Stronger by Ang Chris
Chapter 85

Annette POV

“A–Arron,” I stuttered as I walked into the room and saw one of my husband’s close friends the mate ofmy sworn protector chained by his throat to the wall.

I turned and Elizebeth was downcast sitting on a chair silent face neutral but set. I felt I knew herenough to know she was keeping her thoughts well buried.

“He was going to sell you after our babe was born. To the Bane Crescent Pack, and they were going toreward him with money and leave us alone,” Grayson smirked at him. “He’s now going to die in themorning. Right Elizebeth,”

Yes, Alpha,” She huffed I felt the anger wash over me as it pulsed out of her.

1 saw Aarron look at his wife with a combination of regret, agony, and anger.

“I didn’t do it alpha. I’m your friend I always have been. You know this,” he blinked and looked up at myhusband.

My hair stood on end the way he’d shifted so easily. I grabbed my husband.

“Is that why you’ve been selling our secrets to them for months? It is you as you refer to yourself as thedoctor. I don’t believe anyone else here has a medical degree. You even said in one email,” Jaimehanded Grayson the paper with the email on it. “Do whatever you want to the pure blood b*tch I don’tcare as long as I can look after my wife and we don’t lose our status with Grayson. She looks overAnnette as her guard and tells me enough of what you need. I’ll give it all to you but I’m upping theprice,” Grayson nodded at the paper.

“Now I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Elizebeth is innocent as she would slit her wrists her andnow if

Annette told her too,” Grayson moved his eyes back up to Aarron. “But I don’t have any faith in you. Iremember how angry you were when Annette got pregnant how furious you were I had kept on fromyou. But I remember most how for the first time in your relationship you doubted the woman you loved,”

Aarron shifted his feet and glanced slowly back and forth between his wife and his alpha.

“I could leave you to my wife’s brothers, or even worse her parents. But no, no I know who here you’vewronged the most. I’ll leave you to her,” Grayson turned but I went over to Elizebeth.

“You don’t have to speak to him if you don’t want to Grayson is not ordering you,” I told her.

“No, my Luna. I have questions I want to be answered.

“I’ll be here after if you need me,” I told her and for the first time she placed her hand on mine andlooked up with great fullness.

I left the room sorrowful for the ally I was leaving behind. She knew that she wanted to know and sheknew she was burying her first love in the process and her marriage was over.

We went over to the camera screens and I almost covered my eyes it felt wrong to watch this.

“Are you honestly going to torture me, baby,” He raised his chin and squinted his eyes evaluating her.

“No….the pound of flesh you owe it to the Malorias. Not me. I just want the truth. I thought we had it Ithought our life was built on honesty, on duty, on respect. It seems you’re none of those,” sheshuddered.

“I didn’t do it. They’re trying to burn us from the inside out and I don’t blame Grayson he’s protecting hhis wife and pup.” he smiled at her. “Just help me out here.”

“They pinged the email though. It went to our home office, your office,” she pressed him.

He shifted again. “We know how thorough they are….lessica probably planted it,” he walked as close toher as he could. “Do you honestly trust them over me,”

“Do you like Annette then?” Elizebeth stepped closer to him looking at the ground

don’t fall for it. Don’t do it.

“What?” He laughed.

“You approve of her. You’ll fight for her if they ever come back.” she looked up at him her face kind tohim.

“Grayson loves her,” he nodded.

“That’s it?” Elizabeth moved to look at his face as a whole. “They’ll want to know you’d die for herAarron, would

you?

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“It doesn’t matter how I feel about our Luna,” he shook his head and smiled so sweetly. “What mattersis you believe

1. me. You and I love each other that’s what matters,”

“Who’s the mole then?” Elizebeth asked him crossing her arms. “We can’t clear your name if we don’tknow who it is,”

“It was Leon babe remember? He didn’t realize what he’d given up.”

“And those emails are fake,” she looked up at

“Probably made by Jessica,”

“How did she know that the Luna went to the moon pool every night when the alpha was away if shewas in prison,”

Elizebeth asked him.

“What?”

“This one,” she pulled a piece of paper off the desk.

“Annette goes to the moon pool on her own leaving her protectors behind to try and reach the alpha,”Elizebeth read

the email aloud. “She’s most vulnerable there.”

She set it down and looked at her husband whose mask had sl*pped a little. “Jessica was in prisonduring this how

could she have known.”

“Perhaps Leon spoke to her you know he’s a bit like a puppy for the women he’s with,”

“Except he hasn’t been in here at all since her incarceration. He didn’t want there to be anymiscommunication and her jail cell is by key card only. There are cameras and he’s not on any of thefootage, they had me check when they were on their way back,” she turned away from him and thecameras.

“That’s how much he trusts you. He was sure that it was Leon’s heart that was this issue, not yourego,” she sighed and gripped the desk in there

“What?” He almost scoffed.

“Jessica confessed to Aarron. She told us it was you. The emails are from your home office. Theemails detail things I told you. You mention me in your emails. Please I can only help you if you say thetruth,” she begged him her voice quivering.

“Did you know that Jessica gave up the fact she wasn’t working alone?” Elizebeth told him. “Who is themole the

*Tell me the ****Truth!” She almost ripped the bars out of the wall as she shook them. I watched her thewoman who was resolved and resolute in her principles throughout my time amongst my husband’spack bubble into fury and panic. Her eyes were red and hazy with her disbelief and the tears were nowfree–flowing.

Elizebeth had never faltered. Where others in this pack questioned Grayson for alienating me or lookeddown on me for being questioned by Grayson. Elizebeth taught me their ways and waited on Grayson’sacknowledgment of our

bond.

She never once looked at me with a sneer or turned her nose up. Now she wept as she batteredherself against the cage. Her husband her mate the man she loved now stood facing her in the light atraitor to all she valued.

“Did. You. Sell. Her?” She looked at him and I stepped away from the monitor a bit. Please say no.Even when all the evidence said otherwise let it be nothing, nothing but lies and deceit so this womanwho loves you as much as I loved Grayson with an actual mate bond.

Even with the screen away from my face, I saw him. As resolute as his wife, he was unwavering.

“Yes,” he blinked solid and steady knowing he was now on that unchangeable path.

I walked back and for that split second saw her l*p tremble.

“Why!” She demanded.

“Grayson questioned her blinded by her she is kind I know but she changed him and we need him theway he was. You remember how we were before Grayson gathered himself. We were surviving off ofanything grasping for air and flailing about. When he came of age and steadied us we then thrived. Shecame to him and I saw him change entirely.

“For the better. She helped us flourish. They are blessed by the goddess herself,” she turned her backon the man she

loved the most.

“Elizebeth,” I grabbed my mates hand desperate and thankful at the same time.

“1. Sold. Her. She was already pregnant she could have the pup we would have an heir they could takeher and then we

would live in peace!” He shook his head. “She had already done her duty and even if it’s an evil it’s asmall price to pay to ensure the survival of our pack!” He glared at her his wife. The women he loved.“You aren’t stupid enough to not

see that,”

“Stop it,” I whispered horrified at how he turned on her.

“I thought you were sensible and loyal to your pack. You are a good woman,” he slithered towards herand I watched her face quiver and twitch with sorrow. “You’re my woman. You know the truth,”

“No,” she whimpered and stepped back. “No,” and she left the

e room.

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