miss out on everything once they realized they were mates!...
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You said in other chapters Cara smells like vinallia and lavender and now are saying she smells like vinallia and honey. Didn't know of that was on purpose or a mistake....