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.

trying to send us into a frenzy and they’ll be watching I’m sure.

charge and responsible for so many people, but this wolf came here and they went after someone who welcomed me

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protect

of my warriors and they were supposed to fall before their Lunas and Alphas with no fear in their eyes.

to me, you’re allowed to have

had helped bolster me when I needed it and had kept

get your hands moving and focus on something,” I suggested.

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

remote and realized I had never used the TV before. 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

some butter on it then we

prepare some vegetables to go with the meat and decided since we were cooking so early some

on mixing the bread as the movie played on and

raised in your familial

to preoccupy Ella which

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.

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

turns with other mothers and the elders on watching

much then?” Ella spoke up.

help organize when asked but we feel they’ve earned

pups,” Elizabeth told me, I was still so

are going to take a year away when Charlie

is your brother?”

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his wife is my best friend

brother James,”

him,” Brian grabbed some chocolate chips

our Lamas brother!” she

is in the stage of a lot of power from hus wolf and not a lot of control on his

seemed so calm,”

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

would have

in my oldest brother if she wasn’t mated I would chalk it up to her wanting to be Luna to a

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

and he’s always had so much I think he wants someone he can truly rely on

mated younger siblings and not be mated himself, Especially when he

explained her interest.

biding his time for a good one,” I nodded to

I thought of Charlie. He was so willing to protect me and take me from the tournament even when it had to be done. The goddess could forsake me if it meant

mates,” Ella smirked. “How do your best friend and your brother bind

birthday

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 pay but Cea

they be bound”

family and not being with them.