Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 18

“Anna!” Good morning darling!” Amaria was in my new kitchen and a sweet scent of food was dragging me forward,

“Chocolate chip pancakes as promised. Grayson is an early riser and don’t worry I told him you know,” she set a plate down in front of me. “He’s always been ashamed of his father so I wouldn’t mention it,”

I dug into the pancakes that even if I’d never tell her we’re better than my mom’s. I happily ate and swung my feet like a child. It felt refreshing to be looked after.

“Elizabeth the deltas wife and the trainer of the warriors is going to come by and help us unpack your things,” she reminded me as she sipped her coffee.

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“Right. Will she have the time?” I could imagine that training in warriors is a time–consuming responsibility.

“You are new Luna she has made time,”

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A knock sounded on the door and in came Elizabeth.

She had slightly red hair, freckles, and a sharp face. She was much taller than me and her frame was much more sculpted. Her shoulders were wide yet still feminine. She dressed in gym clothes of a light shade of purple.

“Luna,” she bowed her head smiling greatly.

“Please call me Anna. Your husband is delta I want us to have a good relationship,” I waved my hands embarrassed by the undue respect.

“Anna, it’s so great to meet you. Grayson had waited four years to compete for you I wondered if I’d ever meet the myth,”

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I smiled bashfully, fiddling my hands behind my back. They all had such high hopes. Grayson’s acceptance of me relied on them.

“I hope I’ll be worth the wait,”

“I have no doubt you’re exactly what we all need,” she gave me a grin that she and Amaria shared.

“Come let’s unpack and get you settled,” Amaria ushered us into the living room that had my things piled high.

“Clothes upstairs to the master,” she began.

*Oh goddess no please don’t make me tell them. ”

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“Um. Actually I am in a different room. Grayson, he um had one set aside… for me,” I hid my red face from them taking out some blankets from a box to appear busy.

“What!?” my mother–in–law growled and bared her teeth.

“He just wants to wait he said at least until the binding,” I squeezed my eyes shut clutching the blanket so mortified they

had to know this.

“I am going to teach that boy a lesson you do not act so rude to a woman here to care for you!” she started marching off.

“No! No no no please it’s okay I’ve already said my-”

“Amaria,” Elizabeth halted her at the door. “He is Alpha. He built this place. It is his house he must decide what to do t

he’s comfortable with,”

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my goddess. This is excruciating his people agree that he should distance himself from me.

guest in his house is not respectful,” She crossed her arms and stared down

a moment. “He should be more understanding. We will move Annas‘ things into the master and Grayson’s things into the other

fine in the room I have. I do not want to start another argument. He knows I’m upset with this arrangement. That is enough,” I

mate this way. You will take the master he owes you that,” Amria grabbed a box of my

a way to do so with

grabbing another box.

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head swimmed with scenes of his

with a bench in front and a vanity and a den to the left with a ty and a small couch beyond that was a balcony. To the right were doors to

whole family’s clothes spread before me with another large soft velvet cream

in the middle.

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take it. *

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Chapter 18

I had on the rods. I put my blouses and tank tops and

be a fan of nightgowns,” Elizabeth raised her eyebrows at the contents of her

feel elegant. There were satin ones, silk ones, lacey ones, and cotton ones. As long as they were cute and in a soft color I wanted them. I had avoided wearing them during our travels because I wasn’t prepared for him to see me so intimately.

he sees you in these,” she

hold his

from my mind and the

moved Grayson’s clothes to the other room and he his shoes and other

nervous about this plan of ours if Amaria wasn’t so

were all put

only have this for warm clothes?” she pointed to the

more Ella

seen your other clothes so I

the rest,” Amria

books I wouldn’t know where to put them,”

put them in of

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headed downstairs to get more boxes. We moved the books upstairs and I put my blankets into a linen closet. I grabbed the box that had my most personal blog belongings and

grounds. I’m going to see my son and explain the change of plans,” Amaria held up her hand when I tried to

we have a routine around here. Everyone has multiple jobs to help the

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pups.”

headed down the long path from my house to

give you a tour of the pack tomorrow. You will choose what you want to do throughout the day. If you want to farm, hunt, make clothes, train pups, train yourself, You are Luna

tomorrow,” we entered the main grounds and walked straight to the training house where a group of

Aarron bowed his

the kids all called out and mimicked his movements.

I smiled brightly, happy to be in their energy and excitement.

let’s head to the range everyone,” Elizabeth called over the crowd of

excited to practice and were all scrambling over one another. Elizabeth tried to fall

stop!” I commanded with a boom of my voice.

all halted in unison, turning to look at me with wide eyes of

laps today instead,” I continued stepping in

mumbled and shuffled into two lines and kids bumped and argued over who went where but

often helped with teaching the pups about the crops. I was used to children being

to help us. Let’s go to the range now calmly as she asked,” I got

steps getting hurried when they saw the

in front of the fence while we go over the rules,” Aarron ordered.

hushing down to whispers

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no one was to have an arrow in their bow unless they were aiming at the target’s