Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 8

“Honey,” I told Matt as we left.

“What?”

“She smells like honey, it’s on you,” I almost growled my explination.

Matt looked down at himself as realization dawned on him. “I’m wearing the shirt I wore when I met with her for you,”

This made me stop in my tracks. That’s right he met with her and he’d given her my present but when I’d seen her the ring wasn’t on her at all.

“Did she not like it?”

“She did.” Matt stoped for moment and then looked back at me “she looked impressed at least,” he shrugged.

“We need to head back,” I started walking again.

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I did not like being away from my pack and given recent events I felt as if I was failing them.

I did not lie when I sent Matt ahead to make up for my tardiness.

A sigma from a nearby pack had found his way onto our lands. He had fallen for one of our warriors but she couldn’t have been bothered by his aggressive advances. This wolf did not take no for an answer and began hunting her for sport.

As alpha I took this personally. He was harassing one of my warriors. One of my people

I had dealt with him just before I left. I also brought the woman with me so she could help Annette and stay safe.

“Grayson, have a heart,” Matt scolded me causing me to look at him confused and now annoyed.

“Ella is here, she’s safe. I would have never left a member of our pack like that. I knew she could help her new Luna as well in the journey. I still dislike having to leave so quickly after that whole ordeal,” I grunted.

“Gray, this is her home,” Matt walked faster to catch up with me. “She is your soulmate and that is a great gift for our people, but remember her life is changing forever now,”

I suppose I’m hyperfocused on the defense of my pack but an attack like that was my fault. *

I stomped through the trees and dirt to our guest home.

“I had to think of her now, but being alpha is my main priority.

“Alpha,” Brian bowed his head as we marched up the steps.

He opened the door and we took off our shoes and made ourselves comfortable as my beta continued to berate me.

to come with us, be sensible and give her a

you want to stay

going on?” Ella interjected as she set food and water down in front of us and

now,” Matt told

grabbed my fork

“You can’t do that to your mate!”

my eyes at the

I stated as harshly as I

to be where we can defend easily with greater numbers,” her brother Brian sat down beside me to eat

is our luna!” Ella barked and swatted her

you!” matt scoffed sipping a

get that! *

your testimony,” I ordered, and as commanded he got me a

is your soulmate!”

had never felt the pull that I feel right

my land where I could keep her safe and she could be

and be

consider her feelings,” Ella advised me, her exasperated tone making me more done with this

knows her duties,”

his glass hard and looked me dead in the eyes “and what about your duty to

had me there. *

power of finding her and the battle if that’s what you call a battle. I sighed and drank

put my glass and plate in the sink

I pulled off my shirt her scent hit again. The feel of her small frame in my hands rushed to

my bed keeping my shirt on.

are going to make life difficult aren’t

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huffed, crossing my

one the goddess made for me and he didn’t

back. “I’m sure he is just overwhelmed Anna,” she comforted me but I found no

I wanted him here. I wanted him standing in front of me with his arms open and waiting for me. He was mine. He should be forever grateful that I was given to him and he did not have to earn me the way another male

spiked and clenched my fits only to open them with my claws

My father

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on dad it could be interesting,” James laughed walking away from

growled but retracted my claws.

*Fine then. *

morning I woke up and showered trying to go over everything in my head. I wanted to make sure I hadn’t done anything to upset him or if I had seemed weak, succumbing to the pull of a soulmate so quickly.

he left without talking to me, he is my soulmate and the goddess put us together

off and started to get ready for the day taking a few extra

out of my face and I put on a simple blue shirt and