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.

a frenzy and they’ll be watching I’m sure. Let them know we are

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

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I will protect her.

sorry Luna, I tried to keep myself calm,” Ella turned around in embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and they

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

when I needed it and had kept

your hands moving and focus on

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

course,” I found the 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 someone finding out your cooking skill belongs to

it and put some butter on it then we got to baking cookies and

the meat and decided since we were cooking so early some homemade bread would do

the bread as the movie played on and I

your young raised in your familial clan?” Elizabeth asked me.

wanted to preoccupy Ella which I was

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

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

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

do much then?” Ella spoke

alpha and help organize when asked but

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

when Charlie takes over

is your brother?”

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

brother James,”

mouth on him,” Brian grabbed some chocolate chips and Ella

brother!” she whispered him

from hus wolf and not a lot of control on his part. It’s worse when you have pure alpha blood.”

so calm,”

heads but when he was at teenager all that desire to

would have thought that.”

is not yet mated? How old is he?” Elizabeth 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

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

always had so much I think he wants someone he

for him to have two mated younger siblings and

explained her interest.

knows he needs a mate. I think he is biding his time for a good one,” I

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

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

birthday

they were hopeless for each other. Theo had to come forward to my dad and there was hell to pay but Cea and him were adamant

they be bound”

reliving my family and not being with them.