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.

hungry,” he

for everyone,” I

genuinely surprised

so worried about me that the small act of getting snacks shocked him? Why didn’t he trust the bond we’ve had since creation as I

the car and I handed two bags of chips and

grabbed the Doritos and Twix instantly getting a

I offered a choice to him and

time Grayson kept his hand on me. I savored this tiny bit of progress. We turned to get in the

passed through Minnesota. I was shocked at the number of lakes we saw. This was the land

we stopping tonight?”

“North Dakota,”

right now. The Hawthorne legacy had just come out and I’ve

again it was

“Were stopping soon,”

and I went back down to finish my

me. I barely got through my book because he just kept staring. I did everything I could to make it

you but stares at

see we were in another city. I put my book into my bag and sighed looking out the window again. This one was much

eating

isn’t a restaurant close enough to this

myself that Grayson wasn’t the one

was also magnificent. It was brown and beige and

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

at the couch in our room’s den. No

bed with

and hold him near, resting my head on his

Ella and I selected a movie to

the movie but these guys had never seen the terminator. With Grayson’s

the movie as I ate into my burger that was amazing. The best part of ordering a burger though. It always came with pickles on the side and I ask for

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 movie.

woke up in bed. The light streaming and blinding in the white

I get in

of bed slowly, still a little groggy. Part of me wanted to crawl back in knowing I had to stay in the

and grabbed my bag heading for the