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.

trying to send us into a frenzy and they’ll be watching I’m sure. Let them know

easy to be in charge and responsible for so many people, but this wolf came here and they went after someone who welcomed me so readily and with kindness. I will not let

Chapter 26

protect her.

sorry Luna, I tried to keep myself calm,” Ella turned around in embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and they were supposed to fall before their

you’re allowed to have emotions,” I walked over and hugged her

Ella was a main part of it. She had helped bolster me when I needed

bake something get your hands moving and focus on something,” I suggested.

she wiped her eyes and pulled herself together. “Can

the remote and realized I had never used the TV before. After 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

some butter on it then we got to baking cookies

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

played on and

are your young raised in

she wanted to preoccupy Ella which

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

years of their pups life?” Elizabeth seemed unsettled by concept.

and the elders on watching the pups of

must not do much then?” Ella spoke

more council for the alpha and help organize when

Elizabeth told me, I was still so new and learning all of their

going to take a year away when Charlie takes over as Alpha,” I smiled at the

brother?”

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Theo his wife is my

brother James,”

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

brother!” she whispered

in the stage of a lot of power from hus wolf and not a lot of control on his part. It’s worse when you have pure alpha blood.” I

he seemed so calm,” Ella

He and I always knew we would lead one day and were 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

would have thought

very interested in my oldest brother if she wasn’t mated I would

he’s much more of a romantic like me.” I closed my eyes for a

wants someone he can

him to have two mated younger siblings and not

explained her interest.

biding his time for a good one,”

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

do your best friend and your brother bind only one month after her

birthday

I knew it they were hopeless for each other. Theo had to come forward to my dad and there was hell to pay

they be bound”

felt like torture reliving my family and