Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 15

“I have to pee,” I stated. I was firm with my voice so there was no room for question.

“Fine,” Grayson nodded to Brian in the front seat.

We pulled over to some random truck stop about five miles later and I’m finally able to pee and stretch my legs.

Grayson apparently never drank or ate or peed like a normal wolf but I did. I know he’s desperate to get back to his land so the scent will be on me. The scent of my lands was fading from me quickly and anyb*dy would see me as a rogue and could try and take me. Unmarked and unscented I was vulnerable and his worry was sweet. Still his pace was relentless.

I walked out of the car and started heading for the building to relive myself.

“Wait,” Grayson grabbed me by hand this time.

“What now!” I huffed I was about to burst.

He gave me a stern look I swore only parents could give. “Ella is going with you since Brian can’t, you have to wait for her,”

“I think I’ll be alright going to the bathroom, Grayson. I know I’m vulnerable but let me pee!” I begged. I could not wait for Matt and Ella.

“Annette please,”

“Grayson I would wait if I could but I have to go I’m not gonna be able to hold it,”

“Fine,” he let go.

And that was when I realized how wonderful it was to hold his hand. He could walk to the restroom if he was so worried. He could protect me.

“Let’s go,” he handed his phone to Brian.

I gladly gave him a bright beaming face. He was coming. I mean yes he was coming to the bathroom. But he was coming himself. He wasn’t pushing me onto someone else.

We started walking and his hand found my back again. I stepped more into his arm feeling his warmth spread through my b*dy.

My back was tingling by the time I got out and went to get something from the vending machine. I grabbed a bunch of snacks for everyone humming to myself ecstatic at his attention.

I walked back out and he put his hand back where it belonged.

he

got this for everyone,” I

he seemed genuinely surprised I had done that.

act of getting snacks shocked him? Why didn’t he trust the bond we’ve had

to the car and I handed two bags of chips and some chocolate bars to Ella.

grabbed the Doritos and

choice to him and he took only one granola bar.

hand on me. I savored this tiny bit of progress. We turned to get in the car and he opened the door for me. Then

the number of

we stopping

“North Dakota,”

The Hawthorne legacy had just come out and I’ve been desperate for it so I was accepting silence

looked up again

“Were stopping soon,”

I went back down to finish my story.

did everything I could to make it seem like I hadn’t noticed.

you supposed to not be bothered when your soulmate says nothing to you

to see we were in another city. I put my book into

eating

close

pouted to myself that Grayson wasn’t

also magnificent. It was brown and beige and antique furniture and four–poster beds, a lot more old

a four–poster bed with a knit beige blanket at the bottom

at the couch in our room’s den. No

in the bed with me.

and hold him near, resting my head on his chest.

ordered room service and Ella and I selected

seen the terminator. With Grayson’s demeanor, that was a

part of ordering a burger though. It always came with pickles on the

ate my food and leaned into the couch, my eyes fluttered for a second I felt sleep tugging at me.. but this was a good

light streaming

get in bed? *

out of bed slowly, still a little groggy. Part of me wanted to crawl back

and grabbed my bag heading for