Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 54

“Anna,” James came forward and hugged his sister saying nothing else. (2)

Netta gladly accepted his embrace. He seemed still the rambunctious unstable wolf, but I could tell he was starting to see past it.

“How are you,” she squeezed him tightly and checked his face for any scars.

“Fine,” he grumbled and rolled his eyes.

“We’re here now so anything you need you talk to us,” Charles came and hugged her.

“I’m doing alright you shouldn’t even be here,” she whined grabbing onto her big brother.

Despite all my wife’s pleas for her brothers to stay away she had lightened in the few minutes in their presence.

“Alpha Grayson,” he stuck his hand out to me.

Everything that this man did was with intention the last time we met he hadn’t greeted me with my title. Now he

looked me in the eyes and shook my hand.

I was always strong in my title but the breath of relief I let out wasn’t surprising to me. They were her family I wanted

them to know she was safe with me.

“Thank you for allowing us to come here and help,” he nodded at me.

“Anything to keep her safe,” I nodded back.

I would let the devil himself walk onto my lands if it kept her alive. This enemy wanted to hurt me and before that

would have been close to impossible, but now I had everything to lose.

“James you need to go to the wall you’ll be following Beta Matthew and defending, Charlie and Grayson have work to do. Remember that you are in our debt so you have to do everything the men tell you,” Annette spoke softly to him not in that nagging tone mother’s use but in a helpful way.

“Stupid but fine,” James shrugged.

“Or I could let Grayson do what he wanted and you can go muck out all the stables, the barns, pig pens, chicken

coops…

“Never mind I’m glad to defend these noble lands,” James demeanor shifted and now I was tempted to make him do it so he’d leam to behave.

Anna seemed to think that if you constantly brow beat her brother nothing would ever work she’d asked me to instead give him responsibility so he had a sense of pride.

“I love you all I have to go and end to the wounded warrior we’ve taken in I’ll see you later,” she came over and k*ssed my cheek. Elizabeth and Aarron following her.

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“Shall we?” I asked as I turned and started walking towards the keep.

Charles was here to help me lead but I had no doubt his father wanted him to see the in and outs of an actual wolf

war

They had waited and no doubt we’re planing more attacks for the trade and hunting season.

They wanted us when we had to move so that they could get us low on resources, our in the open and left weak.

need to help give defense to another pack allies the Waxing Pride Annette reminded me they’ve just had their first pup and if this enemy wants to elicit anger from me they’ll

took these attacks personally all of them. I knew my actions lead to this despite

they’re the next to

to stand on helpless when they

I couldn’t miss a step because they wouldn’t hesitate at any opportunity. They wanted

with an enemy watching you all so closely?”

lot of man power and low defenses on pack lands. If she’d let me I’d keep Annette inside the house until trade is done.” I crossed my arms pulling up a map

have

took a lot in me

so blunt,” and that was me saying this. “What are you

air lift the trade,” he suggested.

have a helicopter we trade large amounts throughout

it has to be trade routes then. You could travel at night, go all at once, use trackers. Many different things all together to ensure the trades safety,” he changed his

weapons, armor, wood, grains, and other foods. It’s a balance that we’ve worked hard to keep alive,” I stressed the importance of this so perhaps he would understand that to be an Alpha meant sometimes protecting

of the region which means they look to you. You’re going to

give a

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them being hit first. Luckily their armory is more of a

I explained to him.

pack attacks at night, stalks at night, defends at night. So you should move the

“Something like that,”

my plans for the defense of the Waxing Pride pack and the help I was sending them for their son, I suggested we go to the gym.

while

Matt suffices but you’re a

to

yself.

I could feel him ready to hand me my ass on a plate for the remark. I was going

could come back from it.

we wrapped our hands and got into the ring. I have no doubt that he had been waiting for a chance to fight me again, the last

be

for a move to

to attack.

came to fighting goddess knows I’ve been practicing patience

broke first.

a second that I had taught myself that ability. I still didn’t move

ago we would have killed them and she wouldn’t be in danger but she was about to

daily at

could compare to her strength, some men didn’t come close, but the thing she’d dreamt of all her life was knocking on the door

force trying to sense my weaknesses, gauge where he could use

I squinted

didn’t fall for it, only swallowing and waiting for a physical blow for me.

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gave a large swing to his side, he felt it for sure but pushed through it and came for my head. I dodged it by a hair the wish of air brushing my face, I went for an uppercut and he slammed his

stomach and this time he didn’t miss my face, I secretly cursed knowing Netta would not be happy with my bruised face at dinner. She would no doubt lecture me on the ideals of being welcoming

a direct blow of good

get the wind knocked out of them, but Charles was withstanding my blows to his ribs. He stopped my advance on him by crashing

face and I chuckled to myself. A challenge was a good thing, I was even starting to wonder if I’d been

faked a coughing fit and grabbed his

down with

of him.