The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 229

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When I get to his office, I can tell my mate is agitated. He’s up and pacing which is very unlike him. However, when he senses me, he stops, smiles, and walks to me, pulling me into his embrace. No matter what’s on his mind, he always sets it aside to show me how much he loves me.

When he pulls back, his eyes narrow. “What’s that fleeting little thought in your head you’re trying to hide from me?”

It’s sort of like playing hide and seek in my head, and since Hunter is a

master seeker, keeping a secret from him is nearly impossible. So, instead,

I open my mind and let him see my conversation with Kinsley.

His eyes go wide and Shaw’s presence flashes into them. He looks down at my stomach and then drops to his knees before pressing his cheek to my stomach. He begins purring loudly and when he stops, I can still feel the fluttering in my stomach.

He looks up at me with wonder in his eyes before turning to face my stomach.

“Hello, my beautiful baby boy. I love you so much already. You’re so strong. Be good for your mother,” he says as he rubs his hands on my slight bump.

When he looks up at me, his smile is radiant and all I can feel through the bond is his love and happiness.

He stands, kissing me deeply, the kiss becoming possessive as we both feel our son still fluttering in my stomach.

“I hated being away from you before, but now, I’m going to struggle not

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having you with me all day so I can feel our son moving around. I mean, I knew it was real before, but now…” he says, taking my hand and leading me to his chair. He sits, then wraps his arms around me, laying his hands over my stomach while he rests his chin on my shoulder. Shaw begins purring again and we both feel our son respond to his father.

We sit like that for several moments, enjoying this quiet time, just the three of us. But since I know we still have so much to do, I turn, kissing

his cheek.

“Did you want to see me for a reason?” I ask.

He sighs and sits back, but his hands remain on my stomach, moving around and trying to follow the fluttering feeling of our son.

“Yes, Alpha Zahn called me.”

That gets my attention. “Why?”

“He wants to come for a visit. And he wants to bring his mate.”

Hunter

“Is his mate even able to travel?” Sophie asks.

It’s the same question I had and one that I asked Alpha Zahn myself.

“He said he would take it slow to get here. He’s willing to stay as long as she wants,” I tell her:

She turns and looks at me. “As long as SHE wants?”

“That’s what he said.”

“What does HE want?” she asks astutely.

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I lean in, nuzzling my mate. As agitated as I was after my phone call with Alpha Zahn, just seeing Sophie and feeling our pup moving around inside her, has settled me. Nothing in the world feels better than having my entire family in my arms, like right now. The icing on that fantastic cake is that my mate is smart and intuitive. Her train of thought is the same as

mine.

“He said, and I quote, ‘I want what you have, Alpha Hunter‘. To which snarled, thinking he meant you,” I tell her, nipping her neck gently. “Mine,” I say softly, needing to say it after having yet another Alpha say something that felt like a threat to take my mate from me.

“Yes, I am. And I always will be,” Sophie says, snuggling into me. “So what does he really want?” she asks. “Because I’m taken; marked, mated, and forever yours.

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Shaw begins to growl possessively in our chest. It feels good to have Sophie so willingly express her desire to be ours.

“So what does he want?” she asks.

“When I nearly hung up on him, he clarified that he wants what WE have. He wants this, Sophie,” I say, nuzzling her and feeling grateful yet again that I took the stand that I did so that I can have moments like this with

my mate.

This time when she looks at me, there’s a frown on her face. “His mate jumped off a cliff to get away from him, Hunter. What is he hoping to achieve?”

I start to reply but feel a wave of guilt coming from my mate.

“What is that? What do you feel guilty about?”

I feel my mate pulling into herself, as if she’s trying to make herself

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