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.

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

but this wolf came here and they went after someone who welcomed me so readily and with kindness. I

Chapter 26

will protect her.

She was one of my

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

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

bake something get your hands moving and focus on something,”

okay yeah,” she wiped her eyes and pulled herself together. “Can we have

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

and put some butter on it

since we

movie played on

are your young raised in your

believe she wanted to preoccupy Ella

and play freely and happily. Then at five they begin lessons but we have an actual school it’s not part of our main building and it’s off behind the trees,” I explained.

the first five years of

with other mothers and the elders on watching the pups of that age.” I watched her

much then?” Ella spoke up.

more council for the alpha and help organize when asked but we

they see over all the youngest pups,” 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

brother?” Elizabeth

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wife is my best friend Cecilia, then me, and then my youngest

brother James,”

Brian grabbed some chocolate

brother!” she whispered him

control on his part. It’s worse when you have pure alpha blood.” I grimaced.

he seemed so calm,”

teenager all that desire to be strong for everyone caused him to hurt

have

brother if she wasn’t mated I would chalk it up to her

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

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

two mated younger siblings and not be mated himself, Especially when he is heir,”

explained her interest.

knows he needs a mate. I think he is biding his time for a good one,” I nodded to myself.

surge of 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

Ella smirked. “How do your best friend and your brother bind only one month after her 18th

birthday

Then 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

they be bound”

my family and not being with them.