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.

help give defense to another pack allies the Waxing Pride Annette reminded me they’ve just had their first

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

believe they’re the next to

pack wants me without a leg to stand on helpless when they

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

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

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

have

a lot in me not

be so blunt,” and that was

try and air lift the trade,” he suggested.

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

to be trade routes then. You could travel at night, go all at once, use trackers. Many different things all together

packs in return we get meat, metal, weapons, armor, wood, grains, and other foods. It’s

means they look to you. You’re going to have to lot

give a

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but they rely heavily on nature’s defenses so I understand them being hit first. Luckily their armory

explained

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

“Something like that,”

pack and the help I was sending them for their son, I suggested we go to

been a while

smirk had someone equal to spar against Matt suffices

to

yself.

remark. I was going to war.

I could come back from

to the sparring house side of the keep and 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

will be fun

I inched closer and closer to each other both waiting for a move to be made not wanting to leave himself open

to attack.

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

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 didn’t move I wanted to see how he fought see if it came down to it she’d be safe.

coming a while ago we would have killed them and she wouldn’t be in danger but she was about to get pregnant almost certainly which meant she couldn’t jeopardize herself or our baby and

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

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

could use all of his strength to knock me down. Logical in battle was good, not being goaded was

worse than half of my new warriors,” I squinted down at him with my few inches on him.

it, only swallowing and waiting for a physical blow for me. He was doing good, he was well trained for

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for my head. I dodged it by a hair the

face, I secretly cursed knowing Netta would not be happy with my bruised face at dinner. She would no

the daze of a direct blow of good strength. He was no doubt

of them, but Charles was withstanding my blows to his ribs. He stopped my advance on him by crashing both

I was even starting to wonder if I’d been able to win Annette if he’d stayed in that

faked a coughing fit

him down

of him.