Stronger by Ang Chris

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Chapter 33

To say I felt slightly ridiculous was an understatement. I was dressed in traditional wolf fashion. Pelt skirt and a top. I had to perform a dance for Grayson to wish him luck before the fight with my family that I wasn’t allowed to watch.

Luckily the other women of the pack would be beside me. I think I’d throw up if I had to do this on my own.

“You’ll do just fine,” Elizabeth comforted me as she put my hair up in a braided bun.

ing and some of

I don’t think I have ever been this nervous in my life. What didn’t help was that he would be watching these motions I was about to do felt wrong in front of a crowd.

“Grayson believes in tradition and these ceremonies are always fun for the people,” Elizabeth had told me a day or two before.

Now I had to head out into a crowd of people and dance for my mate.

“Oh and my family will be there. *

My back was bare. I felt the wind trace its finger along my skin tickling me. The ground was cool and calmed me.

Grayson didn’t like the idea of other men looking at me but this he’s okay with.

We walked out to the main grounds and I stood in the middle of the other women. There were drums, guitars, and a flute playing. I suppose it would be alright.

We all got into a formation and the music died down. Grayson was on a throne of sorts, the chair beside him empty. Everyone was watching.

“I just want you to be happy with me.

The drums started a slow beat and the women slowly moved together. The flute came in and I grabbed hands with the woman next to me twirling around each other.

I pushed my hands up to the sky and spun around moving in a circle with three other women. The beat grew stronger and I grabbed hands again and spun faster. I twirled on my own and moved my arms in fluid motions.

I moved my hips as I encircled another woman. I turned my head quickly and twisted in place I moved with the women

to the beat.

So far I hadn’t looked at him and I didn’t want to until the dance was over. Thinking of him my cheeks heated and I faltered my step but recovered before anyone could notice. I stepped slowly in a fancy pattern as the beat slowed.

“It was almost over

I spun on my own as the other women danced in place and stopped looking at him and panting. The other woman and I finished the dance in our places and I watched him the whole time.

He showed no expression to most people but the corner of his mouth was slightly upturned. He was relaxed too,

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leaning back in his chain.

The drums stopped as lididioneefimalsspm at the front of all the women and so close to where he was..

The audience erupted intoampitausseandlite walked down to me. My heart which was already pounding fromdlanding picked up pace.

Amaria stood from her place beside (ismeson.

“I give this to you! The new launa!! sheamounced and walked forward to me with a box in her hands.

She opened in front of me. It was my munties darling, it will look wonderful on you,” she winked at me..

golden bridal headpiece was in front ofmee oma bed or velvet. Small crystals and troops of golden chain.

grab the box and

as everyone watthiesianthmy skin

did…well.” He

his choice of words. “I’d ask youto geaconmyyifamily but I think you’ll need all

you after

I was

He rarely says the right thing Hessurtmetin my no one else has…and here I

after I watched lengo. Texan wasmot something she

need to watch yourself, Mattieyedittle–oppaments would

but they had a much stronger lilonelli: Agailentblootline.I would have to not

we fought.”

my cheek rubbing herethuntsulong the other one. “They are (nothing you licnow,” she gave me a/shrewd look and stepped back.

had wide eyes and bared teeth. They were angryamtill was

his hands and he watched one. There was The nut. He inoked at me with

i up to

a whatwould

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made my way to the makeshift ring. We were in an open space by the main grounds. There was a circle of stones in the soil and that

crowd was frenzied and they quickly followed

and that if they won Annette would leave with them. The crowd knew who to

This time

up my arms and slowly shifted

Charles

full force of Charles’s uppercut. Theo then swept his

to my ribs from James I think. I swallowed the pending and went after Charles.

and then Theodore took Charles’s place. I grabbed his legs and pulled

I used all my force and pushed him off of me and thankfully knocked the wind out of

cleaned themselves off and nodded to one another but before they moved a foot landed on my back stronger than

coughed as I landed on my face.

This is what I have to do,” He spoke as he circled

and my people called for me to stand.

he kicked but I absorbed it and elbowed James in the

came at me.

upset with me. I turned my attention back

for the father and grabbed Theodore by the hair. I wrapped an arm around his torso and pushed him

came at me with his father in tandem. James at my back. I grabbed the youngest by his arm and pulled him in as a

swung at his face and then his ribs. I pushed him and kicked him in his stomach. He took the blows as feathers moving

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standing up as

bloody face he stood and inched towards me mimicking his father’s movements from

“Quick learner

off with him.

came at my back again before anything

grabbed his arms and pushed my foot into him and then slammed a Est into his

she

is over never mind her

I

him up to slam him down.

ran at into me before I could

of nowhere and swung his fist

beside us hushed to whispers

stand dry and weak. Charles pushed