Stronger by Ang Chris

Stronger

Chapter 24

“Mother I know you think I’m being cruel but this is the-”

“If you think I, as your mother will buy into that you’re an imbecile,” I shut him down.

“Mama, I have to protect our people,”

“You are protecting yourself, don’t lie,” I crossed my arms. “I know what drives you, the fear that has crawled up into your lungs,”

“Annette is going to be my Luna I-”

I held up my hand. “Annette is going to be your wife, you are destroying her,” I walked up to him and tilted his face to mine. “Your father cut you off, he walked away. Annette has seen the ugliest side of you, the side I thought you were better than and she’s stayed,” I nodded to him.

“But if you continue this I will send her to Georgia myself and I will sit beside her at her binding to a good man,” I knew that he would not like this but he needed to see.

He stood up pushing over his and growled “you will not take her away!”

“Ohhh!” I laughed. “Look at that you care!”

“Mom I am trying,” He slumped his shoulders.

“You are guarding yourself! I did not raise a coward!” I walk towards him. “Make the effort for her and you might be surprised by the acceptance you get in return,”

“She is not something I understand how to approach,” he confessed.

“So instead you neglect her the way you were?” I close my eyes. “Try Grayson and she will show you how,”

I left my son to ponder the challenge I gave him, he was no coward with his life but his heart, he couldn’t let a single soul inside.

“I cannot believe he was jealous of Matt!” Charlotte squealed at me.

“If Matt had a partner of his own I’m sure Grayson would not worry,” I rolled my eyes and continued twisting the barbed wire for the fence.

“Many women would kill for Matt how Grayson would think that you his soulmate would be one of them is clinically insane,” She huffed and nailed the wire to the fence in one big swing.

“Are you one of those women?” I teased her elbowing her side.

“Never!” she snorted.

“What you don’t want to be Mrs. O’Connell?” I kept poking.

“No, no I don’t think I could be with a wolf from our pack. I know them all too well I want someone who I would have to learn,” She told me blushing a little.

“Well I don’t know if you know but a bunch of single men tried to marry me so I know a couple of guys,” I winked.

“No thank you!” she shook her head many times.

“Well, whoever you end up with will be the luckiest,” I smiled at her.

“Anna? Do you think you’ll stay here?” Charlotte suddenly turned serious.

I stopped.

Should I? He’s given me no reason to trust he’ll change. I have always wanted a romance, and he is so distrusting.

“I don’t know…”

have no issue finding someone else. She could k*ss him,

“Luna!” Charlotte screeched,

“Huh?”

barbed wire thinking of him with another woman. My glove was

side and we’ll go to delta Aarron right away,”

even feel it. I got so angry at the thought

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I am desperate for his b*dy. I would

live knowing he can resist a sensation this strong all due to fear. How do I stand by him when this is

1. at.

Charlotte hurried over and snapped the wire from the spool her mouth

as my mind

be healed in

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bond would

to heal until we take it out,” she likes over at my hand as she drove. “Luna

think I am. *

standing on the edge and I can either fall knowing I will get hurt or pull

and be beside a known risk or do I pull away and never know?

I leave? Should I stay? Could he overcome this fear and

door for me and ushered me into the clinic.

*

us at the door, guiding us to a private room through the prying

got a flash of anger on her face I may have asked an insensitive question,” Charlotte looked

your fault,”

okay?” Aarron had me lay down and put my arm on a small

far away hopeless in thought.

Grayson?” I turned to one of

hit her head?” he

though she was going to burst into tears and she paced and nipped at her nails. “I don’t think,”

you give your life for

even if he wasn’t my alpha,” he shook

I looked up at

happened,” Elizabeth rushed into the room. “Luna are you alright?

was with her and she just squeezed the wire I brought

I lost a bit of control

over to look at my hand as her husband

he won’t. She’s fractured her pointer

I assured them as I continued

he will not be happy with you,” Elizabeth corrected me.

have to

came to my

is a good person? Not

“I know he’s been difficult and he is not an

is he

had now shone on her face as well. “He is I swear by the goddess,” she gave me her

told,” I told myself.

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they would give their lives for him, the would fight

set my finger it will be healed in a day or two,” I