Stronger by Ang Chris

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“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.

be smooth. but I

duties as Luna especially today. Today that couple we blessed were having their binding.

the people celebrate and enjoy themselves even when we knew we were being threatened was important. We couldn’t allow this enemy to keep us locked up

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

her mother, sister and cousins and friends. Just give her a

skimp on mine?” I have a falsely

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

k*ssed my

so romantic.”

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

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

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she got ready for her binding. I didn’t do much to help her prepare

So sure of her mate and giddy to bewithlm, practically vibrating

I was as silent as the grave and preparing myself to give

was there. Nothing ever goes as planned

get all the ceremonies and 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

if what if‘

left my home. I knew he was holding back and no matter what I

come in

half up and half down with large curls. I wore white gold jewelry and

classic and natural looks and I knew Grayson did too. He was waiting downstairs and I slowly walked down to

for a woman to outdo the bride,” he looked

a woman shines when she marries the man she was meant for, no one in

his color of course with his dark hair and gray eyes. How could look

better.

me the most beautiful grandchild,” Amaria called to us

manners with each other. I also had this feeling she knew

to get

and love in her eyes, once I swear I caught her looking at my stomach.

any day. There was a baby that would almost certainly come from it, and only

and Grayson knew.

the pavilion greeting everyone with smiles and hugging our

What our people deserved. They had

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of warriors,

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

I sat next to the happy couple making conversation with them.

I had bound myself to Grayson. I looked at its old winding

my hand and brought it slowly up to his

Netta,” he whispered.

her place

and chosen each other before

other along their oaths and

come here to make their

bit into one another. Neither of them collapsed the way we did,

the pavilion to dance and eat dessert to our hearts content. Grayson placed his hand on the small of my back as we walked and a dozen memories came

up beside me disrupting our moment of peace.

I gave him a

did it feel to bind?”

I stoped in my tracks shaking my head

feel when you knew you and Grayson were binding?” He continued his insane line

Alphas but not as long as ours of course.

bind to

But my

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 Alpha for my family’s pack.

found where you’re supposed to be, like you are at the center of it all, and it’s the best and most important thing you’ll ever do,” Grayson answered

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his arm. “Are