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

this for

genuinely surprised

getting snacks shocked him? Why didn’t he trust

and I handed two bags of chips and some

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

offered a choice to him and he took only one granola bar.

kept his 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 he took his hand away and

on in silence. We passed through Minnesota. I was shocked at the number of lakes we saw. This was the land of what was

we stopping

“North Dakota,”

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

I looked up again it was dark out.

“Were stopping soon,”

back down to

I did everything I could to make it seem

when your soulmate says nothing to you but stares at you

were in another city. I put my book into my bag and sighed looking out

we eating out

restaurant close

that

It was brown and beige and antique furniture and four–poster beds, a lot more old glamour than

with a knit beige blanket at the bottom of a fluffy white

up immediately to growl at the

in the bed with me.

my head on his chest. Feeling his breathing and

Ella and I selected a movie to

these guys had never seen the terminator. With Grayson’s demeanor, that

of ordering a burger though. It always came with pickles on the side and I ask for extra every

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

woke up in bed. The light streaming and blinding in

get in

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

stretched my limbs and grabbed my bag