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 sure. Let them know

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

Chapter 26

protect

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

allowed to have emotions,” I walked over and hugged her tightly.

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

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

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

up and running, we decided on Ratatouille, it went with the cooking and when the worst thing in

put some butter on it

since we were cooking so early some

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

in your familial clan?” Elizabeth

to preoccupy Ella which I was glad to

by their parents and play freely and happily. Then at five they begin lessons but we

don’t work the first five years of their pups life?” Elizabeth

take turns with other mothers and the elders on watching the pups

much then?” Ella

council for the alpha and help organize when

told me, I was still so new and

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

brother?”

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

brother James,”

mouth on him,” Brian grabbed some chocolate chips and

brother!” she

hus wolf and not a lot of control on

he seemed so calm,” Ella

at teenager all that desire to be strong for everyone caused him to hurt his sparring partner. He broke his femur in

would have thought

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.

he will never admit it but I think he’s much more of a romantic like me.” I closed my eyes for a second picturing his protective face before I went down the day the tournament began.

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

him to have two mated younger siblings and not be

explained her interest.

a mate. I think he is biding his time

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

do your best friend and your brother bind only one

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

they be bound”

torture reliving my family and