The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 290

“He’ll never take me from you,” she purrs at him.

“I’ll kill him if he tries,” he growls.

“So, Jocelyn is settled for the night?” I ask Sophie.

“She is. I think she’ll enjoy the peacefulness here and Allison is going to help us get the garden started before they head back home,” she

says.

“I guess I know what we’re doing tomorrow,” Kayce says drolly.

Allison smacks his arm good–naturedly. “We can do it, Kayce.”

“You’re pregnant, Allison. You’re not going to be shoveling dirt and moving heavy plots of grass. We can help,” he says, grabbing her hand and kissing it.

I look at Sophie, raising an eyebrow. I don’t want her digging holes in her condition either.

“I know. I’m not sure I could dig up anything anyway with little Hunt in the way,” she says.

“That’s my boy, keeping his momma safe,” I say, putting my hand against her stomach and feeling my son respond immediately.

The rest of the evening was much more relaxed. Zahn stayed in his

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Foom, and I had dinner sent up to him. I’m not sure if he ate or not and I don’t care.

The next morning, however, he surprised me by being up early. He’s still a mess, his wolf not being able to heal all of the bruises on his face or the cuts on his lips. I’m sure his wolf is focusing is on his ribcage which he’s still holding as if he’s in pain..

“I want to see Jocelyn. I know she’s going in for surgery today.” He looks down, his lips pressing together. “I want to ask her if I can stay in the hospital in case something happens.”

Well, maybe me pummeling him into the ground yesterday finally made something connect in his brain.

“Sophie has already gone to get her. We can meet them outside the hospital, if you’d like.”

“Yes, thank you,” he says, and I know this must be very hard for him. He’s an arrogant Alpha and deferring to his mate’s choices and thanking me for allowing him to speak to her is a lot for him.

I lead him to the pack hospital and it’s only a few moments before I hear Sophie and Jocelyn talking as they head this way.

“It was the best night’s sleep I can remember having in a long time, Luna Sophie. I think your pack is right. There is something special about this pack.”

“The pack members make it special,” Sophie says, once again not taking credit for her role in our pack.

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“That’s true, but it’s the leaders who set that expectation, wouldn’t you agree?” Jocelyn asks.

“Yes, Hunter is a great Alpha. The pack adores him,” she says, making me smile.

“Sophie, do you not know how to take a compliment? I’m talking about you,” Jocelyn says, sounding a bit aggravated that Sophie isn’t getting her point. “The pack adores you, Sophie. They may adore your mate as well, I’m not sure. But I know they adore you. It didn’t take me any

time to realize that.”

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Their conversation cuts off quickly when they emerge from the trees and see me and Zahn standing there. I nearly didn’t see the softness on Jocelyn’s face before she shut it down, her face going hard when she sees Zahn. She looks surprised at the state her mate is in.

Sophie looks at Zahn and then at me with a question on her face. However, she doesn’t stop, trusting me to keep things civil.

“Jocelyn, I’ve come to ask your permission to be here during your surgery. I’m your mate, and I want to be here for you, in case

aren’t alone when you wake something happens, but also just so you ar up.”

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“I won’t be alone. Lunas Sophie, Nikki, and Allison have all agreed to take turns sitting in my room during my recovery.”

Zahn’s eyes flash to Sophie, and he nods but for once, he doesn’t say anything snarky. I’m not sure if he’s finally figuring things out, or if he sees what I’m seeing. The pack is starting to congregate around Sophie. They’re protecting their Luna from what they perceive as a

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