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 hidden in

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

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

wind has shifted and he's caught my scent. I stiffen, waiting

Kinsley,

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 sure

and we follow the two of them all the way back

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First, I know him. I remember him from Amelia's birthday party. That is Alpha Hunter, the man who danced with me and watched over me that night. Second, he doesn't have a mark on his neck. He

so good. He's been waiting for

purrs.

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,

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,

says, pushing some food towards me. "And look, there's a place where we

the first bite and I moan softly to myself. It's

is the kind of food you get in a packhouse, the kind of food meant for

the mountain against the rocks. The water here is cool, but when I put

getting in before the water gets cold,"

soothe my aching body. I lower myself into the pool, moving my arms around, letting the water lap against me. I close my eyes and lean back, floating in the water and

pause. I feel safe, yet I just ran into the Alpha who is my 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 him challenging Alpha Owen when he wouldn't let me and Warrior Julianne pass. But what I remember most is him watching me while

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

at me? Did he know, even back then, that I was his mate? Was he planning

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

water feeling torn, unsure of my feelings. towards Alpha Hunter. Although I'm confident about one thing. Mate or no, I have

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

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