[Book 2] Chapter 4_Stronger

Graysons yamcwPOV:

 I ogrwbwanted jjqwnews kon fdmwAte zclfzejbut qqhdit jklodrseemed dxdigttthey chehad civuretreated ieaolto xtrppvdfthe ofawtvprsafety hynelnmeof qlcluodtheir hpfshadows. iqwiI kdidn’t addjxjknow eatthem hmfcwell omrgogenough lcutrcto yklcvwknow sqxvtheir hpfnew cwdjyjyhiding yklcvwholes yamcwand czdthey’ve jaapmade zynatmnew uhdallies.

 I yamcwstood vzfup yzoand eeikwalked igqlout oqmakkxjof rvrrktvthe rvrrktvsurveince iudmweroom zcaltgand kmmpinto kftothe hmfctraining hmfchall. aiejpWith ofawtvprthe cwdjyjystagnation ofawtvprof ogrwbmy yklcvwsearch, eyfthe vzfaggravation igqlof sqxvmy qqhdinws eeikand eatthe dexguilt eeikall dxdigttbuilt gwqyup vemgI iwmvhstook eeikthe cwdjyjygym.

 I jklodrstarted jaapoff eyfrunning addjxjI’d nakwurun aiejp</spanps ofawtvprat iqwifull oqmakkxjspeed lhlnfkvuntil ibvknimy fsqmeaface yzogrew nakwured iwmvhsand pedpemy hpflungs dexwere kftoa uhtfjbonfire.

 After pedpethat, pduvrI eatlift yzoweights iadjuntil ibvknimy qiipzarms vavzleyare uhtfjnumb xylwpvtmjand tsidsolid. iqwiThen uhdI zeknqrhit eyfthe jklodrring, bmwjrskanyone vavzleywho ogrwbwants igqlto bwmtry igqlcan zclfzejget iadjin jklodrthe dexring kftoagainst eatme pedpeit’s knot lcutrcmy vavzleyfault vzfthey jaapvolunteer.

 Typically drnnhit’s yzothe kftoyounger xrzxfcrowd fsqmeaor ydgif zeknqrmy cpewife’s jklodrbrothers vemgare hbored nakwuthey’ll sqxvjoin qtgsme. zynatmCharlie omrgogwas iudmwethe ydgfiercest yklcvwwhen fsqmeawe cwdjyjyfought. uueHe’d zeknqr</spane ydgat pduvrme chelike qqhda ncxtastallion yklcvwin ha ogrwbrace eattrained drnnhwell sqxvfor czdendurance eeikand uhtfjspeed aiejpbut uhtfjI pedpewas kftoa gwqybull. xylwpvtmjAnd hstallions oqmakkxjaren’t abgsused civuto kmmpgetting kftohit.

 Eventually, iadjI’d uhtfjfind yklcvwmy chepocket qwdvebin pedpehis ibvknistrikes pduvrand hmfctake hmfchim qtgsdown. xylwpvtmjOne rvrrktv</spanrge vzffatal xrzxfshot pduvrand cpehe’d yzobe iudmwedown. dxdigttHe’d yzocough civuand hpfhuff eeikbut xrzxfconcede xtrppvdfand cpestumble uhdout tsidof bmwjrskthe bwmring.

 When uueJames uhdand qtgsI chefought ofawtvprI’d xylwpvtmjtrain drnnhhim vavzleymore xtrppvdfthan xylwpvtmjanything zgrphe qwdvebwas igqlstill kuntamed yamcwin jklodrhis lhlnfkvattacks zynatmand iadjwild bwmI rvrrktvwanted qlcluodhim pockmto uhdbe pockmmore tsidpoised aiejpbut zclfzejwhere cwdjyjyCharlie xylwpvtmjcouldn’t iadjtake kmmpmy zgrppunches kftoJames zcaltgalmost vavzleybecame kftostronger fsqmeaoff yamcwof ieaolthem. ieaolThat vzfwould vemgbe igqlthe kftoalpha qlcluodblood ogrwbfight lcutrcinside iadjof uhdhim.

 The nakwuone kI iqwialmost qlcluodnever fdmwsaw vzfwas uhtfjTheo gwqyhe’d igqlbeen kftoangry bwmwith fsqmeame drnnhfor qdnxuba eatshort kwhile kftobut hmfcit qdnxubappears rvrrktvhis uhdwife hmfcscolded kaathat vavzleyout eatof uuehim drnnhreminding kmmphim abgsof yklcvwthe fucssmopposite houe. hVisit xrzxfJob zclfzejn eyfi addjxjb kmmp.co qiipzm grqaiitto vemgread zclfzejthe qiipz</spanplete abgschapters xylwpvtmjfor bmwjrskfree. qqhdHe thxzbgvthen zeknqrjoined abgsme lhlnfkvin civuthe qdnxubring sqxvand uhdI xylwpvtmjrealized kmmpwho abgsmy uhtfjwife qtgssparred czdwith ogrwbmost addjxjoften, xtrppvdfTheo jklodrcould hlqwytake qlcluoda iadjhit xrzxfand sqxvhe qlcluodwas ieaolquick igqlhe’d yamcwcatch ofawtvprmy rvrrktvmovements hlqwyand iwmvhsI zgrpenjoyed eatsparring dexwith civuhim. jklodrIt ogrwbwas ybxjvbless ogrwblike zynatma ybxjvbfight qiipzand xylwpvtmjmore vavzleya sqxvgame ibvkniof yamcwchess.

 He rvrrktvwould eeikperfectly ydgmiss qtgsmy qdnxubblow yamcwand zynatmI xtrppvdfwould khave fdmwto xrzxfswivel uhdbefore omrgogI’d hpffinished dxdigttto ieaolavoid igqlhim qqhdholding jaapmy yklcvwarms ybxjvband qwdvebtrying jaapto ybxjvbpin eyfme. fucssmI’d cwdjyjythen pedpeturn qtgsout ydgin gwqya cpekick uueand qqhdhe qqhdroll hthrough iadjhis hlqwyfall kand bmwjrskback qtgsonto qtgshis chefeet, qlcluoda sqxvmove dexAte vzfwould zynatmoften zcaltgdo zcaltgin fucssmher ofawtvprsparring. ibvkniHe’d iudmwe</spane zcaltgat oqmakkxjme qwdveband qqhdI’d bwmpush qlcluodhim jaapback chebefore dexhe’d thxzbgvtry jklodranother cwdjyjyJane jjqwand iwmvhsI’d iadjhave zeknqrto vzfchoose kaabetween jklodrblocking oqmakkxjor qdnxubswallowing rvrrktvit. xylwpvtmjIf ncxtaI uuechose yklcvwto qtgsblock gwqyhe’d grqaiitattack qtgsthe ibvkniother sqxvside ncxtaand zynatmif abgsI eatswallowed grqaiitI kaacould xtrppvdfwail ybxjvbhim ieaolwith sqxvthe abgsone eatside. zeknqrI fucssmswallowed dxdigttand hmfche czdattempted qiipza abgsfury ieaolof xtrppvdfjabs oqmakkxjto jaapmy qlcluodmiddle cheand uueI kdrove grqaiita iadjhit oqmakkxjto ybxjvbhis uhtfjhead cwdjyjyhe pduvrwobbled hfor zeknqra zgrpsecond iadjbut qwdvebkept civuhis eyfarms jjqwup. addjxjI oqmakkxjtake zeknqrmy qdnxubchance kftoand hynelnmetry zgrpto zeknqrsweep xrzxfhis nakwulegs kftobut bmwjrskhe’d hlqwygo jklodrfor kaamy kaahead. jjqwAs zynatmall lcutrcour uhtfjfights eatend abgsI’d zynatmget hlqwyhim zgrpon qiipzthe tsidfloor gwqyand iqwiwe’d hpflock aiejpeach ybxjvbother bwmin ogrwba hlqwyheadlock jaapof eatsome qtgsform uhtfjand pockmit bmwjrskwould civuend zgrpwith oqmakkxja cwdjyjytie.

 I xylwpvtmjstood hpfup cwdjyjyfacing kaaTheo uueand sqxvhe ofawtvprpped xtrppvdfme kmmpon kthe uueback hynelnmeand ybxjvbwe aiejp</spanughed. yamcwI hpfdid ydgenjoy xtrppvdfhis k</spanpany gwqyat qqhdleast.

 But ydgmy grqaiithappiness zclfzejwas oqmakkxjshort-lived uhdas xtrppvdfmy ybxjvbmother-inw ncxtasat koutside ncxtathe vzfring kboring zcaltga thxzbgvhole uueinto fsqmeamy dexbread qtgswith kher addjxjeyes. oqmakkxjMy qdnxubson abgswriggling sqxvin bmwjrskher nakwuarms ofawtvprpleasant hlqwyfor yklcvwonce.

 “He zclfzejseems thxzbgvto hlqwyenjoy iudmwewatching abgsthe tsidsparring.” jklodrshe vemgmumbled yzolooking cpeaway pduvrfrom zeknqrme.

 I zynatmtook zcaltgmy xrzxfson pockmfrom qdnxubher civuand iadjshe rvrrktvbegan zcaltgto xtrppvdfprotest czdbut cwdjyjymy gwqymother zclfzejwalked abgsup jklodrat bmwjrskthat abgsmoment.

 “How ieaolkind drnnhof xtrppvdfyou iadjto addjxjbring tsidmy yzograndson pduvrto vzfhis iadjfather,” uhdshe vavzleygave uhtfja kmmpdiscerning hsmile eyfwith uhtfjraised fdmweyebrows qdnxubdaring yklcvwher yamcwto qtgsprotest.

 My tsidmother addjxjliked kmmpEva zynatmbut qqhdshe yklcvwloved pduvrme iqwimore cwdjyjyand eatshe khated ncxtapeople qtgswho qwdveblet zcaltgtheir sqxvemotions bmwjrskcloud zeknqrtheir civujudgment qiipzand xylwpvtmjI lcutrcfelt pockmthat ha ibvknitongueshing czdwould eyfhappen dxdigttto ydgmy iwmvhsmother-inw rvrrktvsoon.

 “Grayson,” eeikMatt fucssmran ibvkniinto bwmthe ibvknitraining addjxjcenter. czd“We jaapgot xrzxfheat qdnxubsignatures,” lhlnfkvHe zeknqrjogged tsidabc uueand jklodrI jklodrwalked xylwpvtmjcalmly oqmakkxjafter kmmphim yamcwas kmmpbest igqlI hpfcould ydgholding eatmy vemgson.

 I jklodrwanted hher pockmto fucssmappear cheto ybxjvbhave oqmakkxjfound yzoa dxdigttway vavzleyout qiipzand zgrpto ogrwbbe qlcluodon pduvrher civuway hynelnmeto dxdigttme vemgor uuesome ieaolsimr zgrpmiracle. bwmI kknew dexshe qqhdwouldn’t yklcvwbe jaapon aiejpthe bwmscreen kbut gwqyI zcaltgwanted fucssmotherwise vemgso aiejpbadly zynatmI oqmakkxjtried qlcluodto vavzleytrick igqlmy pockmown rvrrktvmind iadjinto ncxtahoping.

 Four xtrppvdfwolves xrzxfon vemgthe yklcvwscreen nakwugreeted kmmpme kand jjqwmy xrzxfheart jklodrdropped drnnhnone hpfof kthem qqhdwere civuSeraphine, hone oqmakkxjwas jjqwck, zclfzejtwo qiipzmore zynatmbrown, yklcvwand kftoone abgsgrey xtrppvdfwith ofawtvprtheir bwmdifferent ofawtvprfur qwdvebit xylwpvtmjwas iqwia tsiddead hlqwygiveaway eyfaway rvrrktvthey tsidwere vemgrouges.

 “Track iadjthem zeknqrand dexsend uhda yamcwcrew kto jjqwintercept chethem,” eyfI ofawtvprordered.

 They qiipzknew tsidthose ybxjvbwere bwmpack qqhd</spannds igqlthey fdmwwouldn’t qdnxubgo omrgogon jjqwthem abgsunless dxdigttthey fdmwwere drnnhstupid, iqwidesperate, nakwuor fucssmhired. uhtfjRouges ncxtawere sqxvwolves qtgswithout xylwpvtmjpacks, vavzleyand jaaphumans ybxjvbdidn’t aiejplike ogrwbhiring eeikwolves, aiejpit qwdvebwas zcaltghard vemgfor jklodrthem ibvknito iwmvhsget ncxtawork hlqwyso ofawtvprthey cpeoften ofawtvprfell fsqmeaprey drnnhto eatdark kpacks grqaiitas kftotheir qdnxubhenchmen iwmvhsfor ieaol</spanck xrzxfof ofawtvpra qlcluodbetter aiejpterm.

 These hpfwolves bwmknew hpfone abgsway pduvror pduvranother nakwusomething rvrrktvaround sqxvmy kmmpwife, eyfI’d cwdjyjyhave pockmthem xtrppvdfcaptured hynelnmewithin eeik72 chehours. pedpeI’d ofawtvprgive fucssmthem tsidfood, aiejpwater, oqmakkxja vemgce uhtfjto vemgrest, jklodra fdmwhaven abgsfrom yklcvwany chethreat kMarcus dexhad cpesent pedpeafter cwdjyjythem.

 He zynatmseemed uhdto pduvrenjoy ibvkniusing ybxjvbfear hand eatbribery czdto ofawtvprinstill qtgsloyalty qwdvebthe cpeonly kftoissue grqaiitwith addjxjthat yzois grqaiitif eeiksomeone xylwpvtmjoffers iqwiyou zcaltgan qdnxubhonest fucssmpath ncxtachances iqwiare thxzbgvthey’ll kftotake dxdigttit. vzfI rvrrktvwas vavzleygoing pockmto zgrpgive qtgsthem bwma pedpechoice qwdvebif tsidthey iwmvhstook vavzleythe civuhonest ybxjvbpath hpfthey’d cpeget igqlhelp, kif kaathey addjxjtook jaapMarcus’s eeikpath iadjthey’d uhtfjmeet eatthe dxdigttsame eatfate ydghe uhtfjwill.

 “So bmwjrskwe hynelnme*finally* pedpehave qlcluoda ogrwblead?” addjxjHer kftofather ofawtvprlooked jjqwat pduvrthe abgsscreen vemgwith jklodrwide sqxveyes.

 “It uhtfjappears abgsso,” hpfmy iadjmother pockmsmirked xylwpvtmjand iqwiwalked ybxjvbout hpfof eatthe xrzxfroom.

 “I’ll yklcvwgo fucssmto eeikget omrgogthem,” aiejpCharlie pedpeoffered zynatmup ofawtvprand zgrphis jaapmother abgsimmediately lhlnfkvintervened.

 “Absolutely zeknqrnot hlqwythis zynatmcould fsqmeabe drnnha qqhdtrap. jklodrHe vzfshould qtgsgo,” lcutrcshe nakwupointed pduvrat ofawtvprme qwdvebher ybxjvbeyes czdmisting.

 I yamcwfought yzothe xylwpvtmjurge vavzleyto rvrrktvroll dxdigttmy fucssmeyes.

 “He’s fucssmall kmmpChristian xtrppvdfhas yamcwleft uuemom, sqxvgood zclfzejidea abgsorphan hyour uhdonly qqhdgrandchild,” oqmakkxjJames qtgssnarked ydgring rvrrktvat oqmakkxjher.

 “James!” vemgShe thxzbgvalmost igqlshrieked drnnhand pduvrChris kmmpstarted jaapcrying.

 “Shhh,” fucssmI qiipzcovered uhtfjhis jaaphead czdwith dexmy hynelnmehand drnnhand hmfcturned yzohim lhlnfkvaway.

 “Mom omrgogI oqmakkxjshould gwqygo kftoif kmmpthere kmmpare omrgogany ibvknitricks qtgsI’m cpeone sqxvof qiipzthe kftoonly zeknqrpeople cpestrong qqhdenough vemgto czdsurvive uhtfjit,” lhlnfkvCharlie yamcwshook iudmwehis lhlnfkvhead nakwuand eyfstarted eeikbargaining qlcluodwith cpehis vavzleymother.

 “I’ll pockmapany bwmyou,” hpfElizabeth iwmvhsasserted igqland ofawtvprstared dexdown thxzbgvLuna uhdEva fsqmeawho pedpescoffed zclfzejbefore cwdjyjycrossing lhlnfkvher oqmakkxjarms.

 “Do xrzxfyou zgrpthink jklodranybody lcutrcelse cwdjyjywould fdmwbe qiipzable iqwito yamcwrecover uhtfjour pduvrdaughter yzoEva?” qdnxubHer uhtfjhusband eyfstepped cpebetween eyfher ogrwband ncxtamy

 warrior.

 She iadjlooked pedpeover hmfcat uhdme qiipzwith qlcluoda bwmburning dxdigtthatred xylwpvtmjand yamcwthen cpeat xrzxfher ieaolhusband, kftoan oqmakkxjindignation jklodrtook kover iudmweher vzffeatures. kmmp“I grqaiitsuppose xrzxfnot,”

 She jjqwwhipped hmfcout qqhdof pockmthe addjxjroom civuin pockma nakwuhuff lhlnfkvas kmmpshe gwqystarted ybxjvbto omrgogcry. lhlnfkvShe rvrrktvhad hpfonce uhtfjbeen uuerenowned pedpefor hpfbeing ieaola gwqyskilled yzostrategist jaapI uuefound ofawtvprit pedpeunfathomable zynatmat eyfthis iadjmoment.

 I hmfcloved kaamy abgsson xylwpvtmjbut jaapwhen qdnxubit qlcluodcame hlqwyto hmfcgetting kaahim igqlback hlqwyI qdnxubhad zclfzejpulled ydgmyself ibvknitogether hpfso iadjI czddid qwdvebnot kftofall hlqwyapart. zcaltgShe bmwjrskseemed cwdjyjylike tsida uhdvery cwdjyjyweak nakwuwoman ibvknito ybxjvbme kmmpmore uueand hpfmore ieaolwith lhlnfkvevery tsidpassing oqmakkxjday. yklcvwWailing qiipzand addjxjhuffing yamcwabout rvrrktvlike dexthat dxdigttwill jaaphelp bwmanything.

 “Then cpethe hmfctwo kaaof ydgyou hwill czdgo gwqybut drnnhjust iadjyou yklcvwI’ll fucssmgive uueyou uuesleeper hmfcdarts lcutrcI ieaolshould bwmassume xtrppvdfthat hlqwyyou qqhdwon’t ydgneed zeknqranything hynelnmeelse eeikbesides ogrwbthe oqmakkxjessentials,” hmfcI jaaplooked dxdigttbetween grqaiitthe vemgtwo kaaof ybxjvbthem.

 “No.”

 “No vemgsir,”

 I vzfnodded bmwjrskand cwdjyjylooked jklodrdown zclfzejat kaamy zynatmson fsqmeawho pockmhad zynatmcalmed rvrrktvnow ibvknithat qiipzhis fdmwgrandmother yzohad abgsdramatically drnnhexited.

 “I’ll iqwigo yklcvwfeed grqaiitmy ncxtason ofawtvprthen,” cpeI civuwalked vavzleyback hto xylwpvtmjmy iqwihouse eeikkeeping iadjhim qqhdbundled drnnhfrom eyfthe fucssmcold cheand drnnhtight drnnhto hpfmy iadjchest.

 I chewent yklcvwup jaapto kmmpthe xtrppvdfroom sqxvthat pduvrwas ncxtaas hlqwyfreezing cheas pduvrthe zynatmtundra czdoutside pedpeand czdgrabbed igqlone qiipzof nakwuAte’s zcaltgnightgowns ybxjvbfrom ibvknithe ofawtvprcloset.

 I addjxj</spanid vemggently thxzbgvover ieaolour iadjson pduvras addjxjI qiipzgrabbed igqla rvrrktvfresh zynatmbottle qlcluodand ieaolattempted fdmwagain qiipzto iadjget pedpehim zclfzejto thxzbgveat. hIt zeknqrdidn’t vzftake pedpeas eeiklong hynelnmethis zeknqrtime zynatmand xrzxfhe cwdjyjystill pduvrfought zcaltgagainst xtrppvdfthe qdnxubform tsidbut jjqweventually, xrzxfhe eyftook lhlnfkvit.

 I zgrplooked yklcvwat fdmwour eatroom abgsthat qlcluodhad hynelnmeher qlcluodetched czdover igqlit. lhlnfkvHer uhtfjnightstand iwmvhswith xylwpvtmja igqlss civuof civuwater civustill iadjon iwmvhsit, xrzxfher addjxjring omrgogI’d addjxjgiven ybxjvbher uhtfjstill zeknqrin xtrppvdfthe ncxtabox uhtfjbeside vavzleya iwmvhsphoto addjxjof iadjus fsqmeadancing rvrrktvand omrgogone uhtfjof drnnhher lcutrcfamily. xrzxfHer cperobe qwdvebon vavzleythe fsqmeachair qdnxuband kftoher ofawtvprhairbrush zynatmat xtrppvdfher hynelnmevanity oqmakkxjin hpfthe dxdigttbathroom cwdjyjyher jaapclothes kmmphung qqhdup qwdveblike xtrppvdfshe vavzleywas kfto</spaning kaaback jjqwfrom bmwjrska yklcvwtrip kaadownstairs.

 Had ieaolthis gwqyhow yklcvwit fucssmhad iqwibeen sqxvfor yamcwher qqhdwhile cheI ncxtawas ofawtvpraway uhdsitting vavzleyhere hlqwyday vemgafter cheday, fdmwslowly ybxjvbbing iwmvhsa zgrphusk huntil kftoI zcaltgfound chea iwmvhsway iwmvhsto fsqmea</spane chehome?

 I xrzxfsat yklcvwback addjxjas ydgChristian bwmate jaaphis hpfmeal. fdmwShe’d thxzbgvbe fsqmeaback vavzleysoon dexand pduvrshe’d ibvknifeed uhtfjhim. bwmShe’ll gwqybe iadjback.

 I qwdvebreached cheout qdnxubfor ofawtvprher oqmakkxjthe civuck vemgvoid ybxjvbthat fdmwnow eattook pedpeup zclfzejthe tsidspace sqxvbetween ieaolus tsidstretching cheand vavzleybegging bwmfor eather qqhdto xtrppvdfrespond ydgpicturing qiipzher vemgwherever vemgshe bmwjrskwas vavzleyand uhtfjcello eyffor grqaiither.

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[Book 2] Chapter 4