The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 221

Chapter 221

“Amelia, you’re getting yourself worked up…”

“You’re damn right I am, Calvin,” she says, standing up. “I’ve never wanted to be an Alpha. I certainly never wanted to be mated to a man that didn’t even want to live in the same pack as me,” she says, tears filling her eyes. My mate sits up, wanting to comfort her sister.

Amelia turns to look at Sophie, holding up her hand. “I think I need to be alone right now. My mate has given me much to think about,” she says, saying mate as if it’s distasteful.

“Amelia, we can talk about this,” Calvin says, standing.

“It sounds like you’ve already made the decision, Calvin, just like always. What more is there to discuss?” she asks, spinning on her heels and walking away before he can answer.

Calvin watches her walk away, looking stunned. When he finally looks around, it’s as if he remembers that he has an audience. “Please excuse me,” he says, walking away, and not in the direction that his mate went.

“You’d think after how hard he’s worked to gain her trust, that he wouldn‘ t do something this stupid to betray it again,” Nikki says thoughtfully.

“I don’t think he’s looking at it from her perspective, my mate. He’s looking at the situation as an Alpha, not as Amelia’s mate. He knew he hadn’t put everything together yet, but I can’t think of a way that this would work, Sophie and Hunter came to the same conclusion almost immediately and they aren’t fighting to keep this pack for one of their pups either.”

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Nikki turns to look at Robin. “It’s a good thing you listen to me,” she says.

“WHEN you tell me something,” he clarifies, putting his hands are her still–flat stomach, “I listen. You wouldn’t let me get away with not listening to you.‘

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“True and I already apologized about not telling you I was pregnant.‘

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“I’d be more inclined to accept your apology if I thought you meant it,” he growls, leaning forward and nipping at her lip.

“So, what do we do now? About this pack? I’m assuming Dutton would like his Beta back,” Ezra says.

“I would, especially considering that Aiden is still out there and may come for my mates again,” Dutton says, as the twins snuggle closer to him. He purrs helping to settle them.

“I can’t send Lucas. I don’t have a Gamma yet and most of my pack is still in the hospital,” I say.

“We can’t leave the pack unattended, Hunter,” Sophie says, looking at me.

“No, we can’t. Let’s see what your sister decides to do, and we’ll go from there.”

She nods and leans back against me. I look at the other Alphas and I know we’re all thinking the same thing. Amelia isn’t going to want the pack, so how do we keep this pack safe until someone does take over as it’s leader?

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My friends have been incredible, being here for me and supporting me during this awful time. If you had told me six months ago that today I’d be mated, pregnant, happy, and with friends that I know I’ll have for the rest

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of my life, I’d have laughed in your face.

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And while I’m horribly sad and wrought with grief, I know enough to realize that not everyone has that, including and especially, my sister. I can’t imagine how alone and lonely she feels right now.

Amelia never re–emerged after she asked to be alone. I took her some food, but she asked me to leave it outside, unwilling to open the door or even to talk to me. That night, I needed my mate, needing to feel his arms around me and his body inside mine. I needed to feel our connection to remind me that I’m happy and that my parents knew that before they/ passed.

Hunter has been fantastic. He’s been patient, kind, and given me anything and everything I’ve needed during this time. He’s taking care of the pack, making plans with the other Alphas, especially Dutton, to keep my parents‘ pack secure when we’re gone and talking about options for this pack in the future. He even offered any of the pack members who don’t feel safe in the interim a place in our pack. When I reminded him that we have no room for any more pack members, Hunter said we’d figure it out.

“Providing safety to those who need it is what we do,” he’d said, once again making me proud to be his mate. I love this man with all my heart, and I know that we have to get back to our own pack. We have our own dead to lay to rest so when I wake in the morning, I decide that I have to push Amelia to make a decision. I know it’s hard, but Hunter and I can’t stay another day. Ezra is anxious to return to Margot and the others need to get back to their packs as well. We’ve all been in a war recently.

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