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.

send us into a frenzy and they’ll be watching

came here and they went after someone who welcomed me so readily and with kindness. I will not let them see her so

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will protect her. *

one of my warriors and they were supposed to fall before their Lunas and Alphas with no fear in their

have emotions,” I walked over

bolster me when I needed it and had kept me standing when I felt like crumpling.

get your hands moving

eyes and pulled herself together. “Can we have a movie

Ratatouille, it went with the cooking and when the worst thing in

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

decided since we were cooking so early some

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

in your familial

I believe she wanted to preoccupy

be raised by their parents and play freely and happily. Then at five they begin

of their pups life?” Elizabeth seemed

my head. “They take turns with other mothers and the elders on watching the pups of that

much

for the alpha and help organize when asked but we feel they’ve earned a break,”

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

take a year away when Charlie takes over as Alpha,” I smiled at the

your brother?”

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oldest, then Theo his wife is my

brother James,”

on him,” Brian grabbed some chocolate chips and Ella smacked

that’s our Lamas brother!” she whispered him a scolding.

of control on his

so calm,” Ella

teenager all that desire to be strong for everyone caused him to

have

if she wasn’t mated I would chalk it up to her

a romantic like me.” I closed my eyes for a second

so much I think he wants someone he can truly rely on and doesn’t see

two mated younger siblings and not be mated himself,

explained her interest.

needs a mate. I think he is biding his time for a

willing to protect me and take me from the tournament even when it had to be done. The goddess could forsake me if it meant my brother

best friend and your

birthday

hopeless for each other. Theo had to come

they be bound”

felt like torture reliving my family and not