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.

know some packs mine for things like that or develop ways to make them. Those packs control a lot of the

turned through the streets and I had to hold on to screams a couple of times at the drivers getting so close and driving fast. Pedestrians paid

The smoke and smog clouded the sky. I had been told

I didn’t think I liked the city and I leaned back in my chair. It may have appeared shining but so

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a build and I gasped helpless

look over at Grayson not wanting to see his annoyance at my naivety.

specialty parking spot and

seat

smiled at him, stepping

opening your door,

had a feeling he wasn’t sure about

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“Just like Grayson.

waited as Matt parked the second car and Ella got out of it with him.

God it’s completely unfair they’ve separated us! Car rides are so

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

as though I should

Annette is out of her territory and hasn’t yet stepped foot on ours; she’s vulnerable so

keeping me safe. Silent but safe.

the room to get ready for dinner,” He nodded to the group.

I was

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

and looked away, so so embarrassed that that happened in front of

it fancy?” I asked

been looking forward

arms.

get something out of the

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

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front

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

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

strutting

for the evening in my hand.

know what he

UGH!!!

and it was marbled and huge chandeliers and mahogany wood pillars, ceiling, and desks.

I was dreaming. Grayson walked

not room.

in all hell

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

say I was at a loss

the living room. I looked around