The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 43: Refuge Sophie

"I'm so glad you're here, Sophie. If I'm being honest, I'm excited that our Alpha was deserving of the legend," Kinsley says to me.

"I don't know anything about being a legend. I'm just Sophie," I say to her.

She stops and looks at me. "But you do. You stood up for me yesterday. I watch how you openly love your mate. I can feel how much you care for and want to do right for our pack. And most importantly, I can feel your desire to fight for what is right in this world. That makes you worthy of being a legend. I believe that you and Alpha Hunter will make the changes that our world desperately needs." "No pressure," I say, only half joking.

"Are you willing to let your daughter go through what happened to me? To your sister?" she asks, and I feel nausea and anger rising inside me.

"Never," I growl, making her smile.

"See. The legend. Unlike others who try to escape, you are doing something about it. It started by running and now, you're taking a stand. Those are the behaviors of a legend."

I shake my head at Her. "We'll see, I guess."

"In truth, seeing you with Alpha Hunter made me see what it's

supposed to be like, or at least what it could be like with Lucas. He's a good man. He followed the law, but the law is wrong. I'm glad you're here, and proud to call you my Luna," she says. “Thanks, Kinsley. Now, I know something of running a packhouse, but it's been a long time."

It's nearly lunch time when I see Hunter again. He comes looking for me, finding Kinsley and I in the kitchen making sure lunch is ready for the pack. He walks up behind me and wraps his arms around my waist.

"What's for lunch?"

"Barbeque beef and pulled pork sandwiches."

"Yum. Are you stopping to eat? I'd like to talk to you," he says.

"I could take a break and eat something," I say, knowing he's worried about how thin I am.

"Good, let's get some food and sit. Or we could eat in my office."

"Whatever is more comfortable for you," I tell him.

"Let's eat with the pack. They're all still getting to know you. They'll appreciate having you among them," he says.

"And you as well, Alpha," I say as I grab a sandwich. He frowns when I only grab one, but after breakfast, I don't want to put more food on my plate than I can eat.

We say hello to several pack members before sitting down.. "Okay, Alphas Kayce and Robin will be here this weekend."

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"This weekend as in two days from now?" I ask.

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"Yes. Since they are coming from so far, they will be staying the night. I'd like to plan to have a private dinner with the four of us as well as Lucas and Kinsley. But then I'd like to have something out back, an informal gathering so they can see you interacting with the pack. I think they'll be watching you very closely Sophie, not just because you're the legend, but because your

interactions with me are so different than anything they've ever seen before."

"So, you want me to make it look good?" I ask, already thinking through what we could do.

"No, I want you to be yourself. Don't put on any airs, don't act any differently than you would if it were just us and the pack. Just being you will be different enough for them to notice."

some ideas of the type of gathering we can put together, something that has a small, intimate feel to it, but still

I have something

so perfect and I'm

lean in toward him. "You are

point where I can feel his breath on my lips. In public, he always lets me make the final step of kissing him. I hold

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head tilting

finally pulls away, I leave my eyes closed for a moment, loving the way my lips

open them, he's

say to him, making him

turning back to his food. "Back to business, I've also left a message

you invited

He still struggles with losing my sister, even

aren't unheard of," I say, biting into my sandwich. Pack food is SO much better than the greasy diner food I

might be good for him to get away from his pack. Or it could possibly make him even more sad seeing what he could have had and lost." "Hey Luna, I have

I ask, putting my

for me to say that you're here and are happily mated to our Alpha, but if you were to write something...I don't know, they still wouldn't have any guarantee that it's you,

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say?" I ask, taking the pen and

truth. We were mated in secret, we're fighting the laws that require public claiming for ranked members, and we're offering sanctuary for any she-wolves on the run, no questions or strings attached. Well, we will ask them to participate in the pack, so maybe put that," Hunter says,

turn back to the

I ask, wondering if she's in

confirm everything you say. They may or may not know my wolf form, but can push forward, and their wolves will

would confirm the pack's intentions if they come to

"That's perfect," Shaw says, coming forward and purring at his mate. "No

go for a run

soon. Perhaps tonight,"

idea. Let's plan on it," Hunter says, pulling Shaw back. "We could use the time to get you acquainted

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could do a run and assist

I know where our pack borders end, especially if those she-wolves come asking for me," I say, pushing the note back over

two nights, just in case they decide to stay. Then I begin planning to put t**g lights up all along the edge of the forest and in

I tell her everything that I planned while she was gone, getting her ideas for some additional

members and begin getting to know them better. I've just finished eating, seeing Hunter enter the dining room. with a look on his face that he wants to talk to me when

have three she-wolves at the border asking

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down and shifting, having Hedda grab my clothes before running to where the patrols are waiting for me. Hunter is right behind me and while I know that Shaw could

arrive, I shift. A moment later, Hunter does too and before I can pull my clothes on, his large shirt

back to the women. They are standing back from the borders, far enough to give themselves a head start if someone came chasing after them. They're all watching the interaction between me and Hunter with

I get closer, I can smell