Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 25

We had dinner and walked hand in hand back to our house. He told me that he was surprised I had taken so well to the people and I didn’t hold back telling him it distracted me from his absence.

We went out spectate ways as soon as we got home but it felt a little less frozen in my bed. I could feel him leaking in through the cracks.

I had woken up and he wasn’t there again. It shook my faith for a second but I held my head up if this was going to work I couldn’t fault him for his daily schedule.

I didn’t have much to do with the crops this morning and so I went for a run. I let seraphine take over so I could relax.

I leapt down our porch and hit the dirt, feeling the lightning in my nerves. I let her run far and fast, holding my breath as I watched the world pass.

I wasn’t sure if I was getting what I wanted, if he would be willing to come to me. I thought I would feel better, how do you trust the person who can hurt you the most.

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A scent hit my nose. My personal worries disappear as the sensation of defense comes over us. The knowledge of a stranger being close to me that doesn’t smell like our lands, heightens everything.

We run in a long arch around the scent of a trespasser. Not of here. Not of my mate. So it’s a threat.

I moved along trying to catch succinct aromas. There was a different type of tree on him and gasoline.

It was definitely a male too I could smell his sweat and heat.

I looked over and saw the flash of grey and black fur. Most of Graysons wolves were brown and black. I didn’t know there was a wolf here with grey fur.

I stopped and focused my eyes on him. I lifted my head and let out a sound of the alarm, my howl ringing for attention.

The stranger wolf stopped and stared at me before rocketing himself out of sight.

Who are you?

I had never seen Grayson work as an alpha besides the lunch meeting. This was far more serious and I knew he would be angry I had been the one to find this unknown.

After only two or three minutes eight to ten wolves were there. I looked around at them, not a speck of silver.

Elizabeth’s wolf Mareen called me over a change of clothes for me. Four wolves swept the perimeter and one chased down the intruder.

When given an all–clear I transformed and put on the loose dress behind tree.

did you see?” Matt

eyes. He was near me but I smelt him first. He was not one of ours and smelled of different trees not our pines and

path that advertised,” Brian came

his run.

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“Annette,”

eyes trained on me. I felt n*ked under his stare, especially

did you find him?” he commanded as he took me away from everyone else.

there, I was going for a run and

had meant for me to smell him….no wolf doing recon on another pack or even a rogue for that matter would let their

rubbed his thumb

was strong as if he wanted me to know he was there,” I felt so foolish chasing

smell like?” he now had both hands on

ours and gasoline….and metal,” I closed my eyes trying to go through the senses

did he

big either,” I knew I could have

then. What did

was following him and left, he stopped to look for a

Stay with Elizabeth, I will handle this,” He gave me a light squeeze

away.

and pulled him back to me. “Part of trying is not treating me like

but I stepped in from of him

and he came here for a purpose. You are special and we all know it. We have not

grounds and I will

he replied

I corrected

is never going to be

*

to me and we

missing something Elizabeth,” I look over at

Luna,” she pursed her l*ps as she replied.

his duties over a wolf that’s been chased away?” I interrogated

should be asking me this,” She stopped

I ask?”