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.

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

tell me that he was ready to apologize.

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

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

back on and knelt to continue my work with

Of course,” she mumbled.

your pack though,” I looked over

their pack was in Yukon, Canada. They were in the wilderness between two rivers and a

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

me how she hardly ever helped with the crop because she hunted often. She explained she preferred to make

to the ins and outs of their community. She told me of their sheep wool and the greenhouses for the ramie. This helped them to

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sturdy her clothes seemed and they were of good

had finished my gardening for the day and it was time to head back and

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

and gaped for a second looking at

want to disrupt your practice,” she looked me up and down when she thought I wasn’t paying attention

to myself at her worry for me. It was true that looking at me as a small girl with a shapely figure I did not‘ look at all like I could knock someone a head taller than me

since I was four. I knew how to attack a taller target and when to use my tiny figure to

also a good way for me to be

sure you want to know what I’m like,” I turned, drying my hands and crossing my arms

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her feet, probably uncomfortable that I had called her out for worrying

it’ll be fun,” I laughed and started walking towards the

changed into leggings and a tank top…braided my hair and

her hair up and walked into the ring to face me. Both of us had our hands wrapped which was customary for mock

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

you sure?” she asked me putting her hands up and

few of the members of my pack gathered around the

put one of my arms almost parallel to the floor and my other by my face.

inched our way toward each other waiting for the other to

and I blocked and brought my knee up. Which was way too easy.

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

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

my fist into her stomach. In return. She punched me in the face.