Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 7

I had smelt seawater. So many people were sweating and excited and I could smell seawater.

“Alpha,” my beta nodded, greeting me.

“Matt,” I smiled clapping his shoulder.

“What’s she like?” I looked around at the busy people frantic with anticipation. They wanted to to watch the men tear each other apart for their females.

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It was in our species‘ nature to be excited at battle and competition. Not only did they want the combat and blood they wanted someone worthy.

Was it wrong that I wanted her to be worthy of my pack too? She was a female alpha and I sympathize with the pressure on her but I wanted a luna my pack would be amazed at.

“She is…..strong. She held her composure at the indecency of the Crystal Ecl*pse men. Also, she is clever enough to be wary of a man who hasn’t shown up yet. she wanted to know your persona and the community she may help care for,”

I nodded, understanding his words. If I win and she becomes my luna I will want to see how she behaves with my people first so that she can be trusted. I put them above all else as their leader it is my job to protect and serve them.

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“She is also devoted to her people, she cut a date she was enjoying short to help a mother who was birthing early. The babe was not breathing and Annette saved it,”

*Matthew was impressed. *

My beta is a discerning man. He came in my stead because I knew he would hold the priority of the pack’s best interest at heart.

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To see him impressed told me my mother was right to come here.

She had heard of this family’s legacy but she knew this female’s father. Though they had a proud lineage they were humble and worked with their people. She said she had visited here once after my father died to see this girl. That was when my mother suggested I compete for her when the time came.

I am not compelled by my mother but a wise man listens to those who have seen a lifetime.

“You said she was enjoying the date she left?” I looked over the other men competing.

A taller lanky young man that seemed small in persona. A boy who looked far to you to be considered for this. Then

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there were two men chatting carelessly. I could identify Peter Saunik of the Frozen Moon pack. One of the largest packs out there. He was talking to a smaller man, I could see he had some muscle on him but they seemed for show not work. Two more men I deemed to be challenging. They seemed to be discussing strategy. There was a man off to the side looking up at the sun with a mindless look on his face. The final man was flirting?!

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*He will go first. *

“I believe I will compete,”

When I said this I felt a certainty enter me. As if this was the most defining moment of my life.

I smelled the air allowing the sea to fill my lungs as I turned to my beta to discuss the strengths of each man and I caught something on him.

“What is that?” I asked him.

Matt looked at me eyeing my flashing change in demeanor.

“What is what Alpha?”

He used my title only when he thought I was angry as a way to show his respect for my authority.

I was not mad.

*No, I don’t think I’m mad but there is something on Matt. Some whiff of something on him. A hint of a need that I desperately craved more of. *

“Why do you smell sweet?” I stepped toward him.

“Sweet? Grayson are you alright? You seem like you’re…..hurting,‘

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of something

however was of fully forged alpha blood, born of even two alohas. my senses

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on you. The sweetness of…of..” My mind failed to find

I was so interested in this scent and why I was acting

desire from my head and my gut. Still, I felt it creeping through me like warmth on cold nights.

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the flea who was flirting first as he was distracting this esteemed pack’s

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young boy. He was not ready for men like this. These men wanted to bed a woman like no

I was angry.

they think they had the right to her? There were dogs!

be allowed

to the surface like lightning.

“What was happening?

I felt so enthralled for a fight the urge to

any of these men. I feel as though I’m losing my

told my beta as he wrapped my hands. His expression darkened but it did not match my mood. I had no clue why I was on edge but my wolf did.

put on my shoes. The ground was rocky and had patches of dirt or grass here

I prefer my pants to be tight so I don’t give my opponents a place to grab me.

girls from a visiting pack their laughs

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Enzo surged forward. His teeth bared. My eyes flashed between grey and

“Grayson!”

shoulders but the voice of the Celestial

come to ring!” Alpha

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“Yes”

their blood; he was hungry for the

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Not worthy

pull for the ring ahead of me

to think they had a chance

Line up

mean it Matt don’t let me kill them. I will not be in control,” I called over my shoulder. No

cover my eyes fully he was in control and bloodthirsty.

wolf was acting like this but I knew better

could feel her weaving her strings at this moment creating a path

of my mind unable to try

nature was dripping down

will all compete in a melee

were also large but

wolf growled deeply within

not

stickler for tradition. Another peak

from the crowd. Wolves tended to enjoy a battle, blood-

over with. *

use weapons will

prowled inside of my head staring down the cannon fodder before him.

his agitation but I knew there was a

win!” Alpha Jonathan called out and the

in my head I decided I would only stop Enzo from killing these

man from the nervous bunch of men

thought of his

to go for the man next to him with a simple

knew they would try and save

did charge me while

only knelt in half so he

who had thought of winning a woman

flash and his original opponent fled the scene taking