The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254

“I think it’s perfect,” I say, kissing her stomach. “What do you think Huntington? Do you like your name?” I ask Sophie’s stomach. I turn so my ear is pressed against her stomach, then look back up at Sophie.

“He says he likes it,” I say, smiling and making my mate chuckle.

I crawl up her body, needing to be inside her again, before pulling her against me and falling asleep curled

up with my mate.

The next morning after warrior training, Penny approaches me.

“Alpha, I’d like to speak to you and Beta Lucas, if you have a few moments.”

I look at Lucas who nods. We wait until the field of warriors empties, leaving the four of us, including Jaime.

“I’d like to thank you both for offering me the position of Gamma. I’ve spoken to Jaime and thought a lot about your offer and…I accept.”

Γ

The smile spreads across my face before I can stop it. I pull my face back and look at Jaime. “Does this mean you intend to join my pack?”

“Yes, Alpha, if you’ll have me.”

“Happy to,” I say, turning back to Penny. “You know this means I have to open your position up for challenge, right?”

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“Yes. Alpha.”

“I’d like to announce your agreement and the opportunity for anyone to challenge you tomorrow during warrior training. Do you have any problems with that?”

“No,” she says, taking a deep breath and letting it out.

“If you’re having any second thoughts, now’s the time…” Lucas begins.

“I’m not. It’s just, well, I never thought I’d have this opportunity and now, it’s becoming a reality very quickly.”

“Once you’re secured in the Gamma position, we’ll bring Jaime into the pack officially, and then we can have your Gamma ceremony. I’d like to have all that done in the next two days because in three days we’re attacking Alpha Alaric’s pack and I want you both there with me,” I tell them, watching Penny’s eyes go wide.

“Yes, Alpha.”

“May I ask why we’re attacking Alpha Alaric’s pack?” Jaime asks.

“He attacked and killed Sophie’s father, causing the death of her mother as well. It was an unsolicited attack and retribution is

warranted.”

“Understood.”

“You realize that she’ll be my Gamma, Jaime, and you’ll be a Gamma by becoming her mate?”

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“I understand. Penny’s pretty tough. She deserves this,” he says proudly, pulling her in for a hug.

“Okay, let’s go make the announcement.”

Hunter

We walk into the back of the packhouse and into the dining hall. Sophie’s head pops up and she sees me with Penny. I nod, letting her know that Penny agreed, and her smile is as fast as mine.

“Attention everyone! I have an announcement to make. We’ve been without a Gamma for a long time now and your Beta and I have been in discussions as to who we think can fill those shoes. Just like everything else in our pack, we are setting a new trend, and I give you our nomination for Gamma, Penny.

”

There’s a moment of silence before the warriors begin to cheer, making her smile.

“Tomorrow morning during warrior training, anyone who wants to challenge Penny for the Gamma position is welcome to do so. If she goes undefeated, we will be having a Gamma ceremony tomorrow night, and we will be bringing her mate, Jaime, into our pack as well.”

The warriors cheer again, recognizing Jaime’s strength and how that will strengthen our pack.

“We have a lot to be thankful for in this pack and having Penny and Jaime as our Gamma pair will only make us stronger. If you have any questions or concerns, please see me or Beta Lucas today. Otherwise, we’ll see you on the sparring field tomorrow morning.

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With that, I head over to Sophie, pulling her into a hug before putting my hand on her stomach and feeling my pup. I love holding Sophie and feeling my pup at the same time.

“Do you think anyone will challenge her?” she asks.

“I’m not sure, but even if they do, I don’t think anyone can defeat her.”

All that day, we plan for battle. I spend the morning on the phone with Dutton and Amelia, all of us pulling in our Betas and Gammas. For me, that includes Penny and Jaime. I can sense the dissatisfaction from Amelia’s Gamma, but he’s smart enough to not directly confront her on this call. We confirm our plan of attack, time when we plan to attack, which will be early in the morning, and that we’ll all be in place early so that when Amelia howls the attack, we’ll all be ready.