Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 137

Annette POV:

I couldn’t sleep at all the night before my mind raced with the idea of being reunited with Seraphine. Of having the no comfort of her being back, by my side our hands conjoined forever again.

We had waited until the full moon when our connection would be at its peak. My memories flooded in from the last time I was in the moon pool. I had laid in it before my wedding, and my husband ever impatient had watched me the whole night staring at me hungry.

This time I wouldn’t be alone everyone would be watching they would wait with bated breath for me to return to normal. What would happen if I did not like other wolves, my blood was pure alpha blood. Things have been put in place to protect those around me.

I didn’t want Christian to watch this if this was successful, it would be a pretty sight. I turned

over at my husband’s restful face. What would he think when he saw me like that?

Grayson was only one generation of pure alpha blood. He was strong that much was true, but

there was a hunger, a drive inside me and my siblings. There was a third beast that we all

caged up, that we kept hidden beneath the floorboards of our minds.

It had been the easiest for me, but now I had to come face–to–face and hope I came out on top. For my sake, I had to. He had already been without me long enough.

I watched Grayson breathe in and out softly for hours. Then his eyes flitted open as the

sunset, turned to look at me, not a word spoken between us. I’m sure Enzo prowled inside of

him. I felt so horrible for him to be without his mate for so long to not know what had happened to her.

We got dressed in silence. Once again I only wore a small, thin, nightgown. Charlotte came in

to watch our son as he slept. He was blind to the turmoil outside of his world of dreams. I

wanted it that way to let him sleep hopefully when he woke up all would be right in the

world.

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me, softly, pulling me away from my son’s

watching me like like an animal in a

pine needles crunching under my feet. The cold air swirled around

her eyes dark with certainty. She believed this would work. She knew it in her bones and for some reason that made me think it might

I submerged myself all the same. I thought of

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started some sort of chant and I closed my eyes tightly. I pictured my wolf I focused on her. I honed in on what small bits I had of her. I lay

all those months every time

shouted. “Seraphine!”

could muster. Calling out into the

and keep me here forever. My heart started racing that

do that. Don’t

The fogginess encircling me and pinning me down. I pushed back against it picturing

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started walking through

for her through the mist. Trying to sense her to connect to her again. I felt her, but there was still all this bramble in the way. Tangled vines and toppled trees kept us

I called again screeching through the endless wood for her

my legs from wandering. I closed my eyes remembering the way she felt my voice, my constant

“Seraphine,” I whispered.

pierced

whiny howl. One of pain and

as I lunged

again, desperation permeating my

a howl came pointing me in the right direction. I ran faster, my hands now scraping direction. I ran faster, my hands now scraping past the bark and pushing me closer to her. Another

heard her whimpers and subtle sighs. I stopped in my tracks and

Her fur was matted, her paws bloody, branches stuck to her.

crouched down to see her.” I’m here now. I’m so sorry I

my docile companion lunged at