Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 55

“He’s finally cracked,” Grayson declared to me.

The wolf he’d been starving for weeks has finally cracked. Grayson had kept him alive but starved, healthy but ravenous, he finally broke after weeks of a meal just out reach.

I walked down to the cells with him. I would stay out sight but I wanted to listen, I wanted to know. If he was willing to talk and tell us how we could keep this life of ours together.

“Talk,” my mates voice was chilling as it echoed in the cell.

1 hugged the stone wall and turned my head to hear everything clearly.

“You,” the prisoners voice was so weak and strained. “You are truly smart I’ll give you that,”

“Talk.” Grayson repeated.

“He wants you to grieve. He loved his brother, you killed him now he wants you to be broken,” The man gave us a small shred of words.

“I’m well aware,” my mate was monotone bored that he was not getting anything new.

“But the son. The son wants more. He wants. Wants everything you’ve built, wants it all for himself,” the famished idiot gave it up.

“Even if you kill the alpha the son is. He’s. H–is gonna be the problem. No doubt he’s the smart here…” his voice falling over itself. D

“…that’s what I know,”

“Feed the man,” Grayson ordered. “Get him fluids. Get him well,”

The son was the brains, the father was the fury. Grayson would run with information. If this son was greedy he was foolish, and if the father was angry he was distracted.

I knew it was awful but this news did comfort me. They had shortcomings we could take advantage of, and with my heat soon coming (wanted the leg up on these men.

He turned the corner, grabbing my hand and walking briskly ahead.

“Grayson?” His hurried pace towards the direction of his office.

No response, he was stone faced moving ahead through the people. I couldn’t feel what was rumbling around inside of hun why he was so sure to get to his office.

He got me behind the door locking it and picking my up by my waist.

“Graysont” I gasped as he set me down on his desk hissing me as he cupped my face.

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He was desperate, his fire heating me up and consuming me.

“G–Gray, Grayson.” I tried to talk to him but he pressed himself against me, k*ssing me deeper and deeper into this

sudden distraction.

“He can’t have this,” he whispered to me in between his l*ps on my skin.

“He wants all I have but this.” he looked down at me, flushed and needy, all due to him. “My woman here,” he pulled me by my legs against him. “All for me in pure bliss. This he will never have,” he grinned.

I let him enjoy his relief as he consumed me. His hands were so rough and touched me so delicately.

By the end we had found ourselves laughing on the floor exposed to the world.

“Weak men try to steal, stupid men take revenge against those in the right. We will survive this,” He told me rubbing

his thumb on my cheek.

“You know you may not feel as euphoric as this if you’d talk to me about your worries,”

“But I don’t want to worry you. You should have no worries, you’re about to bring our babe into this world. You need a clear head.” He grinned.

“Oh my!” I laughed. “For such a brooding man you certainly will be putty if we have a daughter,”

“I have no idea what you could mean,” he k*ssed me.

and laid my head on his chest soaking up this moment. This road we were on was not going to be smooth. but I knew he was

my duties as Luna especially today. Today that

enjoy themselves even when we knew we were being threatened was important. We

and see Vivienne and prepare her for her binding,” I laughed as my mate grabbed me

has her mother, sister and cousins and friends. Just give her a high five before the ceremony and

on mine?” I have a falsely shocked and acquisitory tone.

to you with your magic b*dy. That’s why I kept you at arms length,”

k*ssed my

so so romantic.”

once I let my guard down,”

I have duties and so do you,” I wriggled out of his arms. “I’ll see you tonight at the

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for her binding. I didn’t do much to help her

different from me on the morning of my binding. So sure of her mate and

as the grave and preparing myself to give my life to a man had only

love was there. Nothing ever goes as planned but we’ve done pretty good from where we

rituals I did or the fighting and competitions all she had to do was bind to the man she loved. Wouldn’t it be easier

if what if‘

left my home. I knew he was holding back and no matter what I do no matter how dedicated I appeared to be he wouldn’t budge.

come

a black boat n*eck long sleeved dress with a circle skirt. My hair was half up and half down with large curls. I wore white gold jewelry and a sapphire

He was waiting downstairs and I slowly walked

the bride,” he looked at me like I was the goddess herself.

was meant for, no one in

pants. It was his color of course with his dark hair and gray eyes. How could

better.

me the most beautiful grandchild,”

manners with each other. I also

to get

me with this proud look and love in her eyes,

baby that would almost certainly come

and Grayson knew.

walked out to the pavilion greeting everyone with smiles and hugging our

What our people deserved. They had taken on this war without second

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warriors, defenders,

around and playing, their parents laughing at them being so carefree. This is the pack I had fallen in love with,

sat next to the happy couple making conversation with them. Even Charlie and James were enjoying themselves as they spoke to

the party to the ceremonial Arch where I had bound myself to Grayson. I looked at its

his l*ps giving me a long k*ss

Netta,” he

as she took her place

that have found and chosen each other before you my lady,” She called above

discovered each other along their oaths and have promised

come here to make their souls one under you,”

and they bit into one another. Neither of them collapsed the way we did, neither showed signs of hearing the other, but their love was

content. Grayson placed his hand on the small of my

up beside me disrupting

him

to bind?” He asked me..

my tracks shaking my head at

knew you and Grayson were binding?” He

Alpha’s in our generation. One from another bloodline of Alphas but not as long as ours of course. The other

and bind to one.

But my

he was ready to do so. Charlie would have come to my parents first. He was the man who walked the straight and narrow because he wanted nothing more than to be the best

as if you’ve found where you’re supposed to be, like you are at the center of it all, and it’s the best and

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