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.

her. “You can just call Anna. I’m helping with the

would tell me that he was ready to

find you myself. Alpha has said we will leave in two days to return to the pack

means packing. She wants to help me pick up my life and take it to my new land. *

I put my gloves back on and

course,” she mumbled.

about your pack though,” I looked over my shoulder.

in Yukon, Canada. They were in the

of the best and she was here with her brother Brain, another skilled fighter. They both had a very good sense of

she hardly ever helped with the crop because she hunted often. She explained she preferred to make clothes when it came to providing for

community. She told me of their sheep

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her clothes seemed and they were of good

day and it was time

on, let me wash up and we can spar with my training group,” I

and gaped for a second looking at me with wide

not familiar with your training style. I don’t want to disrupt your practice,” she looked me up and down when she thought I wasn’t paying attention to her as I cleaned

It was true that looking at me as a small girl with a shapely figure I did not‘

born of two alphas I also was trained since I was four. I knew how to attack a taller target and when to use my tiny figure

endurance was unparalleled and my speed could no doubt match her brothers. This was also a good way for me to

sure you want

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shifted her weight on her feet, probably uncomfortable that I had called her out

laughed and started

into leggings and a tank top…braided my hair and rolled it into a

into the ring to face me. Both of us had our

admit it was not best to do this before I had even become her luna but I was interested to see how

asked me putting her hands up and furrowing her brows.

of the members of my pack gathered

my arms almost parallel to the floor and my other by

each other waiting for the other to

side first and I blocked and brought

enemy is going to come at me with

this time I felt her change to use all her strength the force moving through her b*dy as she launched her knee at me and simultaneously hit my side.

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leg and sweeping it behind her other leg dropping her to the ground.

my fist into her stomach. In return. She punched me