Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 85

Annette POV

“A–Arron,” I stuttered as I walked into the room and saw one of my husband’s close friends the mate of my sworn protector chained by his throat to the wall.

I turned and Elizebeth was downcast sitting on a chair silent face neutral but set. I felt I knew her enough to know she was keeping her thoughts well buried.

“He was going to sell you after our babe was born. To the Bane Crescent Pack, and they were going to reward him with money and leave us alone,” Grayson smirked at him. “He’s now going to die in the morning. Right Elizebeth,”

Yes, Alpha,” She huffed I felt the anger wash over me as it pulsed out of her.

1 saw Aarron look at his wife with a combination of regret, agony, and anger.

“I didn’t do it alpha. I’m your friend I always have been. You know this,” he blinked and looked up at my husband.

My hair stood on end the way he’d shifted so easily. I grabbed my husband.

“Is that why you’ve been selling our secrets to them for months? It is you as you refer to yourself as the doctor. I don’t believe anyone else here has a medical degree. You even said in one email,” Jaime handed Grayson the paper with the email on it. “Do whatever you want to the pure blood b*tch I don’t care as long as I can look after my wife and we don’t lose our status with Grayson. She looks over Annette as her guard and tells me enough of what you need. I’ll give it all to you but I’m upping the price,” Grayson nodded at the paper.

“Now I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Elizebeth is innocent as she would slit her wrists her and now if

Annette told her too,” Grayson moved his eyes back up to Aarron. “But I don’t have any faith in you. I remember how angry you were when Annette got pregnant how furious you were I had kept on from you. But I remember most how for the first time in your relationship you doubted the woman you loved,”

Aarron shifted his feet and glanced slowly back and forth between his wife and his alpha.

“I could leave you to my wife’s brothers, or even worse her parents. But no, no I know who here you’ve wronged the most. I’ll leave you to her,” Grayson turned but I went over to Elizebeth.

“You don’t have to speak to him if you don’t want to Grayson is not ordering you,” I told her.

“No, my Luna. I have questions I want to be answered.

“I’ll be here after if you need me,” I told her and for the first time she placed her hand on mine and looked up with great fullness.

I left the room sorrowful for the ally I was leaving behind. She knew that she wanted to know and she knew she was burying her first love in the process and her marriage was over.

We went over to the camera screens and I almost covered my eyes it felt wrong to watch this.

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“Are you honestly going to torture me, baby,” He raised his chin and squinted his eyes evaluating her.

“No….the pound of flesh you owe it to the Malorias. Not me. I just want the truth. I thought we had it I thought our life was built on honesty, on duty, on respect. It seems you’re none of those,” she shuddered.

They’re trying to burn us from the inside out and I don’t blame Grayson he’s protecting h his wife and pup.” he smiled at her. “Just help me

the email though. It went to our home office, your office,” she pressed

are….lessica probably planted it,” he walked as close to her as he could.

Annette then?” Elizebeth stepped closer to him looking at the ground

it. Don’t do

“What?” He laughed.

her. You’ll fight for her if they ever come back.” she looked up at him her

her,” he nodded.

look at his face as a whole. “They’ll want to know you’d

you?

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matter how I feel about our Luna,” he shook his

1. I love each other that’s what

then?” Elizebeth asked him crossing her arms. “We can’t clear your name if we don’t

didn’t realize what

are fake,” she looked up

by Jessica,”

went to the moon pool every night when

Elizebeth asked him.

“What?”

one,” she pulled a piece of paper off the desk.

to the moon pool on her own leaving her protectors behind to try and reach

“She’s most vulnerable there.”

looked at her husband whose mask had sl*pped

she have known.”

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know he’s a bit like a puppy for

He didn’t want there to be any miscommunication and her jail cell is by key card only. There are cameras and he’s not on any of the footage, they had me check when they were on their way back,” she turned away

that it was Leon’s heart that was

He almost scoffed.

She told us it was you. The emails are from your home office. The emails detail things I told you.

that Jessica gave up the fact she wasn’t working alone?” Elizebeth told him. “Who is the mole the

her the woman who was resolved and resolute in her principles throughout my time amongst my husband’s pack bubble into fury and panic. Her eyes were red and hazy with her disbelief and the tears were

for alienating me or looked down on me for being questioned

bond.

never once looked at me with a sneer or turned her nose up. Now she wept as she battered herself against the

evidence said otherwise let

from my face, I saw