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.

But 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 kindness. I will not let them see her so broken, they will

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I will protect her.

embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and they were supposed to fall

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

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 had no problems returning the

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

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

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

seasoned it and put some butter

to go with the meat and decided since we were

on mixing the bread as the movie played on and

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

she wanted to preoccupy Ella

age of five they are allowed to be raised by their parents and 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

work the first five years of their pups

“They take turns with other mothers and the elders on watching the

do much then?” Ella

when asked but we

me, I was still so

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

brother?” Elizabeth asked.

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

brother James,”

a mouth on him,” Brian grabbed some chocolate chips and Ella smacked his hand

she whispered him a

alright yes James is in the stage of a lot of power from hus wolf and not a lot of control on his part. It’s worse when you have

he seemed so

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

have

mated? How old is he?” Elizabeth seemed very interested in my oldest brother if she wasn’t mated

I closed my eyes for a second picturing his protective

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

him to have two mated younger siblings and not be mated

explained her interest.

think he is biding his time for a

of Charlie. He was so willing to protect me and take me from the tournament even when it had to be

friend and your brother bind only one

birthday

Cea. They enlisted my help for private moments and before I knew it they were hopeless for each other. Theo had to come forward to

they be bound”

reliving my family and not