The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 35

“Thank you, Kinsley. Did you want to get a sneak peek at your Luna?” he asks, opening the door.

I turn and see that her dress is a darker gold version of mine. She’s wearing dangly gold and diamond earrings that come almost to her shoulders and accent the dress perfectly.

“Oh Luna, you look beautiful!” she says.

“We’re like a matching set,” I say to her.

“Except you’re missing these. I had Kinsley pick them up for you, but I’ll make sure you have some of your choosing soon, my love,” Hunter says, handing me the bag that Kinsley had given to him.

I pull out the box and inside I find a pair of earrings that match Kinsley’s.

“Lucas said I should thank you for my earrings as well, Alpha,” she says.

“No, you should definitely thank Lucas. I didn’t order them,” he says, glancing at her before turning his heated gaze back to me. I quickly put the earrings in and look in the mirror.

“They’re perfect. Thank you, Kinsley. Thank you, Hunter.”

Hunter turns to Kinsley. “We’ll see you downstairs in a few moments. I just need to finish getting ready.”

“See you down there,” she says, before quickly rushing over and hugging me. “Most of the pack stayed,” she whispers in my ear before rushing out the door.

I look at Hunter. “Is that true?” I ask him as he heads to the closet.

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“Yes. We lost about 50, but that is only a quarter of the pack. There are more she-wolves than that on the run, I bet,” he says. “Tomorrow, when Kinsley goes to leave food, I’m going to give the information to leave for the she–wolves who want sanctuary. I’m hoping we’ll have some coming to our borders in the next couple of days. Once they start, I imagine it will be a domino effect and they’ll all start coming.

“Let’s hope so,” I say, watching him put on a gold vest that matches my dress. “I’m feeling a theme here,” I say walking up to him and buttoning

his vest.

“I wanted to present a unified front. Always, but most especially, today.”

When he’s done, he offers me his arm. “Are you ready to officially take your place at my side and as the Luna of this pack?”

“I’m ready,” I say.

He walks me down the stairs and out of the packhouse into the back where a stage has been set up with lighting on one side and food and a dance floor on the other.

thought you might like to dance with your mate tonight,” he says softly for only me to hear as we walk to the stage.

I’m surprised at the large number of pack members that are here and I know that it says a lot about the kind of Alpha that Hunter is that they’ve stayed. It only reinforces what I already know. That he’s the perfect man and mate for me.

I walk with Hunter onto the stage, where Lucas and Kinsley are already waiting for us.

Hunter walks me to the table at the front of the stage, Kinsley on my Lucas on Hunter’s right, flanking us, all of us in our gold colors.

left.

Hunter turns to me, as Lucas comes to stand between us, reaching for the

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“I. Hunter Reynolds, do hereby take Sophie Meyers as my mate and Luna. We have marked and mated under the watchful eye of the Moon Goddess herself and our bond has been sealed. Sophie Meyers, do you accept me, Hunter Reynolds, as your mate and Alpha, accepting your role as Luna of this pack, foregoing all others to love and protect your pack and your Alpha, for as long as you live?”

“I, Sophie Meyers, do hereby accept you, Hunter Reynolds, as my mate and Alpha. I will love you and cherish you above all others. I will love and protect this pack with my heart and my life for as long as I live,” I say, having added the part about cherishing Hunter. It makes him smile, but I mean every word.

He slices his hand, holding it over the cup as his blood drips in. When he‘ s done, Lucas hands the cup to me and I sip his blood, feeling the connection to a pack that I haven’t felt in two years. I suck in a breath, closing my eyes as the feeling of belonging, of being part of a pack again, the feeling that I’ve missed for two years finally fills me again.

When I open my eyes, Hunter reaches out to brush my cheek. Then he takes my hand and turns to address the pack.

“My pack, I give you your Luna, Luna Sophie Reynolds!”

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