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.

routes with the other packs of the region. I need to help give defense to another pack allies the Waxing Pride Annette reminded

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

believe they’re the next to be attacked?”

think this pack wants me without a leg to stand

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

an enemy watching you all so closely?” He seemed intrigued.

of man power and low defenses on pack lands. If

have

in me

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

and air

large amounts throughout this

You could travel at night, go all at once, use trackers. Many different things all

be safe. We trade pelts, fabric, and food to the other packs in return we get meat, metal, 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

the biggest, the fichest, and the most populated out of the region which means they

give a

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first. Luckily their armory is more of a bunker. None their trade was stolen and they pushed the attack out by

I explained

defends at night. So you should move the trade during the

“Something like that,”

through my plans for the defense of the Waxing Pride pack and the help I was

a while

someone equal to spar against Matt suffices but you’re a first born Alpha son,

to

yself.

could feel him ready to hand me my ass on a plate for the remark. I was going to war. I didn’t want to be unprepared I wanted to fight someone on my level and I wanted them to

I could

that he had been waiting for a

will be fun

for a move to be made

to attack.

it came to fighting goddess knows I’ve been practicing patience for months now.

broke first.

swallowed the punch and he seemed thrown for a second that I had taught myself that ability. I

be in danger

fight for her was nothing short of hell on earth for her, I listened and chuckled to myself daily at her

didn’t need a defender she was the greatest defense a pack would need. No other woman. could compare to her strength, some

jabbed at me again once or twice, quick sharp movements of force trying to sense my weaknesses, gauge where he could use all of his strength

squinted down at him with my few inches on

me. He was doing good, he was

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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

would not be happy with my bruised face at dinner. She would no doubt lecture me on the ideals of being welcoming to her family and not increasing the tension between

gathered itself through the daze of a direct

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

challenge was a good thing, I was even starting to wonder if I’d been able to win Annette if he’d stayed

knew what to do. I faked a coughing fit and grabbed his ankles and and climbed on

down with

of him.