Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 15

“I have to pee,” I stated. I was firm with my voice so there was no room for question.

“Fine,” Grayson nodded to Brian in the front seat.

We pulled over to some random truck stop about five miles later and I’m finally able to pee and stretch my legs.

Grayson apparently never drank or ate or peed like a normal wolf but I did. I know he’s desperate to get back to his land so the scent will be on me. The scent of my lands was fading from me quickly and anyb*dy would see me as a rogue and could try and take me. Unmarked and unscented I was vulnerable and his worry was sweet. Still his pace was relentless.

I walked out of the car and started heading for the building to relive myself.

“Wait,” Grayson grabbed me by hand this time.

“What now!” I huffed I was about to burst.

He gave me a stern look I swore only parents could give. “Ella is going with you since Brian can’t, you have to wait for her,”

“I think I’ll be alright going to the bathroom, Grayson. I know I’m vulnerable but let me pee!” I begged. I could not wait for Matt and Ella.

“Annette please,”

“Grayson I would wait if I could but I have to go I’m not gonna be able to hold it,”

“Fine,” he let go.

And that was when I realized how wonderful it was to hold his hand. He could walk to the restroom if he was so worried. He could protect me.

“Let’s go,” he handed his phone to Brian.

I gladly gave him a bright beaming face. He was coming. I mean yes he was coming to the bathroom. But he was coming himself. He wasn’t pushing me onto someone else.

We started walking and his hand found my back again. I stepped more into his arm feeling his warmth spread through my b*dy.

My back was tingling by the time I got out and went to get something from the vending machine. I grabbed a bunch of snacks for everyone humming to myself ecstatic at his attention.

I walked back out and he put his hand back where it belonged.

he commented.

got this for

genuinely surprised I had done

Was he so worried about me that the small act of getting snacks shocked him?

got to the car and I handed two bags of chips

hon,” she smiled and matt grabbed the Doritos and Twix instantly

a choice to him and he took only

turned to get

passed through Minnesota. I was shocked at the number of lakes we saw. This

we stopping tonight?”

“North Dakota,”

read right now. The Hawthorne legacy had

I looked up again it was dark out.

“Were stopping soon,”

went back down to finish

time however I noticed his eyes on me. I barely got through my book because he just kept staring. I did everything I could to make it seem like I hadn’t noticed. I tried

your soulmate says nothing to you but stares at you for an hour

were in another city. I put my

we eating out

there isn’t a restaurant close enough to this hotel,”

that Grayson wasn’t the one to

also magnificent. It was brown and beige and antique furniture and

beige blanket at the bottom of a fluffy white bedspread and a mountain

sat up immediately to growl at the couch in our room’s den. No doubt

in the bed with

tangled in him and hold him near, resting my head on his

room service and Ella and I selected a movie to put on.

selected the movie but these guys had never seen the terminator. With Grayson’s demeanor, that was a major shock. He practically was

my burger that was amazing. The best part of ordering a burger though. It always came with pickles on the side and I ask for extra

my eyes fluttered for a second I felt sleep tugging at me.. but this was a

woke up in bed. The light streaming and blinding in the white room.

get in bed?

wanted to

stretched my limbs and grabbed my bag heading