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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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

day to have him.” He gave me a soft smile.

he’s an ass,”

I grabbed the

quickly wrapped her in a hug and whispered an apology she had to witnessfit.

the dish in cold water and cleaned his fingers they were stained

looked at the red on his

“An-”

you acting so weird?” I gave him

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

amidin. Beating Grayson will not prove you are ready to be alpha.. You are readityaml

know it.”

his breath and I wanted to ask what he meant

Over

fought with everything he had, She looked

ut have to take you to get ready for

walked to my house in am unuary quiet lift her anger or sadness. I could not tell what she was going to say to mi when we were alone but I

in there when I opened the door and I thanked the goddess silently. We wane tip to my room

good about this,”

“Mama,” I started.

toned me/“I know he willl din amuthing for you, hut he is fractured. It is hard to start a relationship when

willing to do what it takes and I can sense his came the youth this situation is not one any mother would feel good about,” She looked at me through the

I supposed to 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

the years fade and I

stickawayeventually and looked at me. “I still wanna kill him,” she

began braiding my hair in an intricate four–stranded braid Sculled the ones we leave out to

cuffs. And finallyt tizenklets. These were to symbolize my tourney to Luna

welcome me before dinner tonight. They selected fighters and whoever worsoodidbeart the mark

their cups and their plates to show

I found it funny the

out in my whiteddress and bare feet and the people were laughing and dancing and singing theppadisescof Grayson who

Time to welcome

throne beside Grayson I felt like a china doll with all of them towering

fightersstoryou, Icon called to

Matt, Brian, and Leomaillsteppetifforward.

of champion and brand of our

from nuwhich felt slightly off putting. I did not find it pleasing to push a piece of hit metal into

went dizzy, Arran put up a better fight but Matt was larger and could take his blows.

My syntindwasapresentimoon with a paw print next to it. I

Anna,” he whispered.

pushed the metal into his skin. Meanvill ofhurning flesh and the sizzle made me llinch slightly.. let it go as soon as I could a sickening feeling crawling all venni.