The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 353

Chapter 353

Once she’s settled, I carry her into the bathroom, and we shower together. I wash her hair and feel her relax as I massage the shampoo into her hair.

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When we’re done, we head downstairs to have breakfast, seeing Lucas and Kinsley surrounded by pack members all wanting to speak with them before they leave. I can tell that Kinsley is struggling just as much as Sophie is, maybe more since she’ll be leaving most of these people behind to start their new pack.

When she sees Sophie, she extends her hand, and Sophie goes to sit beside her. I get my mate some breakfast and hand her the plate while she and Kinsley talk to the pack members. I can feel Sophie struggling not to cry, mingled with laughter as the pack continues to reminisce about funny things that have happened over the years.

I grab some food to go, knowing that Lucas needs help loading their things. It’s late morning before their truck is packed with everything they own.

“It doesn’t look like much, does it?” he asks.

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I look at it and smile. “It looks like the start of a new life,” I say to him.

He turns and looks at me, and I see the same emotion in his eyes that I feel in mine.

“I’m going to miss you brother,” he says, and I pull him into a hug.

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“I’m going to miss you too.”

We go back inside and get our mates, Sophie and I standing aside while they say goodbye to everyone. Sophie and Kinsley aren’t the only ones crying.

I walk over to Brutus and shake his hand. “I know you’ll be a great Beta for Lucas but get your ass back to this pack when you’re done.” I tell him.

“Yes, Alpha. I didn’t…I didn’t realize it would be so hard to leave. It helps that Brooklyn will be there soon for Luna Kinsley’s delivery, but…I’ll miss everyone here.”

“You can always come visit,” I tell him. “You too, Leah,” I say as she walks up, having said goodbye to her friends.

“Thank you, Alpha. I’m sure I’ll want to come back a lot to see my friends.”

“You’re always welcome.”

Next, I move to Beth and Chloe. “This is a whole new opportunity for you Beth. Are you ready for it?”

“I don’t know, Alpha, I’m terrified. What if I screw up?” she asks.

“I’ll tell you a secret. You will screw up and you’ll do it more than once. Just make sure your screw ups don’t cost anyone their life or put the pack at risk. Then when you make a mistake, own up to it and learn from it. That’s what good leaders do.”

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“Thank you, Alpha!”

The pack walks the others outside, Sophie and Kinsley taking the longest to say their goodbyes, both still crying. Lucas and I walk up to them, wrapping our arms around our mates much like we did when they arrived yesterday.

“I expect to get an invitation to my son’s best friend’s birth,” Kinsley

says.

“And our son expects to get an invitation to his best friend’s birth, soon thereafter,” Sophie says.

They squeeze hands again, unable to hug and then Lucas packs Kinsley into the truck and their convoy of three vehicles, including Brutus, Leah, Beth and Chloe, all make their way down the drive as we wave our goodbyes.

Lucas POV

I watch my old pack waving goodbye as we drive off, Kinsley’s tears coming even harder now.

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