The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 176

“We need to shower. Sorry, but I couldn’t wait,” I tell her.

“Neither could I,” she says, and we stand their listening to the howls and

and cheers of our pack. I lean my forehead against hers, closing my eyes just taking it all in. My pack has only grown stronger since I brought Sophie home.

When I finally pull away from her, I look around, seeing Lucas standing by and waiting for me.

“I’ll take care of this mess, Alpha. You and Luna go get washed up,” he

says.

“I can help.” Ezra says, walking up.

“Are you sure?” I ask him.

“I need something to do,” he says.

“Don’t you have two packs to run?” I ask him.

“I already checked on Owen’s old pack. My Gamma has things under control there, but I may go over there for a half day while I’m here,” he says, glancing at Margot.

“How’s that going?” I ask him, tucking Sophie under my arm.

“She hasn’t rejected me yet,” he says.

“She seemed… better after sparring with you this morning,” I say.

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“And let’s be honest. she can’t stop glancing at you, Alpha Ezra.” Sophie says, smiling at him.

“There’s a huge gap between looking at me and accepting me,” he says.

“Keep plugging away at her. I would love for her to have a reason to live before Joshua attacks.” Sophie says.

“What does that mean?” he asks concerned.

“She plans to let herself die when we kill him. She’s asked me not to let that stop her,” I tell him, making him growl.

“Not going to happen,” he says, stomping over to where Margot is talking to Leah and Brutus.

“A word, Margot,” he growls at her, startling her. She looks at me and I nod that it’s okay. He may not be happy with her decision, but he needed to know that it’s what she’s planning. I watch them walk away from the rest of the group. Ezra looks intense and then Margot looks exasperated.

Sophie and I walk over to Leah, who is also covered in blood, as is Brutus

now.

“Leah, are you okay?” I ask. Sophie pulls away from me and takes Leah’s hands.

“That was very brave of you,” she says, making Leah smile and look up at

Brutus.

“Told you.” he says.

“Of course my mother is brave. Where do you think I get it from,” Brooklyn says, walking over.

“You were very brave as well.” Sophie says to her.

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“Thank you, Luna. That was harder than I thought it would be. I hadn’t expected…” she breaks off and Dr. Caspian wraps an arm around her shoulders, comforting her

“Owen was an ass that didn’t deserve his title. I hope that seeing his execution brings you some peace, Brooklyn.” I say to her.

“Thank you, Alpha. I think I’ll sleep better now, knowing he’s gone.”

I lead Sophie through the pack, saying hello to pack members and thanking them for supporting Brooklyn and Leah. As is fairly consistent these days, we have some new faces, some who haven’t yet decided if they want to join our pack. I reach out to Kinsley and ask her to check in on those individuals to make sure that they are okay after the execution.

Then. I take my mate upstairs and strip off our bloody clothing, setting them aside to burn. No amount of washing will get Owen’s blood out.

When we step into the shower together, I look down and see that my mate’s belly is no longer flat. My son is growing. I kneel down, kissing her stomach before telling my son how much I love him and how much I can’t wait to meet him. Then I tell him how amazing his mother is while she runs her fingers through my hair and chuckles at me.

“Your father is pretty awesome too,” she says. I kiss my way up her body and since I know this is one of my mate’s favorite positions, I turn her around and take her in the shower. I take my time, connecting with her

up body and mind, letting our love for each other surround us as bring her and over slowly, then again, and once more before finally finding my own release inside her.

When we get out of the shower, I kiss my mate and her stomach again, before heading down to my office. I send an email out to all of the Alphas that we are friendly with that Alpha Owen has been executed for his crimes against Brooklyn and for threatening my mate and pup.

I’ve just started looking over my work when I hear the ping of an incoming email. I look at it and see that Alpha Robin has responded

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