Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 34

I won her

I knelt to the ground laughing silently. My arms were bloody I think I had lost a tooth. I know I had a cracked rib and I was so excited.

I stood and hobbled out of the arena. Cea and Eva came forward to their men.

I made my way to her my b*dy aching and throbbing. I opened the door to her sweet wide wet eyes. She sobbed and ran forward to me her b*dy turning red with my blood.

She moved me to the couch and she sat beside me. We spoke no words but it felt like heaven.

She washed my face and arms. She cleaned my wounds and bandaged them. Her fingers traced over my skin and I unabashedly watched her for peace. I savored her kindness for me who had to hurt her family. I had hurt her and she was worried for me and healing me.

She finished wrapping up my chest and sniffled. “I have to go see my family,”

“Go,” I nodded to her.

Stay.

I watched her leave me for the second time that day but this time it felt different. I knew now what I would give for her I had been beaten and all I thought the whole time was of her.

It’s terrifying when there is someone you need with your whole being and every time you try you freeze because your are afraid.

“How can I still be afraid now? I’ve promised to try and she is still the one thing I am fearful of. *

I ran to the keep bad into the clinic. My brother lay passed out on tables as my mother and Cea cleaned Charlie and my dads wounds.

“Goddess be,” I turned away from them bile creeping up my b*dy.

He had done this…

“I can’t be upset they had all accepted this. He did this for me.

I breathed in and put my eyes stinging with the fact I had healed him before my flesh and blood. I felt gross and sickly with myself.

I turned and walked up to my father bowing my head and ready to beg for forgiveness.

“Do not feel guilty,” he commanded me.

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Chapter 34

But my end up. “Papa he hurt you and I..”

too

“Bu in your family whette, you have to choose him that’s how it thats sollong. It is a choice my darling. You

him.” He

ass,”

Then, I grabbed the cloth

in a hug and

(dabbed the dish in cold water and

looked at the

“An-”

so weird?” I gave him a

and…and wanted to prove..myself,” He looked nervously

will not prove

know it.”

his breath and

Over

looked over at me with

upscom, ut have to take you to get ready for the feast,” she sighed and now I saw the disappointment in

anger or sadness. I could not tell what she was going to say to mi when we were alone but

the goddess

about

“Mama,” I started.

he is fractured. It is

I can sense his came the youth this situation is not one any mother would feel good about,”

leave you now that I know

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and hugged her. “I will not break for anyone mama.” I told her. That show you know, because you raised me, anthyou made me stronger than any kind of sadness. Even if he hurts me emiff there are challenges I

years fade

at me. “I still wanna kill him,” she

intricate four–stranded

to symbolize my tourney to Luna and how soon I would be bound in gold to him:

They selected fighters and whoever

cups and their plates to show

serve me. I found

dancing and singing

Time to welcome

Grayson I felt like a china doll

have chosen our fightersstoryou, Icon called to me.

Matt, Brian, and Leomaillsteppetifforward.

prize of champion and

putting. I did not find it pleasing to push a piece of hit

he went dizzy, Arran put up

the metal. My syntindwasapresentimoon with a paw print next to it. I felt like

he whispered.

into his skin. Meanvill ofhurning flesh and the sizzle made me llinch slightly.. let it go as soon