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

day to have him.” He gave

still thimit: he’s an ass,” Charles rolled his eyes.

go to Then, I grabbed the cloth from her.

in a hug and whispered an apology

and cleaned his fingers they were

I looked at the red

“An-”

are you acting so weird?” I gave him

to prove..myself,”

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

know it.”

what I meann, The whispered under his breath and

Over

had, She looked over

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

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 knew she was

thanked the goddess silently. We wane tip to my room

good about this,” she finally sand..

“Mama,” I started.

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 mimon.

that I know he’s

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raised me, anthyou made me stronger than any kind of sadness.

felt the years fade and

me. “I still wanna kill him,”

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

that went below my n*eckline. Then the cuffs. And finallyt tizenklets. These were to symbolize my tourney to Luna and how soon I would

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

fill their cups and their

in thankssandlocelebration Grayson would serve me. I found it

feet and the people were laughing and dancing and singing theppadisescof Grayson who stood withhenylbrothers Theo joked with him and

Matthew cailertvinthessaw me. Time to welcome our

throne beside Grayson I felt like a china doll with

chosen our fightersstoryou, Icon

Matt, Brian,

the prize of champion

fight to get a brand from nuwhich felt slightly off putting. I did not find it pleasing to push a piece of hit metal into the skin of these men wholiadentfriendly to me.

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 push before he wentton.

print next to it. I felt like puking as walked

honored Anna,” he whispered.

gulped down and 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