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.

frenzy and they’ll be watching I’m sure. Let them know we are not afraid,”

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 them see her

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will protect

keep myself calm,” Ella turned around in embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and

not apologize to me, you’re allowed to have emotions,” I

part of it. She had helped bolster me when I needed it and had kept me standing when I felt like

hands moving

she wiped her eyes and pulled herself together. “Can we

course,” I found 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 a

it and put some butter on it then we got to baking

since we

work on mixing the bread as the movie played on and I watched Ella out of the corner of my eye.

in your familial

she wanted to preoccupy

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

the first five years of their pups life?” Elizabeth seemed

“They take turns with other mothers and the elders on watching the pups of that

not do much then?” Ella spoke

and help organize when asked but we

they see over all the youngest pups,” Elizabeth told me, I was still so new and

a year away when Charlie takes over as Alpha,” I smiled at the thought of

is your brother?” Elizabeth

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

brother James,”

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

Lamas brother!” she

is in the stage of a lot of power from hus wolf and not a lot of control on his part. It’s worse when

seemed so calm,”

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

would have thought that.”

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

he, he will never admit it but I think he’s much more of a romantic like me.” I closed my eyes for a second picturing his protective face before I went down the day

had so much I think he wants someone he can truly rely on and

to have two mated younger siblings and not

explained her interest.

is biding his time for

as I thought of Charlie. He was so willing to protect me and take me from the tournament even when it had to be done. The goddess could forsake me if it meant my brother

“How do your best friend and your brother bind only one month

birthday

was always drawn to Cea. They enlisted my help for private moments and before I knew it they were hopeless for each other. Theo had to come forward to my dad and there was hell to pay but Cea and him were

they be bound”

reliving my family and not being with them.