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

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

Chapter 26

will protect her. *

around in embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and they were supposed

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

Ella was a main part of it. She had helped bolster me when I needed it and had kept me standing

bake something get your hands moving and focus

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

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

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

decided since

movie played on and I watched Ella out of the corner of

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

I believe she wanted to preoccupy Ella which I was glad

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

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

the elders

much

organize when asked but we feel they’ve

see over all the youngest pups,” Elizabeth told me, I was

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

brother?” Elizabeth asked.

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

brother James,”

him,” Brian grabbed some

that’s our Lamas brother!” she whispered him a scolding.

from hus wolf and not a lot of control on his part.

he seemed so calm,”

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

have

seemed very interested in my oldest brother if she wasn’t mated I would chalk

like me.” I closed my eyes for a second picturing his protective face

and he’s always had so much I think he wants someone

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

explained her interest.

biding his time for a good one,” I

me from the tournament even when it had to be done. The goddess could forsake me if it meant my

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

birthday

for each other. Theo had to come forward to my dad and there

they be bound”

felt like torture reliving my family and not being with them.