Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 9

I finished my plate and my mother suggested that she and I go on and help with the crops. They were starting to sprout after planting and they needed fertilizer and weeding.

Cea was more of a warrior and after a few broken dummies and one destroyed training ring, she and I were no longer allowed to train together. So I spent this time alone in my thoughts.

I decided to go about my duties and pretend as though he was not on my mind at all.

Did I want him to come over with his gray eyes and ruffled hair and take me for a romantic conversation about the life we would build together…maybe. But I was not going to show it.

I grumbled to myself pulling out weeds for the better part of the morning, clearing a good portion of the first carrot patch.

I watered the crop and opened a bag of fresh fertilizer. The more you wanted to throw up the better it was for your food.

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I was used to the stench after years of working on the veg.

I packed it around the sprouts and mumbled to myself about what I was going to do to my infuriating male.

“Luna,” some woman called behind me.

I knew my mother was working on the tomatoes a few patches away from one of our larger yields so it needed wise attention. I paid no attention.

“Luna,”

Honestly, if he had said even one word. If he had sent flowers this morning. If he had shown some respite of decency for me 1 would not want to walk up to him and kick him right in the-

“Luna Annette,”

I looked over at two feet beside me. Huh? Luna, who?

I looked up at a tall long d*rty blond–haired girl with a pleasant round face.

“What?” I was stunned at this change of events.

*I would have to get used to that. I suddenly felt old and like I was supposed to be looking after a bunch of

rambunctious little wolves.*

“My name is Ella. I’m from the Northern ecl*pse pack. I’ve been looking for you all morning to introduce myself and see if you need anything.” she explained, smiling with her hands behind her back.

“You

she would tell me that he was

to the pack it will take a

my life and take it

moment,” I put my gloves back on and knelt to continue my work with

course,” she mumbled.

pack though,” I looked over my shoulder. “I don’t even know where

Canada. They were in the wilderness between two rivers and

brother Brain, another skilled fighter. They both had

she hunted often. She explained she preferred to make clothes when it came

me of their sheep wool and the greenhouses

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seemed and they were of

finished my gardening for the day and

me wash up and we can spar with my training

stopped and gaped for a second looking at me

style. I don’t want to disrupt your practice,” she looked me up

myself at her worry for me. It was true that looking at me as a small girl with a shapely figure I

I knew how to attack a taller target and when to use my tiny figure

her brothers. This was also a good way for me to be level headed when my mate decided to show his stupid face.

fine. I wanna see what the warriors in my mate’s pack are like… And I’m sure you want to know what I’m like,” I turned, drying my hands and crossing

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shifted her weight on her feet, probably uncomfortable that I had called her out for worrying about me and trying

and

and a tank top…braided my hair and rolled

put her hair up and walked into the ring to face me. Both of

it was not best to do this before I had even become her luna but I

me putting her hands up and furrowing her

gathered around the octagon including

one of my arms almost parallel to the floor and my other

inched our way toward each other waiting for the other to move first.

I blocked and

me with everything they have and I want my sparring partner

each other this time I felt her change to use all her strength the force moving through her b*dy as she launched

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my side and grabbed her knee, taking my leg and sweeping it behind her

her limb pushing my fist into her