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?"

"He won't be angry. He'll be thrilled

do you

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. That

quiet. I leave her to her thoughts, but I make sure

we get 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

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the air. "Who's with

she still smells like herself, it's been two

his eyes go unfocused and then he looks back at me. "Alpha Carter is expecting you," he says, and we drive

out, nodding to Alpha Carter and Luna Amy who is standing beside him

Hunter," he says, looking from Sophie in the car to me. I can tell he

out, Alpha Carter's nose goes in the air. Luna Amy gasps, one hand going to her stomach, the other shaking hand going to her

forward. Even from here, I can smell the salt

reunite with her parents. She runs to her father, 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

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

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watching, I notice when Alpha Carter looks up at me and glares. He's just realized that my new

been? You're so thin, Sophie," her mother says, looking her over as she wipes her eyes. "Come in,

half laugh, half s***b as she wraps her arm around her mother's waist

call to her quietly, reminding her that

Mom, this is Alpha Hunter, my mate," she says, holding out her hand

leave Alpha Carter's. I'm prepared for him to punch

that breakfast in private. We have

we do," he growls, turning on his heel and walking inside, but not before he wraps an arm around Sophie protectively, leading her inside ahead of me. Her mother glances at

pack yet about Sophie's return. I'm not sure if it's because he's angry, thinking that I publicly

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to your hair?" Luna Amy asks as

but now that I don't have to hide anymore,

says.

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

Sophie with questions about where she's been. I heard the story so many times after last night, I could probably

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 say

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

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 really

Once the f

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

silverware clatter against a plate, and I

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that is necessary, Alpha Hunter," he says

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

in her eyes. I lean

I told you I ran from the human town. I met a girl, Penny. Oh, did you happen to see her? She came this

I'm not sure what they are hiding, but they are hiding

her," Luna

helped her. I

we helped her," Alpha Carter