The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 12

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Chapter 12: Home

Sophie I

I slow, nearly to a stop. I growl softly at Penny, and she stops too, turning to look at me. She whimpers softly, wanting to know what is wrong.

I sniff the air again and my eyes practically roll into the back of my head. The smell of pine intermixed with the musky masculinity of the Alpha is making my body feel strange. I know he's an Alpha. I'm not sure how I knew, but I could tell, just by his scent.

Hedda whimpers in my mind, much more loudly than Penny. She wants to meet her mate.

'Hedda, you know that's not possible."

'I know, but still....he smells so good,' she half purrs, half whimpers in my head.

I can see that Penny still hasn't picked up his scent. I probably have because he's my mate, but I'm also an Alpha and my senses are a bit stronger than hers.

I shift, staying in my crouched position. "I smell an Alpha up ahead," I whisper to her.

Her head whips around and her nose goes in the air as she whimpers again.

"Easy, Penny. I can smell a she-wolf with him. She smells like a

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ranked member. Maybe she is the one who is putting the food out and he's helping her?" I suggest. It's unlikely and I know it. Just having his scent here now will deter several she-wolves from getting the food and water they came here for, at least. until his scent dies down.

Why now? Why today? I stay in my low. crouch, and I slowly move forward, staying hidden in the

when I see a man and a woman, walking away from a particularly rocky spot in

interesting to me that she doesn't seem afraid of him. Hedda growls possessively in my head. She doesn't like this she-wolf near her mate. I fight to keep the sound to myself as I watch his nose turn

wind has shifted and he's caught my scent. I stiffen, waiting for him to come after me. I'm ready to leap

nothing, Kinsley, let's

scent the way that he has, or at least not mine. I'm not

food. I'm going to make

them all the way back to a car. I watch as the Alpha turns and

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does, I realize two things. First, I know him. I remember him from Amelia's birthday party. That is Alpha Hunter, the man who danced

why he smells so good. He's

purrs.

I'm not even sure how that Alpha fit

a mouthful of food. I'll admit, the scent

"And look, there's a

the food. My mouth is watering as I take the first bite and I moan softly to myself.

I lived off of it because I had to. This is the kind of food you get in a

my hand out where the water is dripping down from the side of the mountain against the rocks. The water here is cool, but when I put my feet. into the pool, it's

Penny, I'm getting in before the water

letting the warm water soothe my aching body. I lower myself into the pool, moving my arms around, letting

mate. My mind goes back to that night. The night I met Alpha Hunter. I remember he was a great dancer. I remember he was very polite and kind to me. I remember

back of

there,' I say and then think about it. Why wasn't he in the room with the others? Why was he looking up at me? Did he know, even back then, that

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doing and watching out

Although I'm confident about one thing. Mate or no, I have no intention of being

to where the food was, I realized that Penny has stuffed herself completely. There was enough food for her to take with her, but she was so hungry that she just shoveled it all in and now her stomach

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