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.

got this for everyone,” I laughed.

he seemed genuinely surprised I had done that.

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

got to the car and I handed two bags of

and Twix instantly getting

a choice to him and he took only one

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

through Minnesota. I was shocked at the number of lakes we

we stopping tonight?”

“North Dakota,”

my book. At least I could read right now. The Hawthorne legacy had just

looked up again it was

“Were stopping soon,”

down to finish

book because he just kept staring. I did everything I could to make it seem like I

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

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

we eating

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

pouted to myself that Grayson wasn’t the one to answer.

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

knit beige blanket at the bottom of a fluffy

growl at the couch in our room’s den. No doubt the

the bed with me.

resting my head on his chest. Feeling

and Ella and I selected a movie to

seen the terminator. With

the movie as I ate into my burger that was amazing. The best part of ordering a burger though.

a second I felt sleep tugging

streaming and blinding in the white

get

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

grabbed my bag heading for the bathroom.