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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from me. I would have thought

random guest in his house is not respectful,” She crossed her arms and stared down the warrior. “Would you accept this

for a moment. “He should be more understanding. We will move Annas‘ things into the master and

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 tried

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

wants what’s best for the pack but there is a way to do so with respect for you Luna,” Elizabeth nodded,

grabbing another box.

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another box but my head swimmed with scenes of his anger. What if he sent me

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

dream. Room for my whole family’s clothes spread before me with

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

fan of nightgowns,” Elizabeth raised her eyebrows at the contents of her box.

There were satin ones, silk ones, lacey ones, and cotton ones. As long as they were cute and in a soft color

sees you in these,” she smirked.

hold his

memory from my mind and the subsequent fight.

Grayson’s clothes to the other room and he his

plan of ours if

were all put away

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

I laughed. “Can we get some more Ella said

have seen your other clothes so I believe I know what you’ll like,” she skimmed my

let’s get the rest,” Amria called for us.

rest is books I wouldn’t know where

them in of the empty rooms

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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 put them in the

to see my son and explain the change of plans,” Amaria held up

routine around here. Everyone has multiple jobs to help the pack. I will show you around.

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pups.”

the long path from my house to

want to do throughout the day. If you want to farm, hunt, make clothes, train pups, train yourself, You are Luna

main grounds and walked straight to the training house where

Annette,” Aarron bowed his head.

all called

brightly, happy to be in

be practicing our archery marksmanship, let’s head to the range everyone,” Elizabeth called over the crowd of grilling

excited to practice and were all scrambling over one another. Elizabeth tried to fall them but the rambunctious hoard of children was unstoppable.

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turning to look at me with wide eyes of

two lines please or we will run laps

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

crops. I was used to children being unruly because they were not in their classroom, they

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

to the range, their steps

stays in front of the fence while we go

to

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hurt if they didn’t pay attention and that no one was to have an arrow in their bow unless they were aiming at