The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97

“So, you only need to see Hunter mark me, is that correct?” Sophie asks, moving herself to stand beside me again.

Elias looks at my mate in the condescending way that I’m sure he looks at his mate and his daughter. “That is not the law, young lady. Marking and mating of all ranked females must be public.”

I can feel the anger in my mate, feel her Alpha aura pushing out. I want to protect her, but I know my mate is about to put these Alphas in their place.

“Why? Because you’re nothing more than lecherous, disgusting men who get off on watching women taken against their will? As my mate said, you can see his mark, very clearly on my neck. You can smell his scent intermingled with mine. I am willing to stand here and allow him to mark me in front of you, even though that can be quite… personal. So, why then must you witness a man having sex with a woman? I can only assume that it’s because you’re all sick, twisted, loathsome men,” she says, and I have to fight hard to keep from smiling at her spirit. I notice her father ducks his head I’m assuming he appreciates his daughter’s spirit as well

“How dare you?” Alpha Zahn snarls, standing up and glaring down at Sophie. I pull her back, taking a protective stance in front of her again

“How dare I, Alpha Zahn?” she asks, and I can see his shock that she knows his name. Damn I

love this woman

“How dare I? Let me ask you, how many women have to kill themselves before you stop this brutal practice? I saw you, in the woods, claiming that poor girl. She sobbed after you stripped her bare for your pack members to watch while you claimed her. I saw how you slammed your canines into her neck, not even attempting to be gentle. It’s no wonder she threw herself off a cliff. So, I ask you, Alpha Zahn, How! Dare! You?” This time, it’s my mate who snarls.

Zahn glares at her, but he sits back down.

“You need to get your mate under control, Alpha.” Elias growls.

“Why? For speaking the truth? I don’t think so. And while we’re on the subject of Zahn claiming multiple mates who keep killing themselves to get away from him, have those of you who haven’t been hunting your mates considered what this means for you??” I ask, looking to the ones seated on the left.

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“If Alpha Zahn caught his fated mate, and she killed herself to get away from him, then who’s mate did he catch this time? Yours Alpha Dutton? Alpha Kayce? Alpha Robin? These men aren’t just hurting our she–wolves, their stealing your mates with no care for them or you. Maybe that’s your mate lying in his pack hospital. Or she would have been, if he hadn’t claimed her. Alpha Owen nearly claimed my mate. If I hadn’t intervened. I may never have found the love and passion that I have with Sophie.” I say, turning to look at her.

She smiles at me, putting her hand in mine.

When I turn back. I can see that all three men look stunned. I knew they hadn’t considered this. They didn’t agree with the practice of hunting for their mates, but they didn’t see the bigger picture that their mates are being stolen from them.

Neither did I until it was right in front of my face.

Hunter

“Let me ask this committee something else. For those of you who have claimed your mates publicly, where are your pups?”

“Mine is right here,” Elias says, gesturing to Luna Margot.

“You have one. Only one, after all the years that you and Luna June were mated,” I say, nodding at Luna June so she knows I mean no offense to her.

“Alpha Joshua, you and Luna Margot have been mated for three years, is that correct?” I ask and I see Margot glance at him from the corner of her eye.

“That is correct, although I don’t see the relevance,” he growls.

“I’ll get there,” I say, smiling a fake smile. “No pups?”

“You know we don’t,” he growls, but I turn to Calvin.

“And you, Alpha Calvin, your mate is pregnant after two years, is that correct?” I ask. I’m not sure he wanted the others to know, but this is important.

“Yes, that’s correct,” he says and the Alphas on the right begin murmuring. They weren’t aware.

I nod, as if considering my next words. I pull Sophie to my side, smiling down at her. “My mate is pregnant after two weeks of being mated.

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