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.

hummed 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 right we’d survive it, we will be lying here again without anything hiding

duties as Luna especially today.

we were being threatened was

binding,” I laughed as my mate grabbed me in a bear

“She has her mother, sister and cousins and friends. Just give her a high five before the ceremony and she’ll

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

keeping me tied to you

my

so so romantic.”

once I let my guard down,” he

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

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I didn’t do much to help her prepare but did give advicecond helped braid her

morning of my binding. So sure of

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

was there. Nothing ever goes as planned

and rituals I did or the fighting and competitions all she had to do was bind to the man

if what

I knew he was holding back and no

come

a circle skirt. My hair was half up and half down with large curls. I wore white gold jewelry and a sapphire head piece my mother hand gave

looks and I knew Grayson did too. He was waiting downstairs and I slowly walked down to him. His breath caught in

for a woman to outdo the bride,” he looked at me like

her. The way a woman shines when she marries the man she was meant for, no one in the world compares,” I batted my

color of course with his dark hair

better.

the most beautiful grandchild,” Amaria called to us

at our much more intimate manners with each other. I also had this feeling she knew I

get pregnant.

in

baby that would almost

and Grayson knew.

out to the pavilion greeting everyone with smiles and hugging

had taken on

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of warriors, defenders, soldiers.

felt so good to the children running around and playing, their parents laughing at them being so carefree. This is the

sat next to the happy couple making conversation

had bound myself to Grayson. I looked at its old winding moss covered branches, the sensation I had experienced lingering on me.

slowly up to his l*ps giving me a

he

as she took her place in front of

have found and chosen each other before you

oaths and

here to make their souls

into one another. Neither of them collapsed the way we did, neither showed signs of hearing the other,

to filter back to 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

rushed up beside me disrupting our

gave him a

it feel to bind?” He asked

I stoped in my tracks

did it feel when you knew you and Grayson were binding?” He continued his insane line of questioning.

other female Alpha’s in our generation. One from another bloodline of Alphas but not as long as ours of course. The other was a blessed family who was surprised with a daughter. Charlie was

and bind

But 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

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

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grabbed his arm. “Are