The One He Claimed by cooper (Sophie and Hunter) novel Chapter 99

“Close your eyes.” I say softly and when she does, I kiss her lips quickly before moving her in front of me.

“Submit to me.” I say, just as softly and smile as my mate lifts her neck, submitting to me and exposing her mate mark, in front of this room for of Alphas. I hate that she is, but she’s in my arms and I’d never let anyone else take credit for my mate’s submission.

I look up at the Alphas, extending my canines. I hear Luna Amelia and Luna Amy suck in air, but I don’t look at them. I keep my eyes focused on Elias as I lean down and very carefully let just the tip of my canines sink into my mate’s neck.

I can see the lascivious look on Elias‘ face, feel it on the right side of the room with Alphas who think that I’m going to take advantage of my mate’s trust and claim her here, for them see. But I would never.

My mate’s gasp of pleasure and her body shivering in mine, return my focus to her. I pull my canines out and lick the small wound watching it heal over.

“I would never, ever do anything to betray my mate’s trust. Not for you, not for anyone,” I say, pulling my mate to my side and tucking her under my arm protectively.

“If you are not willing to renounce her as your Luna and you are not willing to publicly claim her today, then this committee will vote to remove you as an Alpha,” Elias says.

“You can try, but I’ll tell you now, I won’t step down. I am right in this, I know I am. If you can’t see that the bond that I have with my mate is something far beyond the bond that any of you have with yours, then you’re blind and you are the lecherous, disgusting men that my mate claimed you to be,” I say, standing my ground.

“Then it is to be war?” Alpha Owen asks. I can see the excitement in his eyes.

“If that’s what this committee decides, then yes. I will go to war for Sophie and for every other she–wolf on the run who wants a relationship with their mate like I have with mine. But think of this, Alpha Owen. If you go to war with me, who is home watching over your pack? Who is keeping your pack safe while you battle with me.”

“There is more than just me here who will go to war with you,” he says.

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Chapter 99

“And more than just Hunter who will go to war against you,” Carter says.

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“How will you hunt for your mates if you’re at war with me? And if you truly believe that you can trade out with the other Alphas, or whatever you think you might do to keep a war against my pack going, then you’ll be away from your packs even more than you are now. Don’t give me more reason to decimate your pack, Owen. You’re lucky I haven’t come for you yet, just for trying to claim what is mine.” I snarl.

“It is time to put it to a vote. We are voting for Alpha Hunter to lose his rank as Alpha and require him to renounce his pack. We’ll start on my right–hand side with Alpha Dutton,” Elias says.

Sophie

I knew Hunter was going to have to prove his point about my trust of him. I knew he wouldn’t do anything to betray that trust, but it was still really hard for me to submit to him in this room full of Alphas and then not to flinch when I felt his canines entered my neck.

‘I love you.‘ His words had floated into my head as Shaw had put just enough venom into my body to make me shiver. Now I’m fucking aroused and ready to get out of here so I can show my mate just how sexy I think he is.

Instead. I have to focus. It’s time for the vote. If they vote in our favor, we walk out. If not, it’s war. I don’t know much about wars, but I’d image that war would start now.

“You haven’t explained what a ‘yes‘ or ‘no‘ vote means,” Dutton says, watching me closely. I had felt all their eyes on me, every one of them. But not all of them had been lecherous. In Alpha Kayce’s case, it feels like he’s ready to get the hell out of here so he can start his relationship with Allison. The feeling I’m getting from Robin is similar. Dutton, though, is hard to read. However, Hunter said he trusts him, and I trust Hunter.

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