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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smell of something

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

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sweetness of…of..” My mind failed to

knit his brows together wondering why I was so interested in this scent

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

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flirting first as he was distracting this esteemed pack’s line.

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not ready for men like this. These men wanted to

was angry.

think they had the right to her? There were dogs! On leashes of their

be allowed

surface like lightning.

“What was happening?

for a fight the urge to win

I need you to keep me from killing any of these men. I feel as though I’m

not match my mood. I had no clue

was rocky and had patches of dirt

to wrap our hands and dress in normal fighting clothes. I prefer my pants to be tight so I don’t give my opponents a place to grab me. My shirt was a simple tank top, which I did not prefer but the heat in Georgia was astonishing in the

a visiting pack their laughs at his jokes stirred the a few

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teeth bared. My eyes

“Grayson!”

the voice of the Celestial Tide

come to ring!” Alpha

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“Yes”

growled. He wanted their blood; he was hungry for the crunch of their bones in his

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Not worthy

what do you mean? The pull for the

the men who seemed to think they had a chance

Line up

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

black cover my eyes fully he was in control

wolf was acting like this but I

her weaving her strings at this

to the pits of my mind

was dripping down

will all compete in a melee tournament every man for

him were also large but his wife was small, shapely, it did not go with

growled deeply within me

not

to be a stickler for tradition. Another peak of

layer of bricks was all that generated us from the crowd. Wolves

get this over with. *

attempting to use weapons will be disqualified!” The alpha continued

of my head staring down the cannon fodder before him. I felt him

I knew there was a reason for

Jonathan called out and

Enzo from killing these men but allow him

the lady’s man from the nervous bunch

thought of his

the man next to him

they would try

man did charge me while I

only knelt in half so

thought

his original opponent fled the scene taking