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.

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

was hoping he would understand that I took these attacks personally all of them. I knew my actions lead to this despite what Annette may say I had a hand in creating these events that now has put everyone in

they’re the next to be attacked?” He

to stand on helpless

at any opportunity. They wanted revenge

you thinking of managing the trade routes with an enemy watching you all so

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 of the trade routes.

you have money?”

took a lot in me not to snap at him.

to be so blunt,” and that was me

a helicopter try and air

have a helicopter we trade large amounts throughout this alliance, I shook my

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

I was thinking. Pull a bunch of defensive tactics and then the cargo will 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

fichest, and the most populated out of the region which means they look to you. You’re going to have to lot to keep them all

give a

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rely heavily on nature’s defenses so I understand them being hit first. Luckily their armory is more of a bunker. None their trade was stolen and they

I explained to

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

“Something like that,”

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

a while

suffices but you’re a first born Alpha son, it’I be

to

yself.

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 fight for

came I could come back from

of the keep and we wrapped our hands and got into the ring. I have no doubt that he had been waiting

will be

closer to each other both waiting for a move to be made not wanting

to attack.

fighting goddess knows I’ve been practicing patience for months now. SO he

broke first.

jab to my chest I swallowed the punch and he seemed thrown for a second that I had taught myself that ability. I still

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

was nothing short of hell on earth for her, I listened and chuckled to myself daily at her ire and frustration at having guards when she could talk them all on and walk away without a scratch.

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

where he could use all of his strength to

warriors,” I squinted down at him with

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

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for my head. I dodged it by a hair

secretly cursed knowing Netta would not be happy with my bruised face at dinner. She would no doubt lecture me on

him back as my brain gathered itself through the daze of a direct blow of good strength. He was no doubt as strong as me, mostly.

for her family to get the wind knocked out of them, but Charles was withstanding my blows to his ribs.

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

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

down

of him.