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.

to send us into a frenzy and they’ll be watching

someone who welcomed me so readily and with kindness. I will not let them see

Chapter 26

I will protect her. *

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

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

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

your hands moving and focus on something,” I

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

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 someone finding out your cooking skill belongs to a rat the

lamb was brought in and we seasoned it and put some butter on it then we got

the meat and decided since we were cooking so early

the bread as the movie played on and I watched Ella

young raised in

I believe she wanted to preoccupy

it’s the same here.before the age of five they are allowed to be raised by their parents and play freely and happily. Then at five

first five years of their pups life?” Elizabeth seemed

mothers and the elders on watching the pups of that age.” I watched

elders must not do much then?” Ella spoke

the alpha and help organize when asked but we feel they’ve earned

I was still

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

is your brother?”

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Chapter 25

Theo his wife is my best friend Cecilia,

brother James,”

on him,” Brian grabbed some

brother!” she

a lot of control on his part. It’s worse when you have pure alpha blood.”

so calm,” Ella gasped.

one day and were taught to keep level heads but when he was at teenager all that desire to

would have

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

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

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

odd for him to have two mated younger siblings and not be mated

explained her interest.

think he is biding his time for a good one,” I nodded

willing to protect me and take me from the tournament even

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

birthday

knew it they were hopeless for each other. Theo had to come forward to

they be bound”

like torture reliving my family and not being