Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 26

She looked from side to side at the both of us. Her hands almost shook before she put them behind her back.

“Ella?” I stepped forward and rubbed her arm.

“Of course you can

stay with us.” Elizabeth nodded from her nice.

I looked at Ella. She seemed on the verge of tears. I felt her overwhelmed at whatever it was.

I

“Let’s go to my house, I’ll text Grayson letting him know where we are and we can prepare dinner and be together in my house,” I grabbed Ellas hands and turned to Elizabeth commanding her with my eyes to get ready to go.

“Here come on let’s go and get changed,” I held Ellas hand as

s we went.

“I don’t know what’s bothering her, it probably had something to do with the intruder. She was called to the border that much I know, and she needs to be somewhere safe right now.

I changed in the locker room as Ella waited around the corner of the entrance.

“Ella you don’t have to tell me what’s wrong but tell me if everyone is okay and tell me if you want security at the

house.” I called to her.

“I’m fine Luna,” her voice cracked a second. “Everyone’s fine…..can Brian come to the house?”

“Of course,”

I grabbed my phone and texted Grayson we were going to the house and he needed to send Brian with us since Ella seemed shaken up.

day felt like a

I held her hand the whole time as we walked. Elizabeth stood like a guard on her other side. This whole day

dream a haze of confusion and unspoken threats.

We settled into the kitchen and waited for Brian. Ella kept her hold on my hand. She was older than me and more experienced in combat and she was scared, but seemed more vulnerable than anything.

Brian knocked and poked his head in after 30 minutes or so.

“Ella?” He walked in and locked the door. “Come here it’s okay,” he wrapped his sister up and I heard the sniffles.

“Elizabeth let’s do a lamb roast tonight,” I turned to her.

“Are we celebrating something?” She quirked her head.

us into a frenzy and they’ll be watching I’m sure.

came here and they went after someone who welcomed me so readily and with kindness. I will not let them see her so broken,

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protect

in embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and they were supposed to fall before their Lunas and Alphas

allowed to have emotions,”

part of it. She had helped bolster me when I needed it

your hands moving and

herself together. “Can we have a

a second or two I had a movie up and running, we decided on Ratatouille, it went with the cooking and when the worst thing in life is someone finding out your cooking skill belongs to a rat the world seems a

and put some butter on it then we got to

would prepare some vegetables to go with the meat and decided since we were cooking so early some homemade bread

mixing the bread as the movie played on

how are your young raised in

to preoccupy Ella which I was glad to do.”

of five they are allowed to be raised by their parents and play freely and happily. Then at five they begin lessons but we have an actual school

mother’s don’t work the first five years of their pups life?” Elizabeth seemed unsettled

head. “They take turns with other mothers and the elders on watching the pups of that age.”

much then?” Ella spoke up.

more council for the alpha and help organize when

all the youngest pups,” Elizabeth told me, I was still so new and learning

my parents at least are going to take a year away when Charlie takes over as Alpha,”

brother?” Elizabeth asked.

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brothers, Charlie is the oldest, then Theo his wife is my best friend Cecilia, then

brother James,”

mouth on him,” Brian grabbed some chocolate chips and Ella smacked his

brother!” she whispered him

on his part. It’s worse when you have pure alpha blood.” I grimaced. “Charlie he could shatter bone when

so calm,” Ella gasped.

taught to keep level heads but when he was at teenager all that desire to be strong for everyone caused him to hurt his sparring partner. He broke his femur in three places,” I remembered the scream:

would have thought

my oldest brother if she wasn’t mated I would chalk it

closed my eyes for a second

wants someone he can truly rely on and doesn’t

him to have two mated younger siblings and not be mated himself, Especially

explained her interest.

is biding his time for a good one,” I

overtook me as I thought of Charlie. He was so willing to protect me and take me from the tournament even when it had

do your best friend and your brother

birthday

help for private moments and before I knew it they were hopeless for each

they be bound”

torture reliving my family and not being with