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

got this for

he seemed genuinely surprised I

that the small act of getting snacks shocked him? Why didn’t he

bags of chips and

the Doritos and Twix instantly getting a whine from

and he took only one granola bar.

this tiny bit of progress. We turned to get

the number of lakes

we

“North Dakota,”

book. At least I could read right now. The Hawthorne legacy had just come out and I’ve been desperate for it so

up again it

“Were stopping soon,”

went back down to finish my

everything I could to make it seem like I hadn’t noticed. I tried

you but stares at you

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

we eating out

room service there isn’t a restaurant close enough to

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

brown and beige and antique furniture and four–poster beds, a

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

growl at the

in the bed with

hold him near, resting my head on his chest. Feeling

ordered room service and Ella and I selected a movie to

seen the terminator. With Grayson’s demeanor, that

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

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

bed. The light streaming and blinding

I get in

groggy. Part of me wanted to crawl back

stretched my limbs and grabbed my bag heading for the bathroom.