Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 71

“He’ll be fine you sit,” my mom told me. She sat down a cup of herbal tea in front of me.

I called my mom the second that we came home from telling our people I was pregnant, and she arrived after the morning of the threat.

“It’s a good thing I’m here you need all the protection you can get. So help the goddess I’ll tear them limb from limb if they so much as sniff you,” she had huffed when she’d been told..

I now sat in my living room with her and my brothers while Grayson was away. He’s caught wind of a large encampment on the edge of our lands and the Waxing pride pack.

He and Darren were meeting and going to attack them on both sides. Hopefully, they’d get a retreat.

I fiddled with my feet for a second wiggling my toes. “Don’t worry darling he’s got back up,” Lilianna strolled down our steps. “Plus he’s Grayson he’s visibly indestructible,”

It did nothing but I pushed and pushed to keep it out of my mind. Aarron had checked me and I was overly stressed.. For now, it wasn’t affecting the baby but over time, it would.

“Well anyways you need to call the other brother and his bride they’re a little wounded they aren’t allowed to come,” Charlie told me

My middle brother and best friend had apparently insisted that they accompany my mother but I had refused. I was in

the crosshairs and I didn’t want anyone joining me.

I dialed on the couch while everyone chattered.

“No amount of logic will make me forgive you for not telling me you’re pregnant the millisecond you found out,” Cea’s voice came clear across the line.

I chuckled. “You know why and I know you’ve already forgiven me,” I smiled my heart shinning at the sound of my

best friend.

“Your brother is a little more unforgiving I’m afraid. He worried, I’ve never seen him like this,” she sounded sad.

“He shouldn’t be,” 1 lied through my teeth. “I’m fine,”

The picture of Theo my happy–go–lucky crazy brother, down and depressed because of me. It broke my bravado.

“Put him on,” I almost whimpered.

“Sister of

of mine,” he attempted to sound as jovial as ever.

“Brother dearest,” I matched his false joy. “Don’t worry about me besides you need to help papa protect your pack. Charlie and James are here so are mom. I’m beyond protected. That does not even mention-

“You’re trapped though. A targets only your back and you can’t even enjoy your first baby. You of all people don’t

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and I can’t even be mad because Grayson was

we make the right choices

helping you enjoy your baby. My first nephew, that will help,”

know it’s a boy?”

boy. I remember you had a dream when we were children I’d broken my

called me a witch for the rest

Only you seem to

“I guess,”

one that tells you it’ll all be okay yet?”

will be. Nothing breaks us. We don’t bow, kneel, or

Us.

integrity to back up your decisions you should

then, you’d show them what alpha blood means,” I could

trust in me to make the right

I’ll have the finest sent to you,” he changed

and

I can still give you everything you want,

big

outside

my energy closing my eyes, and picturing him and his mind. Reaching out for

safe, and come

response came, but the sense he’s heard me was always

he have to bring Jamie

mom his aggression needs an outlet, Charlie

meddling.

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child!” She whispered to

what

is ready

to her not turning my head. “He

a at crossroads learning to control it or let it

your baby gets here”

and you’re blind to the issues he faces because you want

mother

Grayson to deal with this,” Charlie folded

my son,” she reminded us but I just

and if you change that a committee will be called in us,” Charlie glared at mom. “Enough, Anna

but the harvest was almost over and the cold was about to come so I put on the