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.

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

wolf came here and they went after someone who welcomed me so readily and with kindness. I will not let them see her so broken, they will not see her

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I will protect her.

Ella turned around in embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and they

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

made myself a 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

moving

she wiped her eyes and pulled herself

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

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

since we were cooking so early some homemade bread would do as well.

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

how are your young raised in your familial clan?” Elizabeth

to preoccupy

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.

five years of their pups life?” Elizabeth seemed unsettled by

I shook my head. “They take turns with other mothers and the elders on watching the pups of that age.” I watched her

do much then?” Ella spoke

organize when asked

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

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

your brother?”

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oldest, then Theo his wife is my best friend Cecilia, then me, and then my youngest

brother James,”

on him,” Brian grabbed some chocolate

our Lamas 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

he seemed so

keep level heads but when he was at teenager all

have thought that.”

seemed very interested in my oldest brother if she wasn’t mated I would chalk it up to her wanting to be Luna to a strong Alpha.

romantic like me.” I closed my eyes for a second picturing his protective face before I went down the day

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

for him to have two mated younger siblings and not be mated himself, Especially

explained her interest.

he needs a mate. I think he is biding his time for a

surge of homesickness overtook me as I thought of Charlie. He was so willing to protect me and take me from the

Ella smirked. “How do your best friend and

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

they be bound”

like torture reliving my family