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

came here and they went after someone who welcomed me so readily and with kindness.

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will protect her. *

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

me, you’re allowed to have emotions,” I walked over and hugged her

made myself a surrogate family here and Ella was a main part of it. She had helped bolster me when I needed

moving and focus

yeah,” she wiped her eyes and pulled herself together. “Can we have a movie on

the remote and realized 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 seems

some butter on it then we got to baking cookies

and decided since we were cooking so early some homemade bread

on mixing the bread as the movie played on

are your young raised in your familial clan?” Elizabeth asked

to preoccupy Ella which I was glad

most part it’s the same here.before the 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

don’t work the first five years of their pups life?” Elizabeth seemed unsettled

and the elders on watching the pups of that

not do much

council for the alpha and help organize when asked but we

pups,” Elizabeth told me, I was still so new

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

brother?” Elizabeth asked.

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wife is my best friend Cecilia, then

brother James,”

brother has a mouth on him,” Brian grabbed some

she whispered him a

not a lot of control on his part. It’s worse when you have pure alpha blood.” I grimaced. “Charlie

he seemed so calm,” Ella gasped.

but when he was at teenager all that desire to be strong

would 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

like me.” I closed my eyes for a second picturing his protective face before I went

wants someone he can truly rely on

odd for him to have two mated younger siblings and not be mated himself, Especially when he is heir,”

explained her interest.

he is biding his time for a good one,” I

Charlie. He was so willing to protect me and take me from the tournament even when it had to be done.

friend and your brother bind only one month after her

birthday

help for private moments and before I knew it they were hopeless for each other. Theo

they be bound”

family