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 commented.

got this for everyone,” I

seemed genuinely surprised

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

handed two bags of

and Twix instantly

offered a choice to him and he took only one granola

get in the car and he

was shocked at the number of lakes we saw. This was the land of what was like 1,000 lakes or

we stopping

“North Dakota,”

continued but I suffered through it reading my book. At least I could read right now. The Hawthorne legacy had just come out and I’ve been desperate for it so I was accepting silence for

I looked up again it

“Were stopping soon,”

went back down to finish

just kept staring. I did everything I could to make it seem like I hadn’t noticed. I tried to breathe evenly and focus on my story and seem not

you supposed to not be bothered when your soulmate says nothing to you but stares at you for an hour straight while you’re trying to

put my book into my bag and sighed looking out the window again. This

eating

restaurant close enough to

to myself that Grayson wasn’t

pulled in and went up to another suite that was also magnificent. It was brown and beige

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

and flopped down into it. Then sat up immediately to growl at the couch in our room’s den. No doubt the

bed with

him near, resting my head on his chest. Feeling his breathing and listening to his heartbeat. Gathering his scent in every breath.

Ella and I selected a movie

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

that was amazing. The best part of ordering a burger though. It always came with pickles

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

light streaming and blinding

did I get in bed?

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

stretched my limbs and grabbed my bag heading for