Stronger by Ang Chris

Chapter 69 | had been in the kitchen peeling off the skins of tomatoes to make sauce and can them.

One second | was fine and the next.

“Elizebeth!” My voice was harsh goddess knows what my face looked like but she knew what to do.

She grabbed| felt her hands that was the last thing | remember before the black.

| | think | was down long. | woke up up in the skitchen. James was by my side somehow red in the face the second he knew | was okay he took off goddess knows where.

Elizebeth satup and gavewater after a while she checked my heart rate.

“Aarron is on his way with a wheelchair Luna,” she told me.

True enough her mate cand helpedin the chair. Elizebeth was blank faced beside him but her fingers twisted together behind her back.

| was wheeled in and put on a table he took my blood pressure, my temperature, he listened to my heart and lungs.

“I don’t understand you're fine...” he stoped and turned toslowly realization dawning on him. “Would you mind. taking a urine test Luna?” | gulped. “You need to get an ultrasound machine,” | knew he knew and | wanted my baby checked out. He walked out of the room a scathing glance to his wife slamming the door.

Elizebeth flinched at the sound. She lout a long sigh of air, but kept any personal worries inside.

“You need to drink more Luna,” she handeda glass. “The alpha will be here soon I'm sure hopefully the babe is fine and he will calm down soon,” she nodded starting off.

“He’ll be angry no matter what,” | shook my head. Grayson will be furious | fainted but | cleaned my nerves telling myself over and over again that it was a common symptom in early pregnancy to faint.

Still I placed a hand to my stomach praying my pup was alright safe and sound in my womb, Aarron returned with the machine and I laid back so he could look at the baby.

Not quick enough the heartbeat hit my ears and my baby was on the screen.

“Your baby is perfectly fine, it was just a symptom of pregnancy your hormones cause your blood pressure to drop. It 1 had known you were pergiant than i would have been prepared and so would you, however it seems at least someone was aware,” he ground out another glance to his wife.

“She answered my wishes. As her Luna she obeyed my command of secrecy and that of her Alphas. | had my child.

1/0 Chapter 69 looked after by Charlotte-" “Charlotte!” He scoffed.

Before | could berate him for being disrempel and anide the doors burst open.

| popped up. “I'm alright. I'm fine.” | told him smiling and beckoning for him to cand holdto provoit to him.

“It’s a common side effect of pregnancy. She and the baby are fine,” Grayson swallowed and looked down at him. Showhe moved over tok*ssing my head and rubbing my hip.

| saw the relief finally hit him at the thrumming sound of the heartbeat that all important signal our child was healthy.

“She’s pregnant?” Leon burst in the room. “Well done Gym!” He clapped Grayson on the back.

Yes well done. Keeping this information from your wife's penicam, and the attending physician that should be seeibb to the heirs health.” Aarron slow clapped.

Grayson narrowed his eyes. “That's not an appropriate tone, Dein,” is wine went low. “You're addressingand my wife your Luna. You should do so with respect,” Yes. Alpha,” Aarron got up and stormed out.

Elizabeth moved to go after him but minded her position as my guard and stayed.

“Go Elizabeth Grayson is here | have no better protection than him.” | did her.

“Thank you my Luna,” she bowed her head toand ran off after her mane..

rogance in the men of science,” Grayson mumbled shaking his head..

| noticed then the blue hue to his night cheek. “What happened!?” | grabbed his jaw and hinught his face to mine for inspection “Goddess be,” he stumbled as | wrenched him forward. “Your brother was worried about you so the anty reasonable course of action avas of course to blme,” | ordered them out of the room and dressed in fury “LAMES” | screecfund.

Leon and Grayson covered the cast and | left hunting down my little brother, may mate walking was cheppu burtured for | found him with Charte parking up the mess of Grayson'’s office door, “You attackon?” | growin ass for a betone cocking has jaw upale. “You're uver worked. It’s his fault Ny doing this to Chapter 69 “No James. It's not! I'm pregnant you selfish ass!” | screamed. “I love you with all my heart but you beating up my husband the father of my baby and attacking him every chance you get will not help me,” | was so sick of his childish petulant behavior. “Stop pretending this because you care about me. You're agitated and uncontrollable for all your own reasons I’m your sister not an excuse,” “Do not cnearuntil this baby is born | need to keep calm and you're only going to disrupt that,” | narrowed my eyes at him and left.

| huffed and walked away, | was upset, | was tired, my boobs were hurting, and | was starving. Being pregnant didn’t mean | got to take my ire out on the towels though so | made my way to my house.

“Yo undo whatever you need to do to get that kid in shape | am so tired of it. Especially him acting like he’s defendingwhen al legs doing is complicating things when they're complicated enough and | am already so exhausted 1 don’t- “Netta breathe!” Grayson grabbedby my shoulders. “You need to go hand rest. Do you realize how lucky we are you didn’t hit your head or worse,” he pulledto him.

| felt bad for not being mindful of his feelings but | was so frustrated with the way things were | wasn’t able to do i) “I want you in bed please,” he askedhis voice wavered for half a second.

“I agree,” | told him glad to go and rest for a second.

“Elizebeth will make you whatever you want. | do believe though we will have to tell the pack tonight,” he rubbed my cheek.

That | knew. | had passed out in front of 20 women, they'd all be wondering what was wrong with me, no more hiding. It was a couple of weeks early but we didn’t have much of a choice.

Grayson wakeshand gotinto bed my b*dy releasing the exhaustion and | felt myself drift off without realizing it.2 | dreamt of a forest again this tiny little bolt of black and brown fur dancing ahead of me. | ran after it and just as | reached him he disappeared | turned and a river formed behind me. | looked across and as the River grew Enzo and this mystery pup watchedhowling for me.

| woke up my eyes flashing awake.

“Luna?” Elizebeth fooked over atfrom where she sat in the corner.

“Bad dream,” | told her.

| felt a cold settle over thinking about that. Like an Impending doom | could never escape.

“You should eat, what would you like?” She asked me.

“I want a sandwich,” I told her.

“it was just a dream, just a dream 3/6 Chapter 69 | got up and ate the sandwich she gavebefore getting myself in the shower and clean. When | cout | saw the self in the mirror.

The slightest curve of my belly but it was there unmistakably.

| grabbed a tan tight dress in my closet and put my anklets and bracelets on. Tonight it would be announced that | was carrying the heir to the pack and | wanted to look the part.

| wanted any who doubtedor my husband to see that the future lies inside me. | rubbed my belly and smiled at the memory of his heartbeat.

“You shouldn't scarelike that,” | told him.

“I have enough to worry about,” All of this darkness in our lives and every t| thought of him | was beyond happy. | felt guilty when | thought of the treat our people faced, but it was what I'd wanted my whole life | wanted to cherish even when it was hard.

“CLuna, it's supper time, Elizebeth told me.

| walked out of my hpresenting myself for the first tas openly pregnant. Grayson would say it in a few minutes but before he did a few would see the swell of my belly and know.

| saw smothers notice it as | cinto the pavilion Grayson waited foroutstretching his hand. “Please tell you're feeling better,” “I am well rested and very hungry, | smiled and blushed as | spoke to him.

“Fried chicken tonight,” he whispered to me.

| immediately starting salivating crunchy juicy chicken sounded perfect toat this moment.

“Luna,” Matt pulled my chair out for me. “Please sit,” | had a feeling after today if | even tried to lift my own glass | would be stoped.

Everyone sat down and Grayson cleared his throat. “I'm sure a lot of you are confused,” he laughed. “My wife had an incident earlier today where she collapsed,” The few who didn’t know gasped and looked at twith shock and worry. “But there should be no sadness or fear in this room. My wife,” he turned tothe pride on his face madelight up from the inside out.

“My Netta is pregnant,” he cheered and everyone erupted. The cheered and clapped and laughed.

Any formed a line and cup to give their appreciation, congratulations, joy and thanks for me.

For the next week | felt like | was walking on air able to run my hand to my belly avoid the foods | disliked and sit whenever | needed to.

| had been able to do more inventory work now and my fatigue eased again. | was even able to spend more twith 4/6 Chapter 69 Grayson sitting beside him most morning.

| walked out from the keep and Matt and Leon grabbedby both arms and started takinghome..

“What's wrong?” | looked at them bewildered and shaken by the change.

“There is a threat Luna, Alpha wants you in your home,” Leon toldas serious as | had ever s seen him.

“A-a threat,” | felt my heart quake for a second, my feet carrying themselves with purpose.

When we got inside they moved to takeupstairs but | moved for downstairs instead. “No there's a bunker downstairs let's go there, please,” | wanted where no one could reach me.

Everyone had known about my baby for a week. A week. Now there was a threat on me.

“tellyou're okay stay huntil | make sure everything is fine, | am alright *im in the bunker they don’t know about the tunnel *xthank you stay there please Charlie is on his way.

“My brother is coming,” | told them. “Wait for him outside Leon and join us inside when he gets here Grayson wants.safe until the threat is cleared,” my voice shook.

| waited and in the bunker of steel and cold for my brother for ssemblance of safety, comfort, family.

| rubbed my hands over my belly praying over and over this was a fluke. This was a mistake. Please.

The thud of footsteps and | had to remind myself that Charlie was coming it still | moved behind Matt and covered my pup.

“Annette,” Charlie called toand | breathed a long breath of relief.

“Charlie,” | felt stears hit the corners of my eyes but | refused to let them slp.

“Do not stress out sit down,” he toldsitting besideand grabbing my hands. “So far everything is fine, nothing has gone off something was left at the pack land boundaries with your non it,” he explained.

“Is anyone hurt,” my thought went to anyone | cared for that may have been injured to send a message to me.

“No,” he rubbed my hand.

“Okay,” | breathed out. “Okay,” “Calm and breath,” he instructed me. “The favorite uncle conimands,” he rubbed my belly. “I'm impressed you kept. this a secret by the way,” “Wouldn't you,” | somewhat glared at him.

5/6 12:41 Wed, 13 Mar Chapter 69 “Not from your protective older brother who would do anything for you,” He shot back. “Enough. Think of good thoughts. You need peace,” & 42% 1 sighed again and again thinking of my baby’s heartbeat the rhythm of it in my mind feeling him insideas best | could. | couldn't feel anything really he was still way to small to kick her but | focused on him all the same.

We waited for far to long but | thought of little toes and finger. Content sleeping face and soft skin. Blankets and tiny socks. The tiniest hat you've ever seen.

After ages Grayson finally cto me.

“It’s all clear it was just a threat but | fear we've played into his hands,” he sighed. “He may have wanted to see how we'd act when there's a threat,” “Dammit,” | felt like an idiot for not thinking of that they ply cat and mouse only, we should have known this was trick.

“He left this,” he showed my his phone and image on the screen.

A dozen red roses.

-Congratulations my dearest Annette | felt my head sway Charlie and Grayson held me. The threat was obvious, my having a child inwas not in our enemies best interests..

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