The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 123

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“Do you know if it’s a boy or a girl?” he asks as he pours the wine, confirming my suspicions that he was letting the girls settle by focusing the conversation on me.

“We find out tomorrow morning. I’m pretty sure Hunter is secretly hoping for a boy, but we’ll see.”

“How did you get pregnant so quickly, Luna? I know you said it’s because you love your mate and you enjoy intimacy, but could that really be all that it is? It’s so rare for a Luna to be pregnant so soon,” Tammi asks me, surreptitiously eyeing Dutton.

“I think, from the little I know about the, let’s call them fractured mate bonds, that intimacy isn’t as frequent as what I experience with Hunter. I love being with my mate. I can’t get enough of him, and he feels the same for me. When I’m with him, I open myself to him. I accept the gifts that he’s giving me. It’s the way it was meant to be, I think,” I say smiling. “And because of that, and because we were never careful about avoiding a pregnancy, here I am,” I smile, looking down and rubbing my stomach.

“We’re very happy for you, Luna. Speaking as an Alpha, I can say that every Alpha wants a male heir, someone he knows can one day take over the pack for him. But I also believe that your mate will be thrilled to have a little Sophie running around the pack,” Dutton says, smiling

at me.

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“I believe you’re right, Alpha,” I say.

“What about you, Alpha? What would be your preference for a pup?” Tiffany asks him.

“Healthy, happy, and loved. That’s all that matters, boy or girl, I’ll be happy to have a pup, or pups. I’d like to have more than one and if the two of you accept me as your mate, then we can talk about how many each of you want. I’d be happy to fill my packhouse with our pups,” he says, his eyes shining possessively while his mates both blush, looking down to try and hide their smiles.

“I want three,” Tammi says, showing more confidence that I’ve seen in her yet.

“Then three you shall have,” he says, smiling as her smile widens at his words. Then he turns to Tiffany. “What about you?”

Tiffany raises her chin, looking at her sister, then back at Dutton. “Tammi and I agreed that if we ever found our mate, that I would be the one who would produce the heir. I don’t care how many children I have to have as long as I have one boy.”

“What if you have a boy first? Are you done?” he asks, casually challenging her.

“Well, no,” she says frowning.

“And does that mean that Tammi doesn’t get to have children until you have a boy? My first–born son would be heir to the pack, regardless of which of you delivered him,” he says, looking at them.

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“Couldn’t we just say that Tiffany’s first–born son was heir to the pack?” Tammi asks.

“That would potentially take the right of being Alpha away from one of our sons, Tammi, just because he was born to you and not Tiffany. That sort of thing breeds contempt among Alphas and brothers. I would never want one of my sons to be angry or hateful toward another for taking what they feel is rightfully theirs,” he says.

I know he’s right, but the twins were born into an all–girl family, and they are Betas. The issue of handing over pack rights to Tiffany’s first- born son seems okay in theory, but Dutton is right. That’s how discontent is started among families, and it wouldn’t be the first time a brother killed another to take over the pack.

I can see that they hadn’t considered all of the ramifications of their decisions.

“I believe that you all have a lot to talk about and these sorts of decisions don’t have to be made today. You’re still getting to know each other; you’re still deciding if you are going to accept Alpha Dutton as your mate…”

“We are?” Tammi asks, looking at Tiffany for confirmation.

“Are you?” Dutton asks Tiffany, obviously recognizing that she’s the mouthpiece for the two when it comes to decision making.

“Luna, how did Alpha Dutton vote at the committee meeting last week?” she asks, not taking her eyes off of him.

“He voted in favor of Hunter keeping his title.”

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“And how do you feel about public claimings?” she asks Dutton.

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