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 to finally see you again, to know that you are safe

do you

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 make sure that I'm constantly touching her, letting her know that she's not alone. She barely eats

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.

16:55

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patrol leans in, sniffing the air.

and while she still smells like herself, it's

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

we arrive, I step out, nodding to Alpha Carter and Luna Amy who

in the car to me. I can tell

moment she steps out, Alpha Carter's nose goes

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

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

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

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notice when Alpha Carter looks up at me and glares. He's just

her over as she wipes her eyes.

wraps her arm around her mother's

to her quietly, reminding

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

Carter's. I'm prepared for him to

in private. We have much to discuss,"

I guess 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

because he's angry, thinking that I publicly claimed his daughter, or if

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your hair?" Luna Amy asks as we

help me hide, but now that I don't have to

says.

Alpha Carter purposefully puts Sophie between himself and his mate while I sit across from them. It's fine for now. I understand

many times after last night, I could probably tell it, but I stay quiet and let her tell her story, let her parents

They glance at me and Sophie, noting the way she's tucked in between her parents, but they don't say anything as they

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

at having her sit beside me. I ignore that for now, dishing

Once the f

I turn to Sophie. "Why

plate, and I look up to

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

think it 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

lean toward her, kissing the side of her

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

not sure what

her," Luna

helped her. I told her you

helped her,"