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 shit–covered gloves. I dusted off my face and smiled back at her. “You can just call

would tell me that he

to find you myself. Alpha has said we will leave in two days to return to the pack

my life and take it to my new

back on and

Of course,” she

over my shoulder. “I don’t even

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

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

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

listened to the ins and outs of their community. She told me of their sheep wool and the greenhouses for the ramie.

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noticed how sturdy her clothes seemed and

gardening for the day and it

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

gaped for a second looking at me

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

a shapely figure I did not‘ look at all like I could knock someone a head taller than me on their

born of two alphas I also was trained since I was four. I knew

her brothers. This was also a good way for me to be level headed when my mate decided to show his stupid

be fine. I 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 out for worrying about me and trying to deny

fun,” I laughed and started walking towards the

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

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

to do this before I had even become her luna but I was interested to see how my mates‘ warriors fared.

sure?” she asked me putting her hands up and furrowing her

of my pack gathered around the

my arms almost parallel to the floor and my

we inched our way toward each other waiting for the other to move

blocked and brought my knee up. Which was

to come at me with everything they have and I want my

her change to use all her strength the force moving through her

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my leg and sweeping it behind her other leg dropping her

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