Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 64

“Are you alright?” I popped in on Leon as he covered the trade ledger with the humans.

He shot you in his chair “goddess’s breath,” he gasped. “Oh oh Luna it’s you only you,” he calmed when he saw me.

1 scrunched my brows and squinted my eyes.

“I only came to see if my plan to change the buyers of our potatoes was a success no need to be scared,” I watched him closely.

“I um yes it was we made a profit much larger you are quite the the asset,” he was still calming down and hugging.

“Leon what’s wrong?” I turned my voice soft and empathetic. I looked over my shoulder and Elizabeth was no where near the closed door only standing guard.

He slumped down in his chair “you tell me,” he mumbled. “Graysons been on the war path and he’s not communicating a thing! I swear it’s just..just. He’s off Annette he did something the other day and I have known him a long time I think he’s lost it,”

“What did he do?” I questioned.

“He kille

“He killed the sniper…” he drifted off his eyes swimming with terror.

Graysons message to his council his threat of extinction to any traitors and snitches. He’s trusted them with his life for most of it and now our child is on the line. A dream Grayson has kept secret for years: a happy family of his own. Now he’ll kill anyone in his way.

“Grayson is overprotective he just wants me safe,” I smiled sweetly.

“He’s getting unhinged Luna he’s training harder and harder and he’s refusing to pull punches the only one of us who can withstand him is Matt and even then it’s bad,”

The guilt rose in my throat again.

“He’s scared Leon. I mean he even wants to kind so their elders,” I fibbed.

“Of course!” He slapped a hand to his forehead and laughed at this false insanity.

“Yes do the one thing that will capture the attention of both regions ministry. We’ll be charged with war crimes!”

“I know going before the wolf ministry of both regions, he could be charged and taken away or worse,” I sighed.

“Talk to him Annette he’ll listen to you he’s in love you that’s why he’s so crazy,” Leon grabbed me by my shoulders.

“Or we’ll all lose him,”

“Thank you Leon,” I nodded to him. “I have to go and check our meat supplies. Please keep this all between us,” I

smiled.

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Instead I went to the training house. The only thing Leon had told me that shocked me was Grayson was taking his anger out in training.

I marched to the training house to see it for my own eyes.

He was in the ring sweating and panting. His eyes were trained ingo Matt. Wailing in on him punch after punch.

Charlie and Jamie watched on from the sidelines. Matt had his hands up flinching with the blows Gray was landing.

“Grayson!” I yelled.

My mate stopped instantly mid punch turning and looking at me the shame washing on him.

“Get out.” he told Matt

Matt looked between us and looked out fo the ring.

liked him over. Not nearly

wish to fight with all you have fight my brother

told me.

brother hasn’t betrayed us

handling that.”

for what they face,” he kept

traced up his face and I watched him fight the urge to enjoy my touch. The pull to calm down for

his

become the moster they want us to be,”

hands sn*ked around my waist and and he pulled me to

defend you.” he

scorch him the ground we live on.”

wish.” he gritted his teeth but

to him and went over to Matt who was by my brothers.

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bowed his head to me. As your sworn protector I know I need to be

we face.”

eyes and his tone was one of false sincerity. He knew Grayson was punishing him for a crime be

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not

outcome

worried about you,” he corrected

“He loves you,”

started leading me away. “I think he’s proven his worth. Besides Grayson is strong enough to protect

an ass,” I heard

Grayson called to my youngest brother.

gripped my

take him, and he needs to learn

mean I’ll like any of

and started cutting up vegetables or dinner. I wanted salad and bread. I was surprised at my sudden

front door. I was still starving, but

heads of lettuce as Elizabeth cut potatoes. Lilianna walked in eventually

pies.

mother,” lili asked me. “I’m sure

with her everyday. Trying to

a good strategist is she not?” Elizabeth asked me.

is. A very good strategist she’s helped many allies with their battle plans,” I told

asset, it may be better

Kruger as far away from this helping strategize over the phone

course Luna, Elizabeth

wonderful, but my mind was wondering around. and around in the idea of what was going

sure thing was someone was selling our secrets and

been watching

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they know that we weren’t aware of

bedroom claiming I was going to take shower.

Lies upon lies.

shaky breath sitting

first an enemy, then a threat, now a traitor. The world felt like it

when we hit them with trade decoy but still they had something on us.

the only reason this enemy didn’t know about the trade was because the mole would’ve been exposed. They were taking their time with

useless and helpless. I was clawing at the walls of the hole in the ground that had opened beneath my feet

calm my nerves and my uncontrolled worries. My mind running ahead of me thinking up all these horrors of what was

knew it I gasping

came to me before I knew I was crying.

know I know,” he knelt

heart racing my mind maniacal in its determination to concoct new scenarios of how this all ends.