The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 121

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She begins walking toward me. “Why don’t I take Penny to her room. I was watching over the twins, but I don’t have to do that now. You can come with me Penny, and when we get back you can help me keep this party going,” she says, smiling at Penny.

For whatever reason, it seems to put Penny at ease, so I thank Kinsley and turn.

“What else needs to happen?” I ask.

“Just keep the party going until I get back.” She looks over her shoulder at Nikki and Robin, deep in conversation. “I think that mate bond will be a good one.”

“I agree,” I say, watching the imperturbable Nikki blushing in Robin’s

arms.

When I see an omega putting a large amount of food together, I walk up, asking who it’s for.

“Luna asked me to bring food for three,” he says.

“Make it four, your Luna forgets that she needs to eat, and I’ll take it to them.”

“Yes, Alpha.”

I help them put the food on a cart and then I follow my mate’s scent to

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an office space where I hear the muffled sounds of crying. I knock softly on the door before opening it, my mate walking over to me.

“How is it going?” I ask.

She opens the door a bit wider so I can see Dutton on the floor, a twin in each arm as they cry against his shoulder. He’s cooing at them, trying to soothe them.

“What happened?” I ask.

“He asked how they got here. They’ve already told him more than they told us,” she says. I nod. The mate bond is a very powerful thing.

“You let me down, Sophie Reynolds,” I say.

Her head whips around to me and her eyes looking horrified. “What? How?”

“You ordered food for three, when you should have ordered food for four, or better yet, food for five. Lucky for you, your mate adores you beyond anything else in this world and rectified that,” I say, smiling at her and stroking her cheek so she knows I was joking.

“I was hoping to come eat with my mate, but I think I should stay a bit longer. They’re doing pretty well on their own, but the twins are skittish.”

“Dutton and Orion and under control?” I ask.

“Yes. They’re his mates, Hunter. He loves them and wants them to be happy. I think now that you gave him a moment to think, he’ll be fine.

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How are Nikki and Robin?”

I smile. “Exactly as we expected.”

She leans in and kisses me. “I love you, my mate.”

“Not nearly as much as I love you,” I say, giving her a soft, but deep

kiss.

“Is this another competition, Alpha?” she asks, smiling.

“Nope, I already won,” I say, making her laugh. Dutton’s head snaps up, looking over at us. I nod at him, pushing the cart into the room and peck my mate on the lips again before leaving. Sophie’s right, Dutton seems to have this under control. If he didn’t, he would have growled at having another male that close to his mates, even a mated one.

I head back into the party, searching for anyone who looks out of place. My eyes land on Ezra who is standing off to the side, alone, watching everything. As I watch, he follows Penny, who is no longer with Kinsley, to the bar. I follow behind, wanting to make sure that Penny is okay.

“I’m underage!” I hear Penny say, her eyes wide and the scent of her fear permeating the area around her.

“That’s an interesting name, I’munderage. Where does a name like that generate from?” I hear Ezra ask casually.

“Penny, this is Alpha Ezra. He’s a friend of mine. Ezra, this is Penny She was on the run with Sophie just before I found her,” I say, walking

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“Penny, that’s a much more normal name. It’s nice to meet you.” Ezra

says.

Her eyes track from him to me and back again.

“Uh, hi. Uhhh, hi, Alpha, it’s nice to meet you,” she says, getting a hold of her fear.

Ezra sniffs the air. “Gamma?”

“Yes,” she says, nodding.

“Do you mind if I ask where you’re from?” he asks her as the omega bartender comes to take their drink order. Ezra orders a bourbon, which I knew he would, so I made sure to have his favorite on hand. I order one as well and Penny orders a glass of wine.

“I’m from out west. Sophie and I took a train to get back here,” she says, relaxing a bit in my presence.

Ezra tilts his head. “You were on the run, and you took a train? How did you have the money for that?”