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

after someone who welcomed me so readily

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protect

to keep myself calm,” Ella turned around in embarrassment. She was one of my warriors and they were supposed to fall before

allowed to have emotions,”

bolster me when I needed it and

moving and focus on

herself together.

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 a

in and we seasoned it and put some butter

with the meat and decided since we were

the movie played on and I watched Ella out of the

in your familial clan?”

preoccupy Ella which

by their parents and play freely and happily. Then at five they begin lessons but

years of

mothers and the elders on watching the pups of that age.”

do much then?” Ella

when

I was still

least are going to take a year away when Charlie takes over as Alpha,”

brother?” Elizabeth

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then Theo his wife is my best friend Cecilia, then me, and

brother James,”

Brian grabbed some chocolate chips and Ella smacked his hand away.

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

of control on his part. It’s worse when you have pure alpha blood.” I grimaced. “Charlie he could shatter bone when he was learning

seemed so calm,” Ella

when he was at teenager all

would have

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

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

so much I think he wants someone

younger siblings and not be

explained her interest.

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

protect me and take me from the

“How do your best friend and your brother bind

birthday

knew it they were hopeless for each other. Theo had

they be bound”

my family