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.

wonder why he's here. Why now? Why today? I stay in my low. crouch, and I slowly move forward, staying

walking away from a particularly rocky spot in

afraid of him. Hedda growls possessively in my head. She doesn't like this she-wolf near

he's caught my scent. I stiffen, waiting for him to

nothing, Kinsley,

and looks in our direction, but I can tell that she has not captured our scent the way that he has, or at least

the food. I'm going to make

much quieter than I am. She stays 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 direction.

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the man who danced with me and watched

good. He's been waiting for us,'

purrs.

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

Penny is devouring the food that's been left. "It's still lukewarm," 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

me. "And look, there's a place

and I moan softly to myself. It's been

the kind of food you get in a packhouse, the kind of food meant for werewolves. 288

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

Penny, I'm getting in before the water gets cold," I tell

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,

night I met Alpha Hunter. I remember he was a great dancer. I remember he was very polite and kind to

covetous. It didn't make the hair on the back of my neck stand up

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 I was

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suggested he'd been doing and watching out for me all night, protecting me from the

out of the water feeling torn, unsure of my feelings. towards Alpha Hunter. Although I'm confident about one

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

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