Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 121

Simon POV:

I wouldn’t have minded if Annette stayed away if she had been successful in her escape. It was probably the best for her but I won’t lie o did sigh a breath of relief seeing her back on her cell. It guaranteed my sister the protection of Grayson Addams. I was still selfish as ever but I would do what needed to be done to see Ashely safe.

Two days after Annette had been brought back my plans were in place. I had hired a man from the nearest town to meet us 5 miles out from the pack he’d take us to town and we’d take a bus from there. I had sent concealer made for us but mainly Annette and I had provisions.

Marcus hadn’t realized how much I had stockpiled but it was enough to last us a week or two if we rationed. It took only a few days of tinkering with my formula but eventually I got a potent non lethal silver acetate dart. I fashioned up darts for the standard gun we had.

I packed up early in the morning and went about my day behaving as normally as I could. I may have flinched a time or two when my name was called but they all thought I was sniveling little rat. It was fine they wouldn’t be able to say that much longer. I had packed away two guns and packaged them under the stairs. It wouldn’t be as thrown together as Annette’s attempt, no mine was planned to the second. I had the schedule of guards memorized and I had the watchtower light times to swivel away just I’d get Annette out.

I came home that day and finished packing up Ashely’s clothes and grabbing some of my smaller clothes and some old ones of my mothers for Annette and taking an old bag for Annette to carry.

“Si I’m home,” Ashely jumbled through the door dropping her school bag on the table and running into the kitchen.

My hands shook when I heard her voice and I entered the room slowly. She had no idea anything was this wrong Marcus hadn’t announced his plan to kidnap the Northern Eclipse Luna. My sister had no idea the blood on my hands and she was about to open her eyes to the darkness in the world and what I had done to help create it.

I put the bag in my room and came back out to the kitchen. “Hey, how was school?”

Ashely almost chocked on her food as she laughed. “Are you trying to be cool again?” She laughed. “You never say

hey,”

I shook my head and fiddled with my hands.

I hate what the salt air is doing

about for a few hours longer. I wouldn’t act until pst midnight

the

I would give up Annette to keep my sister safe. I wouldn’t ever apologize for that. Marcus’s father killed mine for insubordination and my

went about her afternoon doing her homework. I wanted to tell her don’t bother go run around

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Chapter 121

but still I brought out the ice cream

bowl drizzling chocolate on it, a mad grin on her face. I savored her happiness and hoped in the end she

then I pulled out the bags. Ashely hadn’t slept much but it would be all she’d get for tonight. I

I shook her

her eyes for a second. “Five more

as I say,” I

in the eyes and then at the bags. “What’s happened,” then she stoped and got out of bed and grabbed the bag. “Okay,” she told me, her voice small, her

seen she’d be so mature about this. She came out of her room in her hiking boots, some jeans and a

on my heel to exit our

arm. “Who’s the other bag for?”

we have to get. Someone, who’s being held

“Who?”

of Grayson Addams,” I

sister

kidnap her because I knew he would kill you if I said no, I told her it was half a lie I didn’t tell her my