Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 21

It was almost the end of my first week here. I watered the crops every morning and went for a run afterwards. My routine gave me peace and I had found kindness in everyone I’d met. I would Charlotte whenever she needed me but there wasn’t much but one or two sonograms a week. I did get to see the pups once a day helping them to practice fighting, helping them learn archery, learning endurance.

With the young wolves, we were teaching them how to control themselves and how to turn when they wanted to. One mother was scared because her son was at the height of his anger turning almost every night, I had him run laps and work his aggression out in the gym. It seemed to do the trick.

I enjoyed my mornings the most, sitting and watering the crops and talking with the other wolves. Sharing stories and jokes, talking about what they might want for dinner. I liked to hear what they had to say since what we ate at our group meals was up to me. The pups had suggested we should have ice cream and brownies for supper.

“You know a good night of slow–roasted chicken doesn’t sound too bad,” a farmer suggested.

“I think that sounds good too,” my mouth watering at the thought. “But we should have roasted potatoes and sausages with them,”

“We’re lucky to have you luna,” he laughed and headed off to his tractor.

They made their own sausages here, made the ice cream, and milked their cream from their cows. They milled their own flour, sowed the oats, they wove the fabric of the clothes they made.

Elizabeth was teaching me how to make my own clothes so far I had made a simple strap dress. Square top and straight skirt with ties for straps.

She’d ruched the skirt by pulling a thread at the top of the fabric. I honestly thought that part would be much harder

“I don’t like chicken,” Jessica called to me.

Jessica was a warrior and farmer. She had been one of the women Grayson had thought to be his luna before his mother told him of me. I got the feeling she wasn’t a fan of mine.

“Is that how you speak to your Luna?” Elizabeth scowled at her.

disrespect to Luna Annette, I just

we’re having sausages and potatoes as well,” I nodded to her. “I’m going to go for a run,” I turned and went to the

over things in my head. Tasks that needed to be done, people who

spar with warriors. Apparently, after my attack on the boxing bag, they were

men were tricky to spar with. They were adept at speed more so than I was used to. Luckily getting a man

to give a lot of shit when a little girl beats them up.

Better agility, strength, and speed. I in particular was very fast and flexible so

sparring trash–talking with the warriors. You’d

the chickens ready for the roast. Ella and Charlotte both had offered their assistance and I gladly said yes to time

and acquaintances but it was a start. I didn’t need everyone’s love and admiration but I wanted to earn their respect. I wanted something more than waiting for a man

or whenever he saw me but there was still a chasm between us. I felt the pangs of loneliness when his eyes fell on me and the storm inside him raged. I know he thought I did not see it, but I knew he

the gym. I had sparred with Brian who had warmed up to me. He was also

best of friends yet. He had left himself wide open and I went for the back of his

we do for a rub?” Ella asked, looking at the spices

was the food. Other than that I had

it simple,” I told her,

into.

be slow–roasted for 3

had no problem letting them win on potatoes. I grabbed

Luna,” Ella smiled at me. “I’m so happy that you’ve found happiness with the

have you in the office. Jessica is a pain in my butt,”