The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 216

Chapter 216

“My mate will do the fighting, and I will do the killing,” she says, her voice broaching no argument.

I wrap my arm around my mate’s waist and kiss the top of her head. “We should go, Soph. There are going to be others here who need to see you.

“If you need anything at all, Luna, or you, Alpha, please let us know.”

“How is Beta Miles doing” I ask about Dutton’s Beta.

“He’s been great,” the guard says, and the others nod in agreement.

“Good. If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to ask either myself or my mate,” I say to them.

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“Thank you, Alpha.”

We drive to the packhouse and as soon as we step out, Beta Miles and Beta Matthews, Carter’s Beta, step out to greet us.

Once again, Sophie walks right up to her father’s Beta and wraps her arms around him. I watch his body jerk as he tries to hold his grief in. Miles and I stand by, letting the two grieve together. A few moments later, Beta Caroline, Matthew’s mate walks out and almost as one, Sophie and Matthew pull her into their hug.

“We have a room for you, Alpha. We weren’t sure if they would want it or not, but Luna’s old room is available. We were planning the same for Luna Amelia and Alpha Calvin,” Beta Miles says to me quietly.

“I’m sure it will be fine,” I say.

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“I’ll help you with your bags,” he says and by the time we’ve returned, the three have pulled away from each other, tears running down the Betas‘ cheeks.

It continues this way from the moment we walk into the packhouse. Every few steps, Sophie stops to hold someone, listening to how much they loved her parents, and murmuring words of encouragement and of her plans for revenge.

When Calvin and Amelia arrive, she and Sophie hug for a very long time, then the two of them begin going around the pack and giving love and support to their parents‘ pack members.

As Calvin, Ezra, and I help the pack prepare the pyres for their Alpha and Luna, I watch the sisters consoling the pack members and I realize that these two, for all their similarities, are very different. Amelia is gentle and caring, soothing the pack members with warm, kind words, whereas Sophie is strong and loving, soothing the pack members with words of revenge and retribution. I’m not sure Amelia would have ever asked to give the killing blow, it’s not her style. But my mate? Oh yeah, my mate is fierce. No one hurts those she loves and gets away with it.

When the other Alphas arrive, Calvin, Ezra, and I greet them, letting the pack continue to prepare for this evening. I’m surprised when every one of their Lunas arrives with them, but I probably shouldn’t be. Sophie has made an impact on all of their lives and each one of them considers her their friend.

Dinner is a quiet, muted affair and even the pack’s pups seem to realize the impact of what is happening tonight. When it’s time, we walk outside as one. I take Sophie’s hand and together, Calvin and I walk the sisters up to the stage that has been set up between the two pyres. It’s Sophie who steps up to the podium, addressing the pack.

“My friends and family, today is a terrible day, maybe the worst day of my

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life and based on the conversations that Amelia and I have had with all of you today, one of the worst of yours as well. Our parents were good people, and I feel the love that you have for them in your words, in your tears, and in our shared grief. My father loved all of you as if you were his family, his pups. And my mother, who was always so strong, would not have wanted to live without him. They started their relationship in much the same way as every other ranked member from their generation and even the beginning of this one. However, over time, they found love, compassion, and respect for each other. I don’t know what I’m going to do…”

When Sophie’s voice breaks, I step up behind her, wrapping my arms around her waist and pushing my strength into her, holding her while she regains herself.