The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Home

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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.

wonder why he's here. Why now? Why today? I stay in my low. crouch,

away from a particularly rocky

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 in our direction, watch

stiffen, waiting for him to come after me. I'm ready to leap and

Kinsley,

has not captured our scent the way that he has,

the food. I'm going to make sure they leave," I whisper to

low and we follow the two of them all the way back to a car. I watch as the Alpha turns and looks back in our

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man who danced with me and watched over me that night. Second, he doesn't

smells so good. He's been waiting for us,'

purrs.

until I have to shift back into my human form to be able to follow along the passageway. I have to admit, that she-wolf was smart to find this spot. I'm not even sure how that Alpha fit through here, I can barely fit through here. Omegas would have a much easier time being naturally smaller. I look around, sniffing the rocks, wondering if the Alpha scraped himself and left blood. When I don't smell any, I realize that he must have been very careful and that the she-wolf must have helped him if he went into this area because I

she mumbles around a mouthful of food. I'll admit, the scent of freshly cooked food is making my stomach grumble, but I know that Penny is much hungrier than I

says, pushing some food towards me. "And look, there's

of the food. My mouth is watering as I take the first bite and I moan softly to myself. It's been a while since I've had

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

the small pool. I reached 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 warm where the sun has shone on it throughout the

getting in before the water gets cold,"

shifted back and forth, I step into the pool, letting the warm water soothe my aching body. I lower myself into the pool, moving my arms around, letting the water lap against me. I close my eyes

remember he was very polite and kind to me. I remember him challenging Alpha Owen when he wouldn't let me and Warrior Julianne pass. But what I remember most is him watching me while Alpha Calvin claimed my sister. The memory sends shivers up my spine, and

It didn't make the hair on the back of my

the room with the others? Why was he looking up at me? Did he know, even back

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and watching

Alpha Hunter. Although I'm confident about one thing. Mate

step back over 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 is so bloated that she

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