Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 13

We’d been on the road for hours. My mate was a little consumed in getting home.

This was one of the only times I had left my pack so I had hoped to see something along the way but I was content with watching the states pass by as we drove.

Right now I think we were somewhere in Illinois believe. I wasn’t entirely sure.

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I had been listening to music on my phone as Grayson called his Delta Aarron Hokk.

I did my best not to listen in but when you hear the word attack.

“Any more attacks?” He spoke to his delta.

*Attacks? He kept that a convenient little secret from my family.

*No, no. He was dealing with something and he had said so. He’s my mate! *

I felt that war of trust played on within me. It was natural to want to believe every word he spoke. I wanted to have the certainty that he had every good reason to keep things from me. Then there was the other side. How could I trust him when he had given me no reason to? Why had he not been as open with me as I was with him? He had kept things from me including himself. I want to believe him. It felt like I should but I couldn’t, no sensible person would.

I listened in further pretending to keep my music going. There had been some form of attack that was personal Grayson had handled and it appeared to be dealt with. There was nothing and it was a sigma that had attacked.

Sigmas have no place in a pack; they exist outside of their pack’s community and rules. If it was a sigma that meant he’d acted alone. His pack hadn’t even acknowledged it.

“He’d had a reason. *

I looked out of the window and noticed we were getting off of the interstate.

“Are we stopping?”

“I’m not cruel enough to make you sleep in a car,” Grayson grunted as he typed on his laptop.

“Who said you were cruel?”

No reply came to me. Of course, I knew he had thought me haughty and dramatic after I demanded he come to my house

for dinner. Perhaps he shouldn’t detach himself to the point where I break.

We stayed in Chicago that night. This may sound crazy, but I had never seen a city like this. 2

Packs were always in more rural places so that we could run and transform without the humans trying to pry into our lives.

I’m sure humans thought our societies were very separate and different. If they only knew how good wolves were at trade and devolving wares, skills, and produce.

Seeing the skyscrapers and the people walking busy so engrossed in their issues they didn’t notice the people passing them by.

There were glittering shops with beautiful gowns and fluffy couches in the windows. One shop had nothing but diamonds in it and my jaw dropped.

make them.

on to screams a couple of times at the drivers getting so close and driving fast. Pedestrians paid no mind as they walked mindlessly into the streets. Bikers risk themselves in their lanes.

the smell clawed its way into our car. The smoke and smog clouded the sky. I had been

concluded quickly that I didn’t think I liked the city and I leaned back in my chair. It may have appeared shining but so many people with so many problems and they all were clueless simply following

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a build and I gasped helpless unaware we were

didn’t look over at Grayson not wanting to see his annoyance at

parked in a specialty parking spot and I immediately became

of the driver’s seat and opened my door for me.

didn’t have to do that,” I smiled at him, stepping

opening your

had a feeling he wasn’t sure

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“Just like Grayson.

waited as Matt parked the second car and Ella got out of it with

rides are so boring,” Ella huffed, stretching her arms out.

her and was going to reply that I was happy

should be insulted,” Matt feigned offense.

to keep the convoy like this for safety. Annette is out of her territory and hasn’t yet

keeping me safe.

up to the room to get ready for dinner,”

was seriously

it’s a Brazilian steakhouse. Nothing

exact moment, my stomach growled like a bear. I blushed and

fancy?” I asked

from all over the world. I’ve been looking forward to this all week!” She

arms.

have to get something out of the car then,”

sure he thought I wouldn’t notice but my

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in front of you, you annoying

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nicer clothes in. A beautiful white satin top with a deep v back that

teased me but at moments like this, that being slightly over–organized.

grabbing my bags and strutting forward with my purse slung over my arm

the evening in my hand.

angry…no you know what he shouldn’t have rolled his

UGH!!!

entered the lobby and it was marbled and huge chandeliers and mahogany wood pillars, ceiling,

and beautiful. I felt like I was dreaming. Grayson

room. Suite.

hell am

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was two levels, the master bed on the top floor. The guest rooms are on the bottom floor with a kitchen, a living room, and a balcony with a private hot tub.

wall with the balcony was nothing but glass. To say I was at a loss for words was

in the living room. I looked around stunned that I was staying in