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?"

what I'm doing and put my hands on her shoulders. "He won't be angry.

you

my daughter, I wouldn't care what mountains I'd had to scale to keep you safe, I would only care that you were safe. Your father loves you, Sophie.

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

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 greet me as is appropriate when an

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sniffing the air. "Who's with you?" he

mine. and while she still smells like herself, it's been two years since she's been home. I'm

at me. "Alpha Carter is expecting you," he

to Alpha Carter and Luna Amy

the car to me. I

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,

here, I can smell the salt of tears from

and he pulls her into an embrace, hiding his face as he chokes back a s**b. I'm not sure if it's relief that his daughter is alive and well, or if he's just missed her that

steps up to them and Alpha Carter opens his arm, pulling her in so the three of them can embrace, the

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Because I'm watching, I notice when Alpha Carter looks up at me and glares. He's just realized that my new Luha is his daughter. I didn't expect

her mother says, looking her over as she wipes

on a half laugh, half s***b as she wraps her arm around her mother's waist and takes a step

her quietly,

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

to her, but my eyes never leave Alpha Carter's. I'm prepared for him to punch me.

that breakfast in private. We have much

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

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 the

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hair?" Luna Amy

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

says.

Alpha Carter purposefully puts Sophie between himself and his mate while I sit across from them. It's fine for now. I understand why he's feeling so protective of his youngest

after last night, I could probably tell it, but I stay quiet

in with a large amount of food. They glance at me and Sophie, noting the way she's tucked in between her parents, but they don't

to her, I grab two plates and setting one beside me, I quietly call Sophie to

moving around the table to sit beside me. Both her parents look nervous at having her sit beside me. I ignore that for now,

Once the f

Sophie. "Why don't you tell your parents

hear silverware clatter against a plate, and I look up to

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fists. "I don't think that is necessary, Alpha Hunter," he says

Sophie feels torn by her father's response to my request. He shoves his plate away as if disgusted by the

her eyes. I lean toward her, kissing

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

Amy look at each other. I'm not sure what they are hiding, but

her," Luna Amy

I hope you helped her. I told her

we helped her," Alpha Carter says