The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 338

“I hadn’t really thought of it that way,” I say.

“No, you probably didn’t,” she says cryptically.

“Are you planning to see Dr. Caspian while you’re here?” I ask, changing the subject.

“Yes. My legs are healed but now I want to talk to him about starting surgery on my upper body. I want to get back to being whole and maybe, follow the blazing trail that the Warrior Alpha is making and fight for my own pack,” she says.

“It would be nice to not be the only female Alpha. While the other Alphas are very supportive of me, it’s like being the only girl in a good ol‘ boys club. It’s hard not to feel like the odd man, or in this case woman, out.”

“And yet, I’ve heard nothing but great things about you, Alpha Amelia. You’re doing a great job and from an outsider walking in, your pack feels settled. If they didn’t, I’d worry for you, but they seem to be rallying behind you as their leader,” she says.

I look around, taking a moment to feel what Jocelyn is feeling in my pack. Perhaps I don’t do that enough. Perhaps I don’t step back and just let myself recognize what I’ve done or that I’m doing a good job. I know I work hard for my pack, but I’m so busy doing, that I don’t take the time to see the impact of what I’ve done.

“Thank you, Jocelyn. I needed this level of perspective. How long are you here for?” I ask her.

“That depends. I need to ask Dr. Caspian when he can do my surgery.”

I stop, looking at her thoughtfully. “Maybe he can do the surgery here. I can keep you on the Alpha floor with me, so you won’t be bothered by the pack, although you will have a crying baby to contend with in the middle of the night. But my understanding is that you are healing quickly and well. Dr. Caspian doesn’t have to return to Sophie’s pack for another couple of weeks, and honestly, I can already tell that you and I are going to get along well.

She smiles at me. “I was thinking the exact same thing, Alpha. And let me talk to Dr. Caspian. If he can do the surgery here, I’d love to stay and see how you’re running this pack. Maybe I’ll get some ideas of how to run my pack, if and when I’m able to secure my own.”

“Good. Let’s go talk to Dr. Caspian,” I say, feeling lighter than I have in a long time.

Hunter

Sophie is trying very hard to manage her jealousy and she’s doing an amazing job at it. I’m reinforcing her positive behavior with her sister because I know she’s struggling. I can’t hide my admiration for Amelia. I cannot imagine that if I was a new Alpha and a new mother or even a new father, that I would be able to balance everything the way that she is. But as I told Sophie, I can admire the woman and not want her in my bed. What I am realizing is that Amelia is more like Sophie than I thought. And apparently, Jocelyn has picked up on that as well.

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The two of them hit it quickly. I haven’t spent a ton of time with Jocelyn, letting Sophie take the lead there, but the difference in her from when she arrived in our pack to now is significant. There’s a confidence there that I wasn’t there before, and I don’t think it’s solely because she’s getting her body and her mobility back. I think it’s because she’s away from Zahn. I never understand a man who thinks that keeping his mate down makes him stronger. I know from

experience that the stronger my mate is, the stronger I am as a man and as an Alpha.

I feel a wave of desire roll through Sophie and I turn to look at my mate. She’s looking at me assessingly and I smile at her.

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