The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 33: Homecoming

Hunter

I wake, surrounded by the scent of orchids, naked body tucked against mine

1**e's warm,

Last night was a h**e success, but today begins the real work. As much as I want to let my sweet mate sleep, we need to get up. It's time for Sophie to be reunited with her parents.

I snuggle closer to her, kissing her shoulder, and sliding my hand under the sheet to rub against her hip and thigh. I'd love nothing more than to make love to my mate again, but after last night, or early this morning, I know she's probably sore.

However, my mate doesn't seem to care, and as she comes awake, she presses her sweet a**gainst my hard length, moaning softly.

"Good morning," I say, still kissing her shoulder, moving to her neck.

She reaches up, moving her hair to give me better access and I oblige by licking and sucking on her neck.

"Are you going to make it a good morning?" she asks me. Her voice is deep, partly with increasing desire and partly with decreasing sleepiness. "Depends. How do you feel?"

"Achy?"

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"Achy?" I ask, lifting my head to look at her more closely. Her body doesn't feel warm, but if she's sick.....

"I have an ache between my thighs that only you can alleviate," she says, her eyes still closed, but her backside begins pressing against me even more.

I move my hand to slide between her thighs, feeling how wet she already is for me. I slide two fingers inside her, watching as she gasps. I love that her eyes are still closed. Something about this time, early in the morning when everything is still quiet feels extremely intimate.

"Is this where you're aching?" I whisper in her ear.

"Yes," she moans softly.

"Let me see if I can help you with that," I say and replace my fingers with my hard length, sliding into her slowly.

She moans and whimpers, arching back to take me deeper into her body. "Will it ever go away? This constant need to feel your inside me?" she asks.

"Goddess, I hope not."

I take my time, slowly waking my mate and easing her ache as well as my own. It's nearly an hour and several o**ms later, when we finally leave the bed, both of us still panting with beads of sweat on our brow.

"Come on, we need to shower. We have an appointment with your father.

That gets her attention and as we step into the shower, I can

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feel her apprehension.

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"Talk to me," I say, as I push her head under the water, getting her hair wet before pouring shampoo into my hand and rubbing it into her hair. I make a note to stop and pick up some feminine smelling shampoo, maybe they make something that smells like orchids that my mate would like.

Her eyes open, and she looks up at me as I massage the shampoo into her hair. "What if he's angry that I left? What if blames me for everything that's happened to him?"

doing and put my hands on her shoulders. "He won't be angry. He'll be thrilled to finally see you again,

do you know?"

were safe.

rest of the morning and the drive to Alpha Carter's pack, Sophie is quiet. I leave her to her thoughts, but I make sure that I'm constantly touching her, letting her know that she's not alone. She barely eats her breakfast, picking at it

to the border of his pack lands, I stop for the border patrols, letting them know that I've arrived and to announce me to Alpha Carter. It's standard protocol and I know Alpha Carter will want to

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in, sniffing the air.

I say. Sophie's scent is partially covered with mine. and while she still smells like herself, it's been two

and then he looks back at me. "Alpha Carter is expecting you," he says,

we arrive, I step out, nodding to Alpha Carter and Luna Amy who is standing beside him to greet

Sophie in the car to me. I can tell he

new Luna," I say and open the door for Sophie. The moment she steps out, Alpha Carter's nose goes in the air. Luna Amy gasps, one

says, taking a step forward. Even from here, I can smell

time to reunite with her parents. She runs to her father, and he pulls her into an embrace, hiding his face as he chokes back a

opens his arm, pulling her in so the three of them can embrace, the two women sobbing as they all cling to

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Carter looks up at me and glares. He's just realized that my new Luha is his daughter. I didn't expect anything else. He doesn't know how I claimed her,

mother says, looking her over as she wipes her eyes. "Come in, come in, have

as she wraps her arm around her

I call to her quietly, reminding her

Oh, Dad, Mom, this is Alpha Hunter, my mate,"

leave Alpha Carter's. I'm prepared

in private. We have much to discuss," I

arm around Sophie protectively, leading her inside ahead of me. Her mother glances at me worriedly over her

room, not saying anything to his pack yet about Sophie's return. I'm not sure if it's because he's angry, thinking that I publicly claimed his daughter, or if it's because he just wants time alone with her before

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hair?" Luna Amy asks as we walk into the private

hates it too. It was to help me hide, but now that I don't have to hide anymore,

says.

I sit across from them. It's fine for now. I understand why he's feeling so protective of his youngest daughter, but once

many times after last night, I could probably tell it,

food. They glance at me and Sophie, noting the way

can pull a plate to her, I grab two plates and setting one beside me, I quietly call Sophie to

around the table to sit beside me. Both her parents look nervous at having her sit beside me. I ignore that for now, dishing up food for her, hoping she'll eat now that she's more settled. She

Once the f

is divided up, I turn to Sophie. "Why don't you tell your parents about how I

a plate, and

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don't think that is necessary,

is, Alpha Carter," I insist, and I can see and feel that Sophie feels torn by her father's response to my request. He shoves his plate away as if disgusted by the thought of eating now and

with worry in her eyes. I lean toward

parents. "Well, I told you I ran from the human town. I met a girl, Penny. Oh, did

not sure what they are hiding, but they are

we saw her,"

I hope you helped her. I

her," Alpha Carter