Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 18

“Anna!” Good morning darling!” Amaria was in my new kitchen and a sweet scent of food was dragging me forward,

“Chocolate chip pancakes as promised. Grayson is an early riser and don’t worry I told him you know,” she set a plate down in front of me. “He’s always been ashamed of his father so I wouldn’t mention it,”

I dug into the pancakes that even if I’d never tell her we’re better than my mom’s. I happily ate and swung my feet like a child. It felt refreshing to be looked after.

“Elizabeth the deltas wife and the trainer of the warriors is going to come by and help us unpack your things,” she reminded me as she sipped her coffee.

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“Right. Will she have the time?” I could imagine that training in warriors is a time–consuming responsibility.

“You are new Luna she has made time,”

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A knock sounded on the door and in came Elizabeth.

She had slightly red hair, freckles, and a sharp face. She was much taller than me and her frame was much more sculpted. Her shoulders were wide yet still feminine. She dressed in gym clothes of a light shade of purple.

“Luna,” she bowed her head smiling greatly.

“Please call me Anna. Your husband is delta I want us to have a good relationship,” I waved my hands embarrassed by the undue respect.

“Anna, it’s so great to meet you. Grayson had waited four years to compete for you I wondered if I’d ever meet the myth,”

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I smiled bashfully, fiddling my hands behind my back. They all had such high hopes. Grayson’s acceptance of me relied on them.

“I hope I’ll be worth the wait,”

“I have no doubt you’re exactly what we all need,” she gave me a grin that she and Amaria shared.

“Come let’s unpack and get you settled,” Amaria ushered us into the living room that had my things piled high.

“Clothes upstairs to the master,” she began.

*Oh goddess no please don’t make me tell them. ”

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“Um. Actually I am in a different room. Grayson, he um had one set aside… for me,” I hid my red face from them taking out some blankets from a box to appear busy.

“What!?” my mother–in–law growled and bared her teeth.

“He just wants to wait he said at least until the binding,” I squeezed my eyes shut clutching the blanket so mortified they

had to know this.

“I am going to teach that boy a lesson you do not act so rude to a woman here to care for you!” she started marching off.

“No! No no no please it’s okay I’ve already said my-”

“Amaria,” Elizabeth halted her at the door. “He is Alpha. He built this place. It is his house he must decide what to do t

he’s comfortable with,”

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my goddess. This is excruciating his people agree that he should distance himself from me.

his soulmate as a random guest in his house is not respectful,” She crossed her arms and stared down the warrior. “Would you accept this treatment from Aarron?”

in for a moment. “He should be more understanding. We will move Annas‘ things into the master and Grayson’s things into the other room. A good alpha gives,” she looked around to

the room I have. I do not want to start another argument. He knows I’m upset with this arrangement. That is enough,” I tried to stand my ground.

take the master he owes you

pack but there is a way to do so with respect for you Luna,” Elizabeth

grabbing another box.

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but my head swimmed with scenes of his anger. What

the double doors of the master bedroom. It had a king bed with a bench in front and a vanity and a den to the left with a ty and a small couch beyond that was a balcony. To

dream. Room for my whole family’s clothes spread before me with another large soft velvet cream bench

in the middle.

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take it.

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Chapter 18

had on the rods. I put my

raised

It made me feel elegant. There were satin ones, silk ones, lacey ones, and cotton ones. As long as they were cute and in a soft color I wanted them. I had avoided wearing them during

if he sees you in these,”

hold his composure,” I huffed.

memory from my mind and the subsequent fight.

Grayson’s clothes to the other room and he his shoes and other

more nervous about this plan of ours if Amaria wasn’t so

put away Elizabeth made

Anna. Do you only have this for warm clothes?” she pointed to the smallest section of my

laughed. “Can we get some more Ella said we would order

so I believe I know what

let’s get the rest,” Amria called for

wouldn’t know where to put

can put them in of the empty rooms then,”

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blankets into a linen closet. I grabbed the box that had my most personal blog belongings and put them

see my son and explain the change of plans,” Amaria held

have a routine around here. Everyone has multiple jobs to help the pack. I will show you around. Today we will go to the training house and practice marksmanship with

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pups.”

down the long path from my house to the

day. If you want to farm, hunt, make clothes, train pups, train yourself, You are Luna so you will not have a set

the training house where a

Aarron bowed

called out

pups,” I smiled brightly, happy to be in their energy

will be practicing our archery marksmanship, let’s head to the range everyone,” Elizabeth called over the crowd of grilling chattering children. “In a nice calm way please!”

scrambling over one another. Elizabeth tried to fall

stop!” I commanded with a boom of my voice.

look at me with

we will run laps today instead,” I continued

kids bumped and argued over who went where but

the crops. I was used to children being unruly because they

go to the range now

forward to the range, their steps getting hurried when

in front of the fence while we go over the rules,” Aarron

kids hushing down to whispers and

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no one was to have an arrow in their bow unless