Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 25

We had dinner and walked hand in hand back to our house. He told me that he was surprised I had taken so well to the people and I didn’t hold back telling him it distracted me from his absence.

We went out spectate ways as soon as we got home but it felt a little less frozen in my bed. I could feel him leaking in through the cracks.

I had woken up and he wasn’t there again. It shook my faith for a second but I held my head up if this was going to work I couldn’t fault him for his daily schedule.

I didn’t have much to do with the crops this morning and so I went for a run. I let seraphine take over so I could relax.

I leapt down our porch and hit the dirt, feeling the lightning in my nerves. I let her run far and fast, holding my breath as I watched the world pass.

I wasn’t sure if I was getting what I wanted, if he would be willing to come to me. I thought I would feel better, how do you trust the person who can hurt you the most.

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A scent hit my nose. My personal worries disappear as the sensation of defense comes over us. The knowledge of a stranger being close to me that doesn’t smell like our lands, heightens everything.

We run in a long arch around the scent of a trespasser. Not of here. Not of my mate. So it’s a threat.

I moved along trying to catch succinct aromas. There was a different type of tree on him and gasoline.

It was definitely a male too I could smell his sweat and heat.

I looked over and saw the flash of grey and black fur. Most of Graysons wolves were brown and black. I didn’t know there was a wolf here with grey fur.

I stopped and focused my eyes on him. I lifted my head and let out a sound of the alarm, my howl ringing for attention.

The stranger wolf stopped and stared at me before rocketing himself out of sight.

Who are you?

I had never seen Grayson work as an alpha besides the lunch meeting. This was far more serious and I knew he would be angry I had been the one to find this unknown.

After only two or three minutes eight to ten wolves were there. I looked around at them, not a speck of silver.

Elizabeth’s wolf Mareen called me over a change of clothes for me. Four wolves swept the perimeter and one chased down the intruder.

When given an all–clear I transformed and put on the loose dress behind tree.

see?” Matt marched

smelt him first. He was not one of ours and smelled of different trees not our pines and first,” I have

the lands but he had a path that advertised,” Brian came

his run.

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“Annette,”

Grayson was in just his jeans. His eyes trained on me. I felt n*ked under

you find him?” he commanded as he took me away from everyone else.

for a run and his smell

for me to smell him….no wolf doing recon on another pack or even a rogue for that

rubbed his thumb over my

if he wanted me to know he was there,” I felt so foolish chasing after

he now had both hands on my arms.

metal,” I closed my eyes trying to go through the senses of

did he look

wasn’t that big either,” I knew I could have handled him

What

he figured out I was following him and left, he stopped to look for a minute but then

Elizabeth, I will handle this,” He gave me a

away.

I grabbed him by his belt and pulled him back to me. “Part of trying is

I stepped in

for a purpose. You are special and we all know it. We have not been bound yet

grounds and I will have Elizabeth with me,” I

replied walking away

you?” I

going to be

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to me and we

think I’m missing something Elizabeth,” I look over at her

mean Luna,” she pursed her

halt his duties over a wolf that’s been chased away?” I

be asking me this,” She stopped her waking

I