Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 7

I had smelt seawater. So many people were sweating and excited and I could smell seawater.

“Alpha,” my beta nodded, greeting me.

“Matt,” I smiled clapping his shoulder.

“What’s she like?” I looked around at the busy people frantic with anticipation. They wanted to to watch the men tear each other apart for their females.

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It was in our species‘ nature to be excited at battle and competition. Not only did they want the combat and blood they wanted someone worthy.

Was it wrong that I wanted her to be worthy of my pack too? She was a female alpha and I sympathize with the pressure on her but I wanted a luna my pack would be amazed at.

“She is…..strong. She held her composure at the indecency of the Crystal Ecl*pse men. Also, she is clever enough to be wary of a man who hasn’t shown up yet. she wanted to know your persona and the community she may help care for,”

I nodded, understanding his words. If I win and she becomes my luna I will want to see how she behaves with my people first so that she can be trusted. I put them above all else as their leader it is my job to protect and serve them.

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“She is also devoted to her people, she cut a date she was enjoying short to help a mother who was birthing early. The babe was not breathing and Annette saved it,”

*Matthew was impressed. *

My beta is a discerning man. He came in my stead because I knew he would hold the priority of the pack’s best interest at heart.

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To see him impressed told me my mother was right to come here.

She had heard of this family’s legacy but she knew this female’s father. Though they had a proud lineage they were humble and worked with their people. She said she had visited here once after my father died to see this girl. That was when my mother suggested I compete for her when the time came.

I am not compelled by my mother but a wise man listens to those who have seen a lifetime.

“You said she was enjoying the date she left?” I looked over the other men competing.

A taller lanky young man that seemed small in persona. A boy who looked far to you to be considered for this. Then

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there were two men chatting carelessly. I could identify Peter Saunik of the Frozen Moon pack. One of the largest packs out there. He was talking to a smaller man, I could see he had some muscle on him but they seemed for show not work. Two more men I deemed to be challenging. They seemed to be discussing strategy. There was a man off to the side looking up at the sun with a mindless look on his face. The final man was flirting?!

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*He will go first. *

“I believe I will compete,”

When I said this I felt a certainty enter me. As if this was the most defining moment of my life.

I smelled the air allowing the sea to fill my lungs as I turned to my beta to discuss the strengths of each man and I caught something on him.

“What is that?” I asked him.

Matt looked at me eyeing my flashing change in demeanor.

“What is what Alpha?”

He used my title only when he thought I was angry as a way to show his respect for my authority.

I was not mad.

*No, I don’t think I’m mad but there is something on Matt. Some whiff of something on him. A hint of a need that I desperately craved more of. *

“Why do you smell sweet?” I stepped toward him.

“Sweet? Grayson are you alright? You seem like you’re…..hurting,‘

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smell of something sweet,”

was of fully forged alpha blood, born of even two alohas. my senses were higher than

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smell it on you. The sweetness of…of..” My mind failed to find the word

his brows together wondering why I was so interested in

attempting to push this desire from my head and my gut. Still, I felt it creeping through me like warmth on cold nights. Filling me up.

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the flea who was flirting first as he was distracting this esteemed pack’s

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this. These men wanted to bed a woman like no other. They were grown and they

was angry.

were they to want her? How did they think they had the right to her? There were dogs! On leashes

be allowed to breathe!

felt my wolf rise to the surface like lightning. He wanted

“What was happening?

so enthralled for a fight the urge to win overcoming

need you to keep me from killing any of these men. I feel as

my hands. His expression darkened but it did not match my mood. I had no clue why I was on

and had patches of

give my opponents a place to grab me. My shirt was a

the girls from a visiting pack their laughs at his jokes stirred the a few in me

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bared. My eyes flashed between grey and black.

“Grayson!”

but the voice of

come to ring!”

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“Yes”

hunched and growled. He wanted their blood; he was hungry for the crunch of their bones in his jaw.

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Not worthy

The pull for the

who seemed to think

Line up

Matt don’t let me kill them. I will not be in control,” I called over my shoulder. No longer resisting the power bringing me

the inky black cover my eyes fully

like this but I knew better than to question the goddess’s actions.

strings at this

again driving me to the pits of

sweetness of nature was dripping down my throat coating my insides.

in a melee tournament every man for himself,”

were also large but his

deeply within me

not

a stickler for tradition. Another peak

ring. A layer of bricks was all that generated us from the crowd. Wolves

this over

attempting to use weapons

inside of my head staring down the cannon fodder before him.

there was a reason for it. I had

the right man win!” Alpha Jonathan called out

stop Enzo from killing these men but allow him to

the nervous bunch of

at the thought of his

the man

they would try and save me for

me while I stalked towards my

as only knelt in half so he

of the mouse who had thought of winning a woman and flirting with

saw the fear in his eyes flash and his original opponent