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.

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

would tell

will leave in two days to return to the pack it will take a day or two to return so I thought

up my life

at the moment,” I put my gloves back on and

Of course,” she mumbled.

I looked over my shoulder. “I don’t even

was in Yukon, Canada. They were in the wilderness between two rivers and a

she was here with her brother Brain, another skilled fighter. They both had a very good

ever helped with the crop because she hunted often. She explained she preferred

their sheep wool and the greenhouses for

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clothes seemed and they were

my gardening for the day and it was

with my training group,” I nodded, squinting

second looking at me

style. I don’t want to disrupt your practice,” she looked me up

was true that looking at me as a small girl with a shapely figure I did not‘

also was trained since I was four. I knew how to attack a taller target and when to use my tiny figure to

endurance was unparalleled and my speed could no doubt match her brothers. This was also a good way for me to be level headed when my mate decided to show

you want to know what I’m like,” I turned, drying my hands and crossing

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shifted her weight on her feet, probably uncomfortable that I had called her out for worrying about me and trying to deny me a spar.

laughed and

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

hair up and walked into the ring to face me. Both of us had our hands wrapped which was customary

even become her luna but I was

her hands up and

of my pack gathered around the octagon including

parallel to the floor

each other waiting for the other

and brought

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

her change to use all her strength the force moving through her b*dy as she launched her knee at me and simultaneously hit

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my leg and sweeping it behind

kept one arm wrapped firmly around her limb pushing my fist into her stomach. In