Stronger by Ang Chris
Chapter 16
Chapter 16
I felt so displayed and exposed. He had walked away again. I tried to stop from crying but anger, frustration, and vulnerability overflowed.
I sunk to my feet covering my mouth keeping all sounds inside. I let them flow down.
*I’m going to cry. I’m going to be upset. This is not what I wanted. Then I’m going to stand up and make sure he doesn’t
see.
I gasped and pressed my l*ps shut. I cleaned up my face. I dried my hair. This is not what I had expected. This is not what I want.
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I finished getting myself ready. I put on baggy clothes wanting to forget he’d seen it all and backed away.
He was in Brians’s room when I got out there and I ate my breakfast in silence. Thankfully I did not have to the scorn on his face.
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I grabbed some of my favorite books from the trunk of the car sitting in my seat and putting in my earbuds turning them up all the way.
I wanted the stories I knew to have a happy ending. I wanted to know if it would all work out for a moment. I would not look at him again. I would not give him an opening to humiliate me.
Resentment, fury, disgust, and embarrassment swilled and stormed chasing around inside of me. I felt like I was suffocating in it all. 1
When we got to the hotel that night I placed a blank card on my face. I would not give away anything.
“Anna?” Ella knocked on the door of my room as we were getting ready to go to dinner.
“Come in,” I took a deep breath and turned to put my hair up halfway to keep it out of my face.
“Are you okay?” she sat down on the bed.
I froze, terrified of what was to follow. He hadn’t. Please tell me he hadn’t.
“Why do you ask?” I closed my eyes trying to stay calm.
“You’ve been so quiet today. I thought you’d be excited we’re finally in Canada. I know we’re barely across the border but.” she shrugged looking at me as if I should explain. “This morning you didn’t say a word and you looked so. Sad or angry I don’t know but you seem upset,”
fine,” I shrugged as nonchalantly as I could.
kept his
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He’s my aloha but you’ll be my luna,” she
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missing home,” I falsely responded. Smiling
I’m sure that it is hard leaving your home but don’t worry. Let’s eat some good food
openly care for me. I didn’t realize how used to
“Of course,”
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a steakhouse that night. The men had taken it upon themselves to order the biggest
bull bites and steak medallions with bearnaise sauce and a side of shrimp. The food was wonderful yet again.
didn’t see
me there
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our meal and as we walked up to the room he placed his hand
once.
a moment that
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got into the room and I hurried into the bedroom. I did not want to be anywhere near him. I changed into my
I know this morn-”
crawled into bed rolling
again. “I know it was.
couldn’t control
sorry it happened,” I sat up and looked him in the eyes, crossing
covered his eyes, annoyed with me.” I am trying to be respectful I don’t want to make you
be respectful. I don’t know what it is that’s stopping you but if you can’t do something don’t start something. You have no idea how I felt after you left. I’m sorry that this is
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me with a hug
the blankets and snuggled in and she sat next to me. I knew she wanted to say something. It probably wasn’t easy to see your leaders
together, Grayson keeping a distance as
think enough time had passed
seriously. He lives his life for the pack and we all are lucky to have him. I know it’s a hard task but if you give him time
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him. Grayson evoked strong loyalty out of everyone I had met so far and that was a good sign of his character. I just couldn’t understand why that didn’t apply to me as
much like the others; the only difference was the cars were now jeeps. The road to his pack was over some rocks
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