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.

her. “You can just call Anna. I’m helping with the crops right now but

hoping she would tell me that he was ready

has said we will leave in two days to return to the pack it will take a day

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

gloves back on

course,”

over my shoulder.

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

a warrior, one of the best and she was here with her brother Brain, another skilled fighter.

she hunted often. She explained she preferred to make clothes when it came to providing for

their sheep wool and the greenhouses for the

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sturdy her clothes seemed and they were of

had finished my gardening for the day and it was time to head

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

looking at me with wide questioning eyes.

disrupt your practice,” she looked me up and down when she thought I wasn’t

a small girl with a shapely figure I did not‘ look at all like

born of two alphas I also was trained since I was four. I knew how to attack a taller target

good way for me to be level

what the warriors in 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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had called her out for worrying about

I laughed and started walking towards the training

tank top…braided my hair and rolled it into a

Both of us had

even become her luna but I was interested to see

she asked me putting her hands up and furrowing

of my pack gathered around the octagon including Charlie and James.

arms almost parallel to the floor and my other by

way toward each other waiting for

side first and I blocked and

me,” I barked. “A real enemy is going to come at me with everything they have 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 knee at me and simultaneously

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

her limb pushing my fist