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

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

an ass,” Charles rolled his eyes.

go to Then, I grabbed the cloth from her.

left quickly wrapped her in a hug and whispered an apology she had

and cleaned

I looked at the red on

“An-”

you acting so weird?” I gave him a serious look.

hurt my sister, and…and wanted to prove..myself,” He looked nervously around the

prove you

know it.”

under his breath and I wanted to ask what he

Over

looked over at me with

get ready for the feast,”

could not tell what she was going to

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

don’t feel good about this,” she finally

“Mama,” I started.

he willl din amuthing for you, hut he is fractured. It is hard to start a relationship when one of the people imit wholu,” she stood

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

leave you now that I know he’s public al hurting

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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

the years fade and

“I still wanna kill him,” she

an intricate four–stranded braid Sculled the

finallyt tizenklets. These were to symbolize my tourney to Luna and how soon I

tonight. They selected fighters and whoever worsoodidbeart

would fill their cups and their plates to show my devotionit.comywypack.

me. I found it funny

and dancing and singing

Time to

men encircled meantileetmeto at throne beside Grayson I felt like a china doll with all

have chosen our fightersstoryou, Icon called to

Brian, and

will fight for the prize of champion and brand of our Luna,

felt slightly off putting. I did not find it pleasing

was not much of a fight Mattwassalonwerthe other men and quickly had them out for the count. He had punched Lean once and he went dizzy, Arran put up a better fight but Matt was larger and could take his blows. Bru

syntindwasapresentimoon with a paw print next to it. I felt like puking as walked over to him

am honored Anna,” he whispered. “I

down and pushed the metal into his skin. Meanvill ofhurning flesh and the sizzle made me