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.

in my low. crouch, and I slowly move forward,

a man and a woman, walking away from a particularly rocky spot in the side of

doesn't like this she-wolf near her

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

nothing, Kinsley, let's head

scent the way that he has, or

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

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

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from Amelia's birthday party. That is Alpha Hunter, the man who danced

so good. He's been waiting

purrs.

spot. I'm not even sure how that Alpha fit through here, I can barely fit

left. "It's still lukewarm," she mumbles around a mouthful of food. I'll admit, the scent of freshly cooked food

"And look, there's a place

softly

is the kind of food you get in a packhouse,

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

before the water gets cold," I

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 and lean back, floating in the water and letting the sun

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 Alpha

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

others? Why was he looking up at me? Did he know, even

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Julianne had suggested he'd been doing and watching out for me all

Alpha Hunter. Although I'm confident about one

for her to take with her, but she was so hungry that

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