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.

and they’ll be watching I’m sure.

after someone who welcomed me so readily and with kindness. I will not let them see her so broken, they will

Chapter 26

I will protect

calm,” Ella turned around in embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and they were

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

Ella was a main part of it. She had helped bolster me when I needed it and had kept

get your hands moving

pulled herself together. “Can we have a movie

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

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

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

played on and I watched Ella out of the corner of

in your familial clan?” Elizabeth

I believe she wanted to preoccupy Ella which I was glad to

Then at five they begin lessons but we have an actual school it’s not part of

five years of their pups life?” Elizabeth

with other mothers and the

elders must not do much then?” Ella spoke

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

all the youngest pups,” Elizabeth told me, I was still so new

are going to take a year away when Charlie takes over as Alpha,” I smiled at the thought of my family.

brother?”

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his wife is my best friend Cecilia, then me, and then

brother James,”

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

Lamas brother!” she whispered

hus wolf and not a lot of control on his part.

so calm,” Ella gasped.

level heads but when he was at teenager all that desire to be strong for everyone caused

have thought

oldest brother if she wasn’t mated I would chalk it up

me.” I closed my

someone he can truly

odd for him to have two mated younger siblings and not be mated himself, Especially when he is heir,”

explained her interest.

mate. I think he is biding his time for a good

so willing to protect me and take me from the tournament even when it had to

do your best friend and your brother bind only one month

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

they be bound”

my family and not