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.

in my low. crouch, and

walking away from a particularly rocky spot in the side of

possessively in my head. She doesn't like this she-wolf near her mate. I fight to keep the sound to myself as I

caught my scent. I stiffen, waiting for him to come after

nothing, Kinsley, let's head

captured our scent the way that he has, or at least not mine. I'm not sure if he smelled both Penny

food. I'm going to

Hedda is much quieter than I am. She stays low and we follow the two of them all the way

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

good. He's

purrs.

is far enough away, I turn and run back to where Penny was. I follow her scent 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

mumbles around a mouthful of food. I'll admit, the scent of freshly cooked food is making my

"And look, there's a place where we

some 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 real food. Food at the diner was greasy

of food you get in a packhouse, the kind of food

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

getting in before the water

arms around, letting the water lap against me. I close my eyes and lean back, floating in

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

feel covetous. It didn't make the hair on the back of my neck stand up like what Alpha Owen did,'

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

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and watching out

feeling torn, unsure of my feelings. towards Alpha Hunter. Although I'm

There was enough food for her to take with her,

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