Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 11

It felt like a dream a bit. Knowing this was the last day your home was your home. The feeling was not something natural. I felt hyper aware of the time going by.

Ella had come over after breakfast and we had started packing my clothes. My mother and Cea helped as well.

I kept stopping and looking around remembering forgotten moments of my childhood. Mornings before school, studying, sleepovers, dancing around, playing pretend. It felt like it had all happened in a split second.

Now I was supposed to pack all of it up and move myself across countries to live a life that always seemed like a far off island waiting for me.

What do you do when someday arrives?

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“Anna remember you’ll get plenty of clothes there so don’t pack everything,”

I sighed looking at my hoard of clothes and decided she may possibly be right.

I started sifting through my shirts deciding what I would like and what I would not. In truth I was ill prepared for the cold of Canada but I was excited all the same.

I decided to leave a good portion of my summer clothes for donation and I took all of my warm clothes. The two pairs of jeans that I had.

“A lot of the women on our land wear skirts during winter because the harvest is over, it’s like wearing a blanket,” Ella told me.

“I suppose I’ll have to learn to make some,”

“You’ll want some sweaters too. And some long underwear if you ever go out for a winter hunt. Alpha loves to ice fish and snowmobile as well so I suggest we order you some,” Ella recommended.

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It was nice that she was here. It helped me to have someone to teach me about the new life I would have. Grayson was too busy or distracted to do so.

I looked around my room as this surge of doubt entered me. It felt like a wave washing up inside my b*dy.

Should I leave my home for him? He had barely spoken to me. I had to force him to go to dinner.

I knew that this was going to be difficult. I could feel the wall of a challenge rising in front of me. Was I ready for this when I had no idea it would be worth it?

I had no clue what was holding him back, I had no clue if he saw me as a mistake. Should I leave all of this for a risk that would shatter me?

And if I stayed? I would never know.

I shoved a lot of my clothes into garbage bags for donation. His pack did make clothes so I shouldn’t bring too much

anyways.

“Anna before I forget what color silk do you want for your binding dress?” my mother asked me and the whole room stopped.

look at all for fear she’d tell me

“Navy blue,” I mumbled

that’ll be perfect. You’re tan right now too so I know you’ll look

a little

binding to me for all his people know. Matt said that he takes advice from his people so this is

was keeping and began putting them in boxes and set aside some

looked at the unholy amount

is gonna take a

bring them all?” Cea whined next to me flopping onto my

not leaving without them,” I

needed a place of escape. Reading never failed to take

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picked

I tumbled over boxes and furniture to get to her and stop her from

on earth is this! Oh, it is

out the large ice blue sapphire ring that had a halo of

that the ring could dazzle in

Cea. “It’s gorgeous, when did he

over at me so confused as to why no one had seen

if I had known Grayson was my mate I would have worn it with pride, but

who hadn’t shown his face. Now it was still in the box because it felt wrong to wear a ring when he wasn’t talking

on when I felt this valley between us swelling every

selected it for you at Grayson’s request,” Ella walked

looked at me

him but that is a claim

years into our marriage. For humans, this came after getting to know one another but for us, it comes before…and you my pup see it as the promise it is,” she hugged me tightly and I found myself

me pick it out with him,” Cea showed off

pear-shaped diamonds on the side on a gold

in a mate’s relationship when a couple gifted rings it meant they were

gifted me a ring before ever even meeting me it was a way for him to show his serious

Now it felt cheap.

had found me his soulmate and he wasn’t even talking to

bound by the goddess at creation and it felt like

began pricking

I can’t I cannot cry. This is not my dream romance but nothing ever goes as it does in your head. I will not be

from my mother and placed it in

it safe but won’t wear

worried you didn’t like it,” Ella chimed in looking at me

smiled and grabbed her hand, shaking it once for reassurance. “I just can’t wear it until I know him,” I shrugged and went over to my bookshelf and started piling in the

half the books were packed and with endless complaints from Cea about

make us some sandwiches,”

me,” Cea sat down beside me