The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 346

Chapter 346

Rather than rushing over to see my niece first thing this morning, I go straight to Jocelyn. Sh standing beside Amelia but looks like she’s feeling ill.

“You’re going to be fine.” I tell her. “I spoke to Hunter, and we can both stand beside the trial. Hunter said he’ll make sure to stand between you and Zahn.”

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“Thank you, I just…I can’t go back there, Sophie,” she says, wringing her hands.

“You won’t. None of these Alphas believe in forcing a mate to their will. Well, possibly one, b we’ll see how he votes today,” Amelia says, looking at Calvin who is holding his daughter and looking like he’s afraid she’s going to break in his arms.

Once everyone arrives, we begin to make our way to Lucas’ new pack. When we get there, I realize the Alphas must have gotten up early to set up a trial room of sorts. It’s not like the committee room, but in the dining hall, they’ve pushed tables and chairs against the wall except for one large, long table where the Alphas and Lunas will sit and two smaller tables, one that has one chair for Zahn, and one that has three chairs for me, Jocelyn, and Hunter

Hunter and I get Jocelyn settled, as the other Alphas and Lunas take their positions at the head table, with Jake at the center. Hunter remains standing and a few moments later, Zahn is brought in by several warriors.

He snarls at the head table before looking around and finding Jocelyn.

“Jocelyn, stop this! You are my mate! ENOUGH!”

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“Alpha Zahn, have a seat. This court has not been brought to order,” Jake says, sounding confident and not at all like a brand-new Alpha.

“Look here, pup.” Zahn sneers at Jake.

“Alpha Zahn, you have been warned to keep your mouth closed until you are addressed by this court. If you cannot do so, you will be removed and this court will continue without your testimony.” Jake says, never once looking away from Zahn

Zahn growls, but doesn’t say another word, and once he is settled Jake begins

“It has come to the attention of this court that Luna Jocelyn is currently residing in Alpha Hunter’s pack. The court understands that Alpha Zahn feels that Alpha Hunter is actively and maliciously

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keeping Alpha Zahn away from his mate, against both of their will. For those reasons, Alpha Zahn waged a war against Alpha Hunter, which he and his pack lost. Alpha Zahn is that corre Jake asks.

“He brought me to his pack under false pretenses. He stole my mate from me, and he refuses to even let me see her,” he snarls. From the corner of my eye, I can see Zahn trying to look at Jocelyn, but Hunter is artfully maneuvering his body to keep him from glaring at Jocelyn.

“And what pretenses were those?” Jake asks.

“To help me form a better mate bond with my mate. Instead, he took her from me and refuses to let me see her,” he growls.

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Jake makes a note on the tablet in front of him then turns to our table. “Luna Jocelyn, have been forcefully kept from your mate? The court recognizes that you have Alpha Hunter and Luna Sophie at your table. If you would prefer to have them removed, we can do so.”

“No, I want them here. I asked them to be here with me. And to answer your question, no, I have not been forcibly kept from my mate. I’ve finally been given the space from him that I’ve been requesting since he forced his mark on me against my will,” she says.

“Which is the whole reason we came to Hunter’s pack to begin with,” Zahn yells. “So we could work through that.”

“You had no intention of working through that Zahn. You and I both know that. You just wanted reinforcement that you’d tried and I’m the one who was unwilling to move forward. But that backfired on you, didn’t it? Luna Sophie was very upfront with you about allowing me to decide when and how I spent time with you. You just thought that Hunter would step in and override her. Now that you know that he actually respects his mate and listens to what she has to say, you want to say he’s keeping me from you. It’s ME keeping me from you. Zahn Accept my rejection and be done with this,” Jocelyn says forcefully

“Look at you, all high and mighty while you hide behind another Alpha,” he sneers.

Faster than I was expecting. Jocelyn stands, her chair flying backwards and slamming against the other chairs and tables against the wall.