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.

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

is not 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 them see her

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will protect her.

my warriors and they were supposed to fall before their

have emotions,” I walked over and hugged her

bolster me when

hands moving and focus

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

on Ratatouille, it

the lamb was brought in and we seasoned it and put some butter on it then we got to baking cookies and

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

on mixing the bread as the movie played on and I watched Ella out of the

how are your young raised in your familial clan?” Elizabeth asked me.

wanted to preoccupy Ella which I was glad to

parents and play freely and happily. Then at five they begin lessons but we have an actual school it’s not part

first five years of their pups

take turns with other mothers and the elders on

do much then?” Ella spoke

for the alpha and help organize when asked but we feel

me, I was still so new

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

is your brother?”

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

brother James,”

youngest brother has a mouth on him,” Brian grabbed some chocolate chips and Ella smacked his hand away.

brother!” she whispered him a scolding.

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

is now. 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 the scream:

have

she wasn’t mated I would chalk it up to her wanting to be Luna

I closed

wants someone he can truly rely on and doesn’t see

and not be mated

explained her interest.

needs a mate. I think he is biding

protect me and take me from the tournament even when it had to be done. The goddess could forsake me if

smirked. “How do your best friend and your brother

birthday

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”

torture reliving my family and not being