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 me they’ve just had their first pup and if this enemy wants to elicit anger from me they’ll try

actions lead to this despite what Annette may say I had a hand in creating these events that now has

the next to be attacked?” He surmised.

think this pack wants me without a leg to stand on helpless when they come for

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

routes with an enemy watching you

low defenses on pack lands. If she’d let me I’d keep

have

a lot in me not to snap

to this but try not to be so blunt,” and that was me saying this. “What are

try and air lift the trade,” he suggested.

amounts throughout this alliance, I shook my

at once, use trackers. Many different things all together

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 understand that to be an Alpha meant sometimes protecting more

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

give a

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rely heavily on nature’s defenses so I understand them being hit first.

I explained

at night, defends at night.

“Something like that,”

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

a while

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

to

yself.

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

time came I could come back

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 time he’d bowed out at

be

for a move to be made not wanting to leave

to attack.

it came to fighting goddess knows I’ve been practicing patience

broke first.

myself that ability. I still didn’t move I wanted to see how he fought see if

killed them and she wouldn’t be in danger but she was about to

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.

other woman. could compare to her strength, some men didn’t come close, but the thing she’d dreamt

of force trying to sense my weaknesses, gauge where he could use all of his strength to knock me down. Logical in battle was

worse than half of my new warriors,” I squinted

blow for me. He was doing good, he was well trained for never seeing real

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my head. I dodged it by a hair the wish of air brushing my face, I

the stomach and this time he didn’t miss my face, I secretly cursed knowing Netta would not be happy with my

gathered itself through the daze of a direct

get the wind knocked out of them, but Charles was withstanding my blows to his

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

I faked a coughing fit and grabbed his ankles and

down with

of him.