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.

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

holding my breath hoping she would tell me that

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

means packing. She wants to help me pick up my life and take

busy at the moment,” I put my gloves back on and knelt to continue my

course,” she mumbled.

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

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

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

hunted often. She explained she

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

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noticed how sturdy her clothes seemed

finished my gardening for the day and it

training group,” I nodded, squinting to keep the sun out of

and gaped for a second looking

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

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 like I could knock

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

was also a good way for me to be level headed when my mate decided to

wanna see what the warriors in my mate’s pack are like… And I’m sure you want to know what I’m like,”

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her weight on her feet, probably uncomfortable that I had called her

on, it’ll be fun,” I laughed and

a tank top…braided my hair

Both of us had our hands wrapped which was customary for

was not best to do this before I had even become her luna but I was interested to see how my mates‘ warriors

her hands

of the members of my pack gathered around the octagon including Charlie and

my arms almost parallel to

each other waiting for the other to move first. 1

and I blocked and brought my knee up. Which

me,” I barked. “A real enemy is going to come at me with

all her strength the

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taking my leg and sweeping it

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