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…”

would have no issue finding someone else. She could k*ss him, hold him, he would probably let her because he

“Luna!” Charlotte screeched,

“Huh?”

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

delta Aarron right away,” she hopes up onto

feel it. I got so angry at the

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for his b*dy. I would kill for his smiles. All I

resist a sensation this strong all due to fear. How do I stand by him

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from the spool her mouth emoting

come on!” Charlotte helped me stand as my mind still

will be healed in matter of days.

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differently. You would think the soulmate bond would give me a pardon into his life but it made me guilty

to heal until we take it out,” she likes over at

don’t think I am.

standing on the edge and I can either fall knowing I

or do I

to come? Should I leave? Should I stay? Could he overcome this fear

my door for me and

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this happen?” Aarron met us at the door, guiding us

on her face I may have asked

it’s not your fault,” I

me lay down and put my arm on a

I still felt far away hopeless in

turned to one of the men who knew

Did she hit her head?” he

as though she was going to burst into tears

your life for him?” I continued.

would give my life for him even if he wasn’t my alpha,” he shook his head and poked

I looked

into the room. “Luna are you alright? Charlotte I thought you were

squeezed the wire I brought her here immediately,”

bit of

will not be happy,” Elizabeth came over to look at my hand as her husband detached the metal from

pointer finger with the wire,” Aarron muttered.

happened no one will be in trouble,” I assured them as I

not be happy with you,” Elizabeth

have to talk

came to

think Grayson is a good person? Not alpha,

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

is he

shone on her face as well. “He is I swear

been told,” I

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give their lives for him, the would fight for him. And here I sit bloody and frustrated.

my finger it will be healed in a day or two,” I absentmindedly told Aarron.