The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 217

Chapter 217

“I don’t know what I’m going to do now when I have a question for my mother about being a Luna or a question for my father about how to be a good Alpha to my pack. I don’t know how to tell my son how amazing his grandparents were because no words will ever be enough for him to understand what great people they were. I guess now, I will strive to use everything that they’ve taught me, to live in a way that would make them proud, and to become an even better person because they raised me to be the best that I could be. That is the legacy that they leave behind. Amelia and I will always strive to be the best that we can be for our packs, letting their legacy live through us,” she says, reaching out a hand to Amelia who steps up to hold on tightly. She nods but doesn’t say anything as tears

streak down her face.

Sophie asks anyone who would like to say a few words to come up. Nearly every person in the pack, and all of the Alphas in attendance, come up to give their respects to Alpha Carter and Luna Amy.

It’s close to midnight when the last person says their final goodbye and Calvin and I light the torches handing them to Sophie and Amelia. They separate, each going to a separate pyre, Sophie to Alpha Carter’s and Amelia to Luna Amy’s. They turn and look at each other, before laying the torches on the pyres and lighting them up.

I stand with Sophie, my arms wrapped tightly around her as one by one, the pack members return to their rooms to grieve, as Calvin and Amelia leave the stage and walk inside, and then finally, as the other Alphas and Lunas make their way inside.

When it’s just the two of us, she turns in my arms, pressing her face against my chest. “I can’t believe they’re gone,” she whispers tearfully.

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Since there are no words, I hold my mate until the fire burns down to embers and when she says she’s ready, I pick her up in my arms and I carry her to her old room, laying her down in her old bed before curling up around her and holding her tightly while she cries.

Ezra

Tonight has been a somber event, more heartbreaking than I had expected. Maybe it’s because I’m not sure that my pack would grieve this much for me if I were to pass, or maybe it’s because my mate is lying unconscious in Hunter’s pack hospital that I’m feeling so wrung out emotionally. /

After the pyres are lit, everyone stands quietly for a long time, lost in their own thoughts, possibly their own prayers to the Moon Goddess to watch over their Alpha and Luna who they adored.

When I see Luna June turn to go inside, I follow her. Now may not be the best time to speak to my mate’s mother, but I need to talk to her before I leave.

“Luna June,” I call out softly to her.

She turns and I can see that she, too, has tears funning down her face.

“Hello, Alpha Ezra. I was hoping I could speak to you. I wanted to find out how my daughter is doing, and I didn’t want to bother Luna Sophie.”

“Margot is what I wanted to speak with you about,” I tell her. “Is there someplace we can speak privately?”

“Yes,” she says and leads me to what I would call a tearoom. I’ve never seen one before, but this space was definitely created by Luna Amy and most likely a place where the she–wolves could congregate to talk and be together.

“Luna Amy and I would sit in here every day. She was so kind to me,” she

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says, grabbing some tissues and taking a seat. “I know it’s not the same for her as it was for me, but I had hoped that she would survive the loss of her mate. I think I feel lonelier now that I did with Elias died.”

I give her a few moments to collect herself. When she looks at me, her gaze is direct and full of intelligence. I’m guessing she has an idea of why I wanted to speak to her.

“Luna, I’m assuming you’ve heard what happened to Alpha Joshua?”

“Yes. Luna Amy told me that Margot killed her mate.”

“Ex–mate,” I say instinctively and her eyes narrow on me.

“Well, yes, he’s dead now, so I guess he is her ex–mate.”

“She rejected him and even though he didn’t accept the rejection…”

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