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

have him.” He gave

ass,”

Then, I grabbed the

her in a hug

in cold water and cleaned his fingers they

dows? I looked at the red on his hands. “Like

“An-”

I gave

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

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

know it.”

meann, The whispered under his breath and I wanted to ask what he meant but my mottierame

Over

She looked over

to get ready for the feast,” she sighed and now I

my house in am unuary quiet lift her anger or sadness. I could not tell what

the door and I thanked the goddess silently.

feel good about this,” she finally sand..

“Mama,” I started.

for you, hut he is fractured. It is hard to start

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

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anthyou made me stronger than any kind of sadness. Even if he hurts me emiff there are challenges I will always b standingsint

a while and I felt the years fade and

me. “I still wanna kill

intricate four–stranded braid Sculled the ones we

my n*eckline. Then the cuffs. And finallyt tizenklets. These were to symbolize my tourney to Luna and how

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

Iliaditosterveeveryone.I would fill their cups and their plates to show my

thankssandlocelebration Grayson would serve me. I found it funny the thought of Graysomservingne.

the people were laughing and dancing and singing theppadisescof Grayson

Matthew cailertvinthessaw me. Time to welcome our

felt like a china

fightersstoryou, Icon called to me.

Matt, Brian, and Leomaillsteppetifforward.

for the prize of champion and brand of

find it pleasing to push a piece of hit metal into the skin of these men wholiadentfriendly to me.

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 only needed a trip and

next to it. I felt like

am honored Anna,” he whispered. “I can take it

ofhurning flesh and the sizzle made me llinch slightly.. let it go as soon as I could