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 can just call Anna. I’m helping with the

she would tell me that

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

pick up my life and take it to my new land. *

on and knelt to continue my work with the

course,” she

about your pack though,” I looked over my shoulder. “I don’t even know where it

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

of the best and she was here with her brother Brain, another skilled fighter. They both had

often. She explained she preferred to make clothes

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

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seemed and they were

day and it was

training group,” I nodded,

looking at me with wide

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

a shapely figure I

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

a good way for me to be level headed when my

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,” I turned, drying my hands and

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I had called her out

fun,” I laughed and started

a tank top…braided my hair and rolled it into a bun.

to face me. Both of us had our

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

her hands up and furrowing her brows.

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

my arms almost parallel to the floor and

our way toward each other

and I blocked and brought my knee up. Which was way too easy.

to come at me with everything they have and I want my sparring partner to do the

strength the force moving through her b*dy as she launched her knee at me

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

one arm wrapped firmly around her limb pushing my fist into her