The One He Claimed by Cooper novel Chapter 118

The One He Betrayed Chapter 2: Luna June 

Ezra 

Tonight has been a somber event, more heartbreaking than I had expected. Maybe it’s because I’m not sure that my pack would grieve this much for me if I were to pass, or maybe it’s because my mate is lying unconscious in Hunter’s pack hospital that I’m feeling so wrung out emotionally. 

After the pyres are lit, everyone stands quietly for a long time, lost in their own thoughts, possibly their own prayers to thè Moon Goddess to watch over their Alpha and Luna who they adored. 

When I see Luna June turn to go inside, I follow her. Now may not be the best time to speak to my mate’s mother, but I need to talk to her before I leave. 

“Luna June,” I call out softly to her. 

She turns and I can see that she, too, has tears running down her face. 

“Hello, Alpha Ezra. I was hoping I could speak to you. I wanted to find out how my daughter is doing, and I didn’t want to bother Luna Sophie.” 

“Margot is what I wanted to speak with you about,” I tell her. “Is there someplace we can speak privately?” 

“Yes,” she says and leads me to what I would call a tearoom. I‘ ve never seen one before, but this space was definitely created 

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by Luna Amy and most likely a place where the she–wolves could congregate to talk and be together. 

“Luna Amy and I would sit in here every day. She was so kind to me,” she says, grabbing some tissues and taking a seat. “I know it’s not the same for her as it was for me, but I had hoped that she would survive the loss of her mate. I think I feel lonelier now that I did with Elias died.” 

I give her a few moments to collect herself. When she looks at me, her gaze is direct and full of intelligence. I’m guessing she has an idea of why I wanted to speak to her. 

“Luna, I’m assuming you’ve heard what happened to Alpha Joshua?” 

“Yes. Luna Amy told me that Margot killed her mate.” 

“Ex–mate,” I say instinctively and her eyes narrow on me. 

“Well, yes, he’s dead now, so I guess he is her ex–mate.” 

“She rejected him and even though he didn’t accept the rejection…” 

“My daughter told me about you, Alpha. I am aware that the two of you recognized each other as mates. I have to say, I’m surprised, for several reasons. First, she’d barely rejected her mate a week before she found you. But also, to have been mated to another Alpha. I wouldn’t have thought that would be possible, especially if she was weakened by her rejection.” 

I huff a laugh. “Your daughter is anything but weak, Luna. She’s probably the most stubborn woman I’ve ever met.” 

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The Une He Betrayed Chapter 2 Luna June 

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“You don’t say that as if it bothers you.” 

“Well, I’d be lying if I said it didn’t aggravate the crap out of me sometimes, but for the most part, I like her tenacity, her perseverance, and her focus. I just wish those things aligned with the things I want for her as well.” 

“And what do you want for my daughter, Alpha Ezra?” 

“I want her to give me a chance, Luna. I want her to see that we can have something better than either of us had before. I just want the opportunity to prove to her that I can be the mate she deserves, and she can have the life she dreamed of when she was younger.” 

“And what do you know of her dreams, Alpha?” 

“Not enough, I’ll give you that. But I can’t help her achieve those dreams if she won’t give me a chance.” 

“And you want me to convince her to give you that chance?” she asks. 

“Yes and no. As her only surviving parent, I feel the need to tell you something, something that I did and that your daughter will not like. But I also want to ask you to come see her. She’s still unconscious and I think that having you there would help her.” 

“What did you do?” she asks, her tears have dried up and rather than a woman grieving for her friend sitting in front of me, I now have a mother ready to defend her pup. 

“I wasn’t willing to lose another mate in this lifetime, Luna. I told her that, but she didn’t listen. She was so insistent that she was going to die, but I couldn’t allow it. I was going to maim Joshua, 

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make it so that he could spend the rest of his miserable life in my cells but keep her alive. But as I said your daughter is stuftiom, and she had set her mind to killing him I was there! saw her heard her say goodbye to me, and I couldn’t allow it 

I look down, remembering the moment, my hands moving as if t mholding her again. Theld her in my arms, and I watched the light in her eyes start to dim and I knew I couldn’t let her go. So… I marked her without her consent and most likely against her will I’m willing to work through that, but I couldn’t let her die I couldn’t I say looking back up and pleading with Luna June to understand that I did what I had to do to save her c.ughter’s life