Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 111

Ella POV:

The world can change so instantly. Sometimes we’re so sure of where we’re heading and the goddess places her finger into our lives turning everything upside down.

I never would have assumed that night that Grayson defending me from that man would have brought us here. He had done his duty as my alpha and I was grateful I was ready to lay down my life for his wife in repayment and now here

we are.

The pack was cold after the lunas kidnapping. We had already been shocked by the events but we didn’t have her spirit to take us upward. She hadn’t been here long but she’d made an impact and was now our heart. Without her the Alpha was obsessive and calculating. He didn’t stop and smile for the children training and he didn’t joke with his council anymore. The elder Luna was not her usual sly self instead she was quite and and composed.

We should be prosperous at a time like this a strong alpha and a resilient Luna had given us an heir. We should be celebrating day and night.

Sometimes it was hard not to blame myself. To not ask if I should have just let it happen so none of this would have occurred. Another woman stolen all because I caught a Sigma’s eye.

And then there are other times when my heart catches in my throat and I swear I’d let it all happen again to be near him.

That only leaves me feeling more guilty.

After everything I had no right to fawn over a man far above me and after the pain I caused on his family. It doesn’t matter if he feels the same and it doesn’t matter that she would tell me it wasn’t my fault.

Even though I feel my whole body relax around him I can’t cross that line. It wasn’t my place. I had a duty to my pack as a warrior, I had a duty to my Luna to help bring her home and in her stead help watch over the heir. I would not cause anymore problems no matter what.

“G–good morning,” his voice hit my ear and I spun hitting my back firmly against the wall. “Sorry,” he held his hands up. “I didn’t, I shouldn’t have snuck up on you like that,”

I smiled softly at his bumbling nature I didn’t know how an heir to such a noble pack became this way around me but

I had to admit I was just as bad as he was.

“It’s–I’m, that’s okay,” I chuckled my arms folding behind my back and I swung on my tip toes.

“I saw you sparring with Elizebeth yesterday you are a skilled warrior,” he complimented me his cheeks flushing.

“Your sister is to thank for that I rarely ever got vested before the Luna came and after I hardly ever ended a match standing,” i shrugged as I reminded him of his sister his eyes saddened.

“She’s unstoppable, I’m sure she hadn’t just given birth she’d have snapped him in two,” his features darkened further

and I held myself back from reaching out for him.

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I settled for agreeing with him and attempting to

was very fond of you, she would tell me how kind you were when she first got here and I have to admit it made me thankful for you

means-* I stood towards him, feeling my heart

and I sank

I could never admit my feelings for him stood there talk and prideful as ever. She was a regal looking woman who commanded presence. I didn’t have the highest of options for her given her behavior towards my alpha but I gave the benefit of the doubt considering her daughter had been tormented her

and I set off to do my rounds on the border pushing any

gave me an acknowledgment as she

only due to my situation last year that I had been asked along on the trip to Georgia and

get to know Luna and now my position in the pack was that

beyond reproach sought my advice. It was hard

walls today and look at any of the sensors to make sure they’re still

my mind still fought its way behind us wondering if he was having a

surveillance, or encampment for a while and

would have said two words to me, we weren’t friends, I was not of high rank, and she had no opinion

on me.

to every belief she had. Some people still questioned her but they were those that didn’t know her enough, she would die for the pack. It must be a lonely life after all of that,

had an unspoken agreement between us like a small circle of women who had been close to the

hopped in a truck and went to the outer walls scanning and surveying for signs of weakness. I checked the scanners and replaced their data chips as we

us all by getting out there on

1. me.

mouth and she nodded. “She’d be strong enough to do that, sadly it

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the former alpha involved it’s become

whole issue will never end,” I wrinkled my nose thinking of the mess that’s been

she glanced over at me through the corners of her eyes.

hard not to,”

“That I understand,”

feel responsible for the Lunas abduction. She had been living with a spy for months and hadn’t noticed. I felt foolish and self centered for not realizing I wasn’t the

accept that and move on. The only one I see absolved of guilt is you. You did nothing to attract that scum and you put yourself in harms way to end it,” she didn’t look at me as she spoke but I

alpha and the Luna didn’t even suspect Aarron how were

my heart blur reality, he hadn’t been himself since she’d gotten here. If I had paid attention I’d have turned him

deceit

it’s no ones fault falling prey to that. That’s all in the goddess’s hands,” I

of some monsters in the world but she also put us in each other’s

head daydreaming and fantasizing about things that will never happen won’t keep everyone

my eyes darted upwards towards the sky. Something

the car,” I blurted.