Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 9

I finished my plate and my mother suggested that she and I go on and help with the crops. They were starting to sprout after planting and they needed fertilizer and weeding.

Cea was more of a warrior and after a few broken dummies and one destroyed training ring, she and I were no longer allowed to train together. So I spent this time alone in my thoughts.

I decided to go about my duties and pretend as though he was not on my mind at all.

Did I want him to come over with his gray eyes and ruffled hair and take me for a romantic conversation about the life we would build together…maybe. But I was not going to show it.

I grumbled to myself pulling out weeds for the better part of the morning, clearing a good portion of the first carrot patch.

I watered the crop and opened a bag of fresh fertilizer. The more you wanted to throw up the better it was for your food.

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I was used to the stench after years of working on the veg.

I packed it around the sprouts and mumbled to myself about what I was going to do to my infuriating male.

“Luna,” some woman called behind me.

I knew my mother was working on the tomatoes a few patches away from one of our larger yields so it needed wise attention. I paid no attention.

“Luna,”

Honestly, if he had said even one word. If he had sent flowers this morning. If he had shown some respite of decency for me 1 would not want to walk up to him and kick him right in the-

“Luna Annette,”

I looked over at two feet beside me. Huh? Luna, who?

I looked up at a tall long d*rty blond–haired girl with a pleasant round face.

“What?” I was stunned at this change of events.

*I would have to get used to that. I suddenly felt old and like I was supposed to be looking after a bunch of

rambunctious little wolves.*

“My name is Ella. I’m from the Northern ecl*pse pack. I’ve been looking for you all morning to introduce myself and see if you need anything.” she explained, smiling with her hands behind her back.

face and smiled back at her. “You can just call Anna. I’m helping with the crops right

waited holding my breath hoping she would tell me that he was ready to apologize.

the pack it will take a day

me pick up my life and take it to my new land. *

my gloves back on and knelt to

Of course,” she

about your pack though,” I looked over my shoulder. “I don’t even know where it

to me that their pack was in Yukon, Canada. They were

Brain, another skilled fighter. They both had a very good sense of

crop because she hunted often. She explained she preferred to make clothes when it came to

of their community. She told me of their sheep wool and the greenhouses for the ramie. This helped them to make

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her clothes seemed and they

the day and it was

wash up and we can spar with my training group,” I nodded,

and gaped for a second looking at me with

disrupt your practice,” she looked me up and down when she thought I wasn’t paying attention to her as I cleaned my hands

at her worry for me. It was true that looking at me as a small girl with a shapely figure I did not‘ look at all

I was four. I knew how to attack a taller target and when to use

my speed could no doubt match her brothers. This was also a good way for me

in my mate’s pack are like… And I’m sure you want to know

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probably uncomfortable that I had called her out for worrying about me and trying to deny me a

laughed and started walking

changed into leggings and a tank top…braided my hair and rolled it into a

to face me. Both

become her luna but I was interested to see how my mates‘ warriors fared.

me putting her hands up and furrowing her

of the members of my pack gathered around the octagon

parallel to the floor and my other by

each other waiting

went for my right side first and I blocked and brought

barked. “A real enemy is going to come at me with everything they have and I want my sparring

and we circled each other this time I felt her change to use all her strength the force moving through her b*dy as she launched her

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taking my leg and sweeping it behind her

firmly around her limb pushing my fist into her stomach. In return. She punched