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?"

on her shoulders. "He won't be angry. He'll be thrilled to finally see you again, to know that

do you know?" she

if it were 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. That was obvious to me the night I

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

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 greet me as is

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in, sniffing the air. "Who's with

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

at me. "Alpha Carter

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

he says, looking from Sophie in the car to me.

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

I can smell the salt of tears from both of Sophie's

her into an embrace, hiding his face as he chokes back a s**b. I'm

pulling her in so the three of them can embrace, the two women sobbing as they

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and glares. He's just realized that my new Luha is his daughter. I

says, looking her over as she

her arm around her mother's waist

her quietly, reminding her

is Alpha Hunter, my mate," she

my eyes never leave Alpha Carter's. I'm prepared for him to punch me. His hands

breakfast in private. We have

guess we do," he growls, turning on his heel and walking inside, but not before he wraps an arm around Sophie protectively, leading

us to a private 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

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happened to your hair?" Luna Amy asks as we

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

says.

from them. It's fine for now. I understand

Amy begins peppering Sophie with questions about where she's been. I heard the story so many times after last night, I could probably tell it, but I stay quiet and let her

a knock at the door. Several omegas come in with a large amount of food. They glance at me and Sophie, noting

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

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 really is too

Once the f

Sophie. "Why don't you tell your

plate, and I look up

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don't think that is necessary, Alpha Hunter," he says through

can see and feel that Sophie feels torn by her father's response to my request. He shoves his plate away as if disgusted

looks at me with worry in her eyes. I lean toward

and looks at her parents. "Well, I told you I ran from the human town. I met a girl, Penny. Oh, did you happen to see her? She came

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

saw her," Luna Amy

I hope you helped her.

helped her," Alpha