Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 129

Annette POV:

After a few days I started to relax and feel more myself. Simon explained that the silver would be almost all the way out of my system in about a week. I still couldn’t talk to Grayson in my head without extreme effort and it exhausted me every time I tried.

I hadn’t left the house yet the idea of going out into the crowd, all of those eyes on me staring at me the pity, the contempt, the judgement I felt much more at ease where no one could see me.

I got up in the morning and fed Christian. Grayson told me how hard it was to get him to take a bottle and as much as I hated it, there was no other option by now. I sat with him on my knees staring at each other making faces to make him laugh and brushing my fingers over his eyes when he got tired. I had learned him so quickly my hands knowing how to hold him, how to calm him. I wore him on my chest as I made breakfast for Grayson. I relished cooking again remembering favorite recipes and foods I had craved in my absence.

While my husband went off to lead our people I kept myself inside, I knew I only had so much more grace before I had to take my place beside him helping see to all the things my duty demanded.

My siblings always seemed to come along through out the day I knew they probably were taking turns watching me and making sure I was okay. I wasn’t going to fracture under the weight of being home if I didn’t shatter after being torn from my newborn child.

“You should eat,” Cea pushed a bowl of fruit closer to me as I laid on my stomach dangling a toy over my sons head.

“I eat when I’m hungry,” I told her not looking up. I wasn’t going to get better instantly and if I overate that would

only hurt me more.

“Alright,” she sighed and came to sit beside me. “Is it going being back with Grayson?” Her words were grasping for

some form of conversation.

I felt guilty I know they wanted things to go back to normal, wanted to joke with me, wanted me to have full cheeks, wanted me to have my spirit and confidence. I just had to take my time.

“Of course it is,” I told her, smiling up at her as if everything was as it had always been.

“It’s good luck that Max was as kind as he is,” she tickled Christians stomach.

Elizebeth came over and sat on the other side

of me.

still had a guard on duty as always, either Matt, Elizebeth, Ella or James. Though I saw less of my little brother as he now had permanent position at my husbands side the two of them conversing on how best to

by me and I was surprised at how much the stone cold woman had missed me and come out of her shell. I wondered

a soft smile to my son. “But his smile is yours,” she looked

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hand, thankful for her being there for

usually Charlie came in shortly after but Charlie stayed longer and I had o sneaking suspicion it

make a move.” Theo rolled his eyes as he helped

always had an overbearing sense of duty you know that Theo,”

an alpha blooded woman,” my brother held his hands up as said the word knowing that all the

out to be.

always thought it’d lead to trouble, turns out he was right. I think he probably didn’t like how much

bloodline lives on woopdy doo,” he shook his head and he cut some cucumbers. “But no even Charlie gets his ass

say something after all. When they retired or died we took over and their whole lives were about the

not just our offspring. The pack was only as strong as its alpha and when we fought our strength became theirs. Our power radiated to

should talk to him,” Theo looked over at me.

me that I

in early that day and looked around for a moment

here,” I

she sucked in a breath and blushed

the rub on those ribs,” I nodded over to the slabs of meat

felt bad for teasing her but the quite girl was did Charlie walk through the door/

a second

eyes lit up when he saw her “Do you need help Anna?” He asked

help Ella season the ribs,” I shook my head at how ridiculous they