The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 50

Chapter 50

“You did what you thought was right. You didn’t understand, you didn’t know. Just like Alpha

you know.” Dutton. It’s not the same for men as it is for women, so how could

“Hunter knew.” 1 growl.

“Alpha Hunter had a sister who killed herself and her unborn daughter,” she says, making me pull away and look at her.

“How do you know that?”

“I heard about it at the time and felt awful about what had happened. I didn’t know why or how she died, of course. That was never explained to me. But I looked into it, after we were mated, and everything made much more sense to me. From what I gather, Alpha Hunter and his sister were quite close.”

“From what I understand, they were. I remember him being devastated when they told him she was gone.”

I lean my forehead against my mate’s. “Thank you for giving me a chance to show you that I can be trusted, that I do love you, and the I will always protect you.”

She nods, leaning up and running her nose against mine. “You need to protect our future daughters as well, Calvin. You need to join this fight,” she says softly.

I pull her tighter against me, loving that she holds on to me just as tightly.

“Okay, my love. I’ll let Hunter know tonight that he has my support, our support.

Then, my sweet mate does something she’s never done before. She takes my face in her hands, and she kisses me first. I don’t waste one second before I’m accepting the gift that she’s offering

1. me.

Hunter

“How are you feeling?” I ask Sophie as we drive home. We left Alpha Carter’s pack with three Alphas pledging to stand beside us in the coming battles and possibly a war. Sophie and I also talked privately to Carter and Amy about bringing Penny into our pack. That way, there would be no reason for any of the Alphas to attack their pack. The focus would be solely on my pack. Because they have accepted responsibility for her and she has accepted their safety, they want to

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talk to her about it first.

“I’m good. Sad, but also happy, if that makes sense.

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“Let’s talk about the sad part first,” I say. I’m pretty sure I already know why she’s feeling sad. The conversation with her sister over dinner was tough. But Calvin had returned with his mate and promised that he’d stand with us.

“I feel so sad for Amelia. I feel sad for all of them. And, honestly, I feel badly for Alpha Calvin as well. It seems to be as hard for him as it is for Amelia. I can’t imagine feeling all of the things that I do for you, but not trusting you, not feeling capable of giving myself to you. That’s not just hard for me, it would be…”

“It would be devastating to me as your mate and your Alpha. It’s my job to protect you, to protect all of our pack members. And somehow, the ones we are supposed to hold most dear are the ones we treat the worst,” I finish.

What Calvin said tonight over dinner is the same as what I’d heard from Lucas when he sank his canines into Kinsley. And I agree, I don’t understand how a mate can be okay with feeling those emotions from the one they love. Unless some of those Alphas just don’t respect or appreciate the mate bond.

“And, of course, I’m happy because I have you. I didn’t have to go through any of that. But, Hunter, how am I going to get these she–wolves to believe me that we have a safe pack for them? How can I convince them to follow me? Amelia seems to think they will follow me just because I‘ m Sophie Meyers–Reynolds, but that can’t be enough.”

“I think it is. I think you underestimate how powerful your words and your actions are. I felt it tonight from your father’s pack. When you leaned in to kiss me, your actions impacted everyone in the room. You saw it with Alpha Dutton and Alpha Calvin. You saw how Dutton asked you about why it mattered, not me. You, and your sister as well, have a lot of pull. But Amelia is right, you are the face of this revolution, whether you intended to be or not. The question is, Sophie Reynolds, what are you going to do about it?”

I watch as she struggles with this idea. “What do you think I should do?” she finally asks, turning back to me. I take her hand, pulling it to my lips, thrilled that she wants my opinion.

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