Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 38

This intense change in him was hard to believe but I had to try and follow along. I enjoyed his warmth and kindness and he saw everything I felt during the separation. I saw how the guilt was crawling over him every second biting him here and there with its presence, never ending.

I walked back into my house with Elizabeth and my mother focusing on moving my hands to stop my running away with itself.

head from

What are you supposed to do when someone you love wholeheartedly talks to you like your brain dead for wanting to give the person made for you a chance. I knew there was something going on with James and I also knew I was doing exactly what he wanted. I was questioning Grayson when James was the one who acted out.

I set to getting a group of large pots full of vegetables and seasoning. My mother and Elizabeth chattering about the differences in the packs.

“No we all eat separately, during holidays and festivals we eat together but we believe in the importance of family time,” My mother exclaimed.

“But the pack is one whole family.” Elizabeth stated matter of factly.

My mother bristled a little at her frankness. “I suppose but what if a pack member does wrong that might make it hard to do justice”

“We think it helps prevent wrong doings, we think a healthy community means more support and more people to help,” Elizabeth shook her head.

“I think that identity and self reliance is important,” My mothers voice became sharper.

“Mama! Elizabeth is not inferring anything wrong with our pack she is merely very proud of hers,” I stepped in as 1 knew how quick my mother was to anger over the word of our pack she was Luna after all.

“Yours too Luna,” Elizabeth straightened.

“It’s not her fault if she doesn’t feel the most welcomed,” A fiery voice spat from behind me.

“James,” I sighed, shaking my head so exhausted already with the fight that was about to happen.

“No you’re right Annette you keep playing house and pretending it’s all fine and that you’re not married to a f**king jackass!” He growled his eyes flashing gray from blue. “I ought to save us the time and slit his throat before he does you more damage!”

He’d let his wolf rise after a very dangerous statement. I saw my friend move in the corner of my eye and pushed mu mother out of the way, pinning Elizabeth’s hands behind her back. Her claws slightly extended her eyes, an amber gold of her wolf.

I grabbed Elizabeth before she could get close enough. James had insulted the alpha of my pack in front of a hight ranking warrior. The only reason he didn’t have his lungs on the floor was because I had much more strength than

Elizabeth.

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her my voice a low tone with

he has sand far too much. Any good Luna would

than you as

that there was only one thing to do and I

to

mud be puid.

not James had insulted and threatened an Alpha

he said something stupid but let’s leave this

that James is in need of serious correction,” My ththers wice rang aut behind me as the

with my other brothers. I was hoping we could keep this prevare but if we weren’t reluted James would be decapitated and war would

without learning their weight,” Amaria squinted at James

of my pack stond buttween me and

my father and Charlie crossed his arms sighing, Theo was trying to mediate. Cear looking at me behind the wall of warriors, I couldn’t cross this horder and she knew

in front off us his

mark James in any way instead he would make him

and labor.

to let this gently” My mother

word! Goddess Be!” My dud stood between her and my

she warned us that she would forgive no one if anything budi

a complete”

just f**king shut it!“/Theo

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gonna make

with the weight of the gtnishment for threat on him. Still he didn’t want to hurt

see it in

of your head it has

at all, sentence him,” I raised my head and nodded him straightening my spine and looking m brother in the eyes as Grayson turned to state

two parts. Your threats to me will be paid in labor during the harvest.lxpect you to work until I se stop for at least four months, Secondly for your insult to me and to my wife. Your fobiilien from contacting her. You are no longer allowed

a laborer for the Northern Bel*pe packmeans he will then member of our pack for those months and that he belongs to Grayson. For him to not speak tomettiati is a punishment of the more personal kind, Grayson knew that James is probably saying this to gettinu to come home. To remove me from

I

I was boomtroits second now. Grayson is my

tantrum.

Grayson cannot mark you, you thought you were above the miles and I am ashamed of you and your actions,” I left his eyes and turned away

The Luna of this pack we are guests of. You will leave tonight, I will have Lim escottymu When we get home you will do everything I tell you and make a statement to the pack of