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.

But someone is trying to send us into a frenzy and they’ll be watching

and they went after someone who welcomed me so readily

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I will protect her.

one of my warriors and they were supposed to fall before their Lunas and Alphas

have emotions,” I walked over and hugged

surrogate family here and Ella was a main part of it. She had helped bolster me when I needed it and had kept me standing when I felt like crumpling. I had no problems

moving and focus on

pulled herself together. “Can we have a movie on too?”

the TV before. After a second or two I had a movie up and running, we decided on Ratatouille, it went with

was brought in and we seasoned it and put some butter on it

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

movie played on and

young raised in your familial clan?”

she wanted to preoccupy Ella which I was glad to do.”

to be raised by their parents and play freely and happily. Then at five they begin

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

I shook my head. “They take turns with other mothers and the elders on

elders must not do much

when asked but we feel they’ve earned

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

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

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 me, and then my

brother James,”

Brian grabbed some chocolate chips and Ella smacked his hand away.

Lamas brother!” she

control on his part. It’s worse when you

seemed so calm,” Ella

were taught to keep level heads but when he was at teenager all that desire to be

would have

she wasn’t mated I would chalk it up to her wanting to be Luna to a strong Alpha.

admit it but I think he’s much more of a romantic like me.” I closed

so much I think he wants someone he can truly rely on and doesn’t

two mated younger siblings and not

explained her interest.

think he is biding his time for a

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

Ella smirked. “How do your best friend and your brother

birthday

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”

like torture reliving my family and not being