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.

we were on was not going to be smooth. but I knew he was right

my duties as Luna especially today. Today

were being threatened was important. We couldn’t allow this enemy to

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

sister and cousins and friends. Just

of duties and responsibilities says I should skimp on mine?”

tied to you with your magic b*dy.

my back.

so romantic.”

was terrified I’d be utterly absorbed once I let my guard down,” he k*ssed my n*eck. “I was

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

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was beaming as she got ready for her binding. I didn’t do much

very different from me on the morning of my binding. So sure of her mate and giddy to bewithlm, practically vibrating

was as silent as the grave and preparing myself to

there. Nothing ever goes as planned

and competitions all she had to do was bind to the man she

if what if‘

I had left my home. I knew he was holding back and

we’ve come in

with a circle skirt. My hair was half up and

He was waiting downstairs and I slowly walked down to him. His breath caught in

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

man she was meant for, no one

of course with his dark hair and gray

better.

to make me the most beautiful grandchild,” Amaria called to us from the

teasing us at our much more intimate manners with each other. I also had

get pregnant.

this proud look and love in

baby that would almost

and Grayson knew.

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

deserved. They had taken on this war without second thought and bare the

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of warriors, defenders, soldiers.

carefree. This is the pack I

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

while we led the party to the ceremonial Arch where I had bound myself to Grayson. I looked at its old winding moss covered branches, the sensation I had experienced lingering on me.

to his l*ps giving me a

Netta,” he

her throat as she took her place in front of

bring this pair that have found and chosen each other before

discovered each other along their oaths and have promised to now walk their paths

here to make their souls one

couple came closer and they bit into one another. Neither of them collapsed the way we did, neither showed signs of hearing the other, but

our hearts content. Grayson placed his hand on the small of my back as we walked and

me disrupting our moment

I gave him a

it feel to bind?”

my tracks shaking my head at

it feel when you knew you and Grayson were binding?”

of Alphas but not as long as ours of course. The other was a blessed family who was surprised with a daughter. Charlie was expected to

bind to one.

But my

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

as if you’ve found where you’re supposed to be, like you are at the center of

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“Are you