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.

dusted off my face and smiled back at her. “You can just

she would tell

return to the pack it will take a day or two

help me pick up my life and take it to

at the moment,” I put my gloves back on

course,”

pack though,” I looked over my shoulder. “I don’t

explaining to me that their pack was in Yukon, Canada. They were in the wilderness between two rivers and

here with her brother Brain, another skilled fighter. They

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

She told me of their sheep wool and the greenhouses for the

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sturdy her clothes seemed and they

gardening for the day and it was time

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

for a second looking at

me up and down when she thought I wasn’t paying attention to her as I cleaned

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

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

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

my mate’s pack are like… And I’m sure you want to know what I’m like,” I turned, drying my hands and crossing my arms

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on her feet, probably uncomfortable that I had called her out for

I laughed and started walking towards the training

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

into the ring to face me. Both of us had our hands wrapped which was customary for mock

admit it was not best to do this before I had even become her

putting her hands up and furrowing her

of the members of my pack gathered

arms almost parallel to the floor and my other

and we inched our way toward each other waiting for

for my right side first and I blocked and brought my knee up. Which was way too easy.

easy on me,” I barked. “A real enemy is going to come at me with everything they have and I want my sparring partner to do the

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

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absorbed the blow to my side and grabbed her knee, taking my leg and sweeping it behind her other leg dropping her to the

her limb pushing my fist into her stomach. In