The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 199

Chapter 199

This time, I stay upright, making sure to protect Kinsley’s back. Nathan comes at me again and I’m doing pretty well holding my own but still taking hits when I feel a nip in my backside.

“STOP!” Hunter says and I turn to see that a third warrior entered the fight without me realizing it. Kinsley and I have moved apart, and this wolf didn’t even need to rush to get me. If we’d been in a fight, he’d have taken me down easily.

“Second mistake, Kinsley. Don’t let the wolves pull you apart. They will try to draw you away from each other. One wolf is much easier to take down than two fighting together.”

“Again. Fight!” he says, and we go through the motions, with Hunter or Lucas stopping us periodically to show us where we messed up.

“We’re just getting to a point where they aren’t stopping us but reminding us to be mindful of our situation when we get the notice that the she–wolves and pups have arrived from Owen’s old pack.

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“Nice job, you two. That was very good. We need to practice more and if we have time tonight, we will,” Hunter says.

I turn and look at our warriors. “Thank you all. That was very helpful and also a great lesson on having to fight through the pain. I appreciate all of your control and that you were willing to take our punches and kicks at full force,” I say to them, Kinsley agreeing.

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“You pack a mean punch, Luna. My cheek is still swollen from that first punch you threw over an hour ago. Make sure you punch hard and fast like you did to me,” Nathan says. The others agree, letting Kinsley know that her knee to the gut of a wolf was also very effective.

“You two go wash up and meet us inside. Lucas, Ezra, and I will go meet the women,” Hunter says. As I turn to go inside, I see that there is a large group of warriors and women who are watching, some of them have also started practicing fighting two together with other warriors and Alpha Ezra giving them pointers on how to protect each

other.

“Let’s have everyone return this afternoon, Hunter. It’s not just me and Kinsley that need to protect each other. Our young mothers and others who have volunteered to stay out of the safe rooms could also benefit from this training,” I say to him.

He turns seeing the others, who have created their own training sessions. “You’re absolutely correct,” he says and begins to address the larger group. “If we aren’t attacked before, meet here at four o’clock this afternoon so we can practice again. If you haven’t already, find your partner. We’ll have everyone pair off, so we learn to fight together and protect each other,” Hunter says.

I can feel the relief from some of our pack members, especially ones whose mates have volunteered to be out of the safe rooms, but still have young pups, some still young enough to be nursing.

Sophie

Kinsley and I rush inside to shower quickly before returning downstairs to meet with the new individuals needing our protection.

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When we get downstairs, I can feel and smell their fear before I see it on their faces. Thankfully, Kinsley joins me almost immediately. I mind link Brooklyn, and the other two safe room leads to join us before addressing the group.

“Good morning, everyone. I am Luna Sophie, and this is Beta Kinsley. We know that a lot has gone on in your lives in a very short amount of time. Many of you have lost mates, now you are being moved away from your homes, and there is a pending war. I see a lot of pups here and we want to make sure that we are able to keep everyone safe. We have bedrooms for all of you, but we need to know how many people in each room. We will also need to know how many of you are able to fight and how many need to be in a safe room. We have already asked our own pack members to volunteer to fight, rather than stay in a safe room and we have many, but it’s still not enough to accommodate all fifty of you,” I say, seeing their eyes shift behind me as several of them

gasp.

I turn and see Brooklyn walking in. I smile and open my arm to

embrace her, feeling her shame that this group of women saw what she suffered in their pack.