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 commented.

this for

seemed genuinely surprised I

question me that much? Was he so worried about me that the small act of getting snacks shocked him? Why didn’t he

car and I handed two bags of chips and some chocolate

hon,” she smiled and matt grabbed the Doritos and Twix instantly getting a whine from his counterpart.

choice to him and he took only one granola

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

silence. We passed through Minnesota. I was shocked at the number of lakes we saw.

are we

“North Dakota,”

but I suffered through it reading my book. At least I could read right now. The Hawthorne legacy had just come

again it was dark out.

“Were stopping soon,”

went back down

because he just kept staring. I did everything I could to make it seem like I hadn’t noticed. I

to you but stares at you for an hour straight while you’re trying to

finished my book and I looked up to see we were in another city. I put my book into my bag

we eating out

isn’t a restaurant close enough to this hotel,”

pouted to myself that Grayson wasn’t the

was also magnificent. It was brown and beige

a knit beige blanket at the bottom of a fluffy white bedspread and

immediately to growl at the couch in our room’s den. No doubt the sleeping place of

the bed with me.

my head on his chest. Feeling his breathing and listening to his heartbeat.

room service and Ella and I selected a movie to

selected the movie but these guys had never seen the terminator. With Grayson’s demeanor, that was a major shock.

of ordering a burger though. It

I ate my food and leaned into the couch, my eyes fluttered for a second I felt sleep

streaming and blinding in the white

I get in bed?

to crawl back in knowing I had to stay in the silent car

my limbs and grabbed my bag heading for