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

waited holding my breath hoping she would tell me that he

to return to the pack it will take a day or two to return so I thought I’d help you with

up my life and take it to my

back on and knelt to continue my work with the

Of course,” she

can tell me about your pack though,” I looked over my

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

with her brother Brain, another skilled fighter. They

hardly ever helped with the crop because she hunted often. She explained she preferred to make clothes when it came

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

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sturdy her clothes seemed

I had finished my gardening for the day and

and we can spar with my training group,” I nodded, squinting to keep the sun out of

a second looking at me with wide

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

for me. It was true that looking at me as a small girl with a shapely

I also was trained since I was four. I knew how to

could no doubt match her brothers. This was also a good way for me to be

like… And I’m sure you want to know what

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that I had called her out for worrying about me and trying to deny me a spar.

I laughed and started walking towards the

tank top…braided my hair

hair up and walked into the ring to face me. Both of us

become her

her hands up and

of my pack gathered around

one of my arms almost parallel to the floor and my

we inched our way toward each other waiting for the other

and I blocked and brought

real enemy is going to come at me with everything they have

other this time I felt her change to use all her strength the force moving through her b*dy as she launched her knee at me and simultaneously

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

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