Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 13

We’d been on the road for hours. My mate was a little consumed in getting home.

This was one of the only times I had left my pack so I had hoped to see something along the way but I was content with watching the states pass by as we drove.

Right now I think we were somewhere in Illinois believe. I wasn’t entirely sure.

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I had been listening to music on my phone as Grayson called his Delta Aarron Hokk.

I did my best not to listen in but when you hear the word attack.

“Any more attacks?” He spoke to his delta.

*Attacks? He kept that a convenient little secret from my family.

*No, no. He was dealing with something and he had said so. He’s my mate! *

I felt that war of trust played on within me. It was natural to want to believe every word he spoke. I wanted to have the certainty that he had every good reason to keep things from me. Then there was the other side. How could I trust him when he had given me no reason to? Why had he not been as open with me as I was with him? He had kept things from me including himself. I want to believe him. It felt like I should but I couldn’t, no sensible person would.

I listened in further pretending to keep my music going. There had been some form of attack that was personal Grayson had handled and it appeared to be dealt with. There was nothing and it was a sigma that had attacked.

Sigmas have no place in a pack; they exist outside of their pack’s community and rules. If it was a sigma that meant he’d acted alone. His pack hadn’t even acknowledged it.

“He’d had a reason. *

I looked out of the window and noticed we were getting off of the interstate.

“Are we stopping?”

“I’m not cruel enough to make you sleep in a car,” Grayson grunted as he typed on his laptop.

“Who said you were cruel?”

No reply came to me. Of course, I knew he had thought me haughty and dramatic after I demanded he come to my house

for dinner. Perhaps he shouldn’t detach himself to the point where I break.

We stayed in Chicago that night. This may sound crazy, but I had never seen a city like this. 2

Packs were always in more rural places so that we could run and transform without the humans trying to pry into our lives.

I’m sure humans thought our societies were very separate and different. If they only knew how good wolves were at trade and devolving wares, skills, and produce.

Seeing the skyscrapers and the people walking busy so engrossed in their issues they didn’t notice the people passing them by.

There were glittering shops with beautiful gowns and fluffy couches in the windows. One shop had nothing but diamonds in it and my jaw dropped.

like that or develop ways to make them. Those packs

I had to hold on to screams a couple of times at the drivers getting so close and driving fast. Pedestrians paid no mind

The smoke and smog clouded the sky. I had been told as a child you couldn’t see the stars in the city because

shining but so many people with so many problems and they all were clueless simply

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and I gasped helpless unaware we

at Grayson not wanting to

a specialty parking spot and I immediately became

out of the driver’s seat and opened my

you didn’t have to do that,” I smiled at him, stepping

issue opening your door,

a feeling he wasn’t sure

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“Just like Grayson.

and waited as Matt parked the second car and Ella got

Car rides are so boring,”

smiled at her and was going to reply that I was happy to see her but Matt and Grayson began speaking

should be insulted,” Matt feigned offense.

going to keep the convoy like this for safety. Annette is out of her territory and hasn’t yet stepped foot on

least he was intent on keeping me safe. Silent but safe.

the room to get ready for dinner,”

I was

the hotel restaurant, it’s a Brazilian steakhouse. Nothing but meat for

stomach growled like a bear. I blushed and looked away, so so embarrassed that that happened in

fancy?” I asked

fly–in meat from all over the world. I’ve been looking forward to this all week!” She giggled squeezing my

arms.

get something out of the car

sure he thought I wouldn’t notice but my mate had rolled

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in front of you, you annoying pig–headed frustrating man!

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had put my nicer clothes in. A beautiful white satin top with a deep v back that was lace lined

moments like this, that being slightly over–organized. What some might call compulsive

five seconds,” I said, grabbing my bags and strutting forward with my purse slung over my arm and my

evening

angry…no you know what

UGH!!!

lobby and it was marbled and huge chandeliers and mahogany wood pillars, ceiling, and

I was dreaming. Grayson walked ahead and

not room.

in all hell am

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guest rooms are on the bottom floor with a kitchen, a living room, and a balcony with a private hot

balcony was nothing but glass. To say I was at a loss for words was an understatement.

in the living room. I looked around stunned that I was staying in this