Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 26

She looked from side to side at the both of us. Her hands almost shook before she put them behind her back.

“Ella?” I stepped forward and rubbed her arm.

“Of course you can

stay with us.” Elizabeth nodded from her nice.

I looked at Ella. She seemed on the verge of tears. I felt her overwhelmed at whatever it was.

I

“Let’s go to my house, I’ll text Grayson letting him know where we are and we can prepare dinner and be together in my house,” I grabbed Ellas hands and turned to Elizabeth commanding her with my eyes to get ready to go.

“Here come on let’s go and get changed,” I held Ellas hand as

s we went.

“I don’t know what’s bothering her, it probably had something to do with the intruder. She was called to the border that much I know, and she needs to be somewhere safe right now.

I changed in the locker room as Ella waited around the corner of the entrance.

“Ella you don’t have to tell me what’s wrong but tell me if everyone is okay and tell me if you want security at the

house.” I called to her.

“I’m fine Luna,” her voice cracked a second. “Everyone’s fine…..can Brian come to the house?”

“Of course,”

I grabbed my phone and texted Grayson we were going to the house and he needed to send Brian with us since Ella seemed shaken up.

day felt like a

I held her hand the whole time as we walked. Elizabeth stood like a guard on her other side. This whole day

dream a haze of confusion and unspoken threats.

We settled into the kitchen and waited for Brian. Ella kept her hold on my hand. She was older than me and more experienced in combat and she was scared, but seemed more vulnerable than anything.

Brian knocked and poked his head in after 30 minutes or so.

“Ella?” He walked in and locked the door. “Come here it’s okay,” he wrapped his sister up and I heard the sniffles.

“Elizabeth let’s do a lamb roast tonight,” I turned to her.

“Are we celebrating something?” She quirked her head.

someone is trying to send us into a frenzy and they’ll be watching I’m sure. Let them know we are not

after someone who welcomed me so readily and with kindness. I will

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will protect

Luna, I tried to keep myself calm,” Ella turned around in embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and they were supposed to fall before their Lunas and Alphas with no fear

have emotions,” I walked over

had helped bolster me when I needed it and had kept me standing

get your hands moving and focus on something,” I

wiped her eyes and pulled herself together. “Can we have a

I had never used the TV before. After a second or two I had a movie up and running, we decided on Ratatouille, it went with the cooking and when the worst thing in life is someone finding out your cooking skill belongs to a rat the world

lamb was brought in and we seasoned it and put some butter on it then we got to baking cookies and

vegetables to go with the meat and decided since we were cooking so early some homemade

mixing the bread as the movie played on and I watched Ella out of the corner of

your young raised in your familial clan?”

wanted to preoccupy Ella which

age of five they are allowed to be raised by their parents and play freely and happily. Then at five they begin lessons but we have an actual school it’s not part of our main

the first five years of their pups life?” Elizabeth seemed

mothers and the elders on watching the pups of that age.” I watched her relax.

not do much then?” Ella spoke up.

and help organize when asked but

all the youngest pups,” Elizabeth told me, I was still so new and

my parents at least are going to take a year away when Charlie takes over as Alpha,” I smiled at the

is your brother?” Elizabeth

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his wife

brother James,”

has a mouth on him,” Brian grabbed

she whispered

lot of power from hus wolf and not a lot of control on his part. It’s worse when you have pure

seemed so

level heads but when he was at teenager all that desire

have

mated? How old is he?” Elizabeth seemed very interested in my oldest brother if she wasn’t mated I would chalk it up to her wanting to be

will never admit it but I think he’s much more of a romantic like me.” I closed my eyes for a second picturing his protective face before I went down

had so much I think he wants someone he can truly rely on and

mated younger siblings and

explained her interest.

I think he is biding his time for

of homesickness overtook me as I thought of Charlie. He was so willing to protect me and take me from the tournament even when it had to be done. The goddess could forsake me

best friend and your brother bind

birthday

drawn to Cea. They enlisted my help for private moments and before I knew it they were hopeless for each other. Theo had to come forward to my dad and there was hell

they be bound”

torture reliving my family and