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.

smiled back at her. “You can just call Anna. I’m helping with the crops right now

hoping she would tell

return to the pack it will

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

back on and knelt to continue

course,” she

I looked over my shoulder. “I don’t even know where it

pack was in Yukon, Canada. They were

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

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

listened to the ins and outs of their community. She told me of their sheep

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clothes seemed

had finished my gardening for the day and it was

with my training group,” I nodded, squinting to keep the sun

looking at me with wide questioning eyes.

looked me up and down when she thought I wasn’t paying attention to her

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

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 to my advantage.

brothers. This was also a good way for me to be level

And I’m sure you

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I had called her out for worrying about me and

be fun,” I laughed and started walking

leggings and a tank top…braided my hair and

ring to face me. Both of us had

best to do this before I had even become

me putting her hands up and

members of my pack gathered around the octagon including Charlie

my arms almost parallel to the floor and my other by my

our way toward each other waiting for

my right side first and I blocked and

I barked. “A real enemy is going to come at me with everything they have and I want my sparring partner

use all her strength the force moving through her b*dy as

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absorbed the blow to my side and grabbed her knee, taking my leg and sweeping it behind her other leg dropping her

arm wrapped firmly around her limb pushing my fist into her stomach. In