The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 44: Nikki Hunter

I'm letting Sophie take the lead with these females, not only so they can see that I respect her, but also because I know they are afraid of me, even though I'm obviously mated.

"We're happy to have you, Allison, Letti, and Nikki. Now, which one of you is injured and how badly?" Sophie asks.

Once again, I'm thrilled that my mate is an Alpha. The reasons behind the scent of blood aren't always easy to detect among lower ranked wolves. Sometimes, a warrior might think that a woman on her period has an injury because they can't distinguish between the differences in the blood. Sophie, however, had no problem with it.

"I am," Nikki says. She and Letti had been crouching beside and somewhat behind Allison. She's a Beta while the other two appear to be G**as, so she would outrank them and apparently, even in the wild, hierarchy matters. Or perhaps, Allison just established herself as a leader and they are following her lead.

Letti stands and helps Nikki to her feet. Allison stays on guard, watching to see if anyone will try to attack them now that we know that one of them is injured.

"You're under my pack's protection, Allison. No harm will come to you or your friends. I give you my word as an Alpha, even if you don't believe it," I say, glancing at Letti.

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I take a step forward and all three girls take a step back. "May I carry you to our pack hospital?" I ask Nikki.

"I can walk," she says.

"I'm sure you could. And you could also do more damage to your broken leg causing your healing to be slower. At first glance, I'd say you're malnourished, most likely dehydrated, and injured. The first two will already impede your healing. If you will allow me to carry you, you won't run the risk of injuring yourself further."

I turmand look at Allison as she seems to be their leader. "I'm a marked and mated Alpha. I'm not looking for another mate. My Beta is also mated, and our G**a has been kicked out of my pack." "Why?" Letti asks.

"He didn't agree with my private claiming of Sophie," I say simply.

"Just let him carry me, Allie. If Sophie Meyers is his mate, and she doesn't look scared of him, then he has to be halfway decent and let's be honest, I can't put any weight on this leg," Nikki says, looking between Letti and Allison.

"I'm Sophie Reynolds now," Sophie quietly corrects her.

"There, you see? She wants to be known as his mate," Nikki says, looking at Sophie. "Do you trust your mate to carry me?"

"Absolutely," Sophie says without hesitation.

"If she does, I do," the girl says, looking at me.

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"Thank you for your trust, Nikki," I say.

"Don't make me regret it, Alpha," she grumbles as I bend to lift her up. I feel her body flinch as I pick her up.

"How badly are you injured?" I ask her as I turn and begin walking toward the pack hospital

"It's broken and it reset improperly," she says, making me frown.

in, sniffing her. She watches me,

"You're an Alpha?"

"Underage, but yeah."

underage," I say, feeling the strength of her wolf even in her current state. "So, Allison isn't your

"Is that so?"

run, so yeah, I'd say we're all pretty f**g equal," she says. It should be a growl, but her wolf is too weak, even though I can feel the strength that

are you going to let my mate find you some food and a place

some food and some sleep. I'm sure the doctor is going to put me under to reset my leg. You

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sure, Nikki?" Allison

right Luna?" she

word as an Alpha," Sophie says

the other two turn to follow Sophie into the packhouse, I look back at

"So, you're the leader?"

we're all equal, didn't I?" she

they listen to

that was

my Beta's idea. I'll let her know you said so, or you can tell her yourself when

IV as the doctor comes in to examine her. I stay, partly because I'm the only person she

cutting off the leg of her pants and from the corner of my eye, I see the nurses cutting off her top. I can smell her fear, so I look up at her, making sure my eyes stay on hers. "They're going to put you in a gown for easier access

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her to nod before I turn

her age, she's 17, and when I see her injury, even I suck

did you get that? Is that a bite wound?" I ask her. Her leg looks shattered above the ankle and what was a compound fracture with a bone sticking out has now healed in a hideous position with skin covering the bone.

the Alpha latched onto my leg. When I ripped it out of his mouth, the broken bones tore through

get away?" I ask

Letti didn't run. They stayed to fight, and we were able to get away

the reason they decided to risk coming to our

getting worse and even though I told

going to get some x-rays but you're going to need surgery, young Alpha," the doctor

Alpha," she

blood. That makes you an

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put you under, or I can ask Sophie to come stay with you, if you'd be more comfortable."

decent Alphas," I say to her, making her chuckle as the nurses start her drip on an IV drip. "We're not going to knock you out just yet, Alpha Nikki, but I am going to give you a little sedation to see how effective it is

your father is?" I ask, pulling up a chair to wait with her

surgery.

I'm here?" she asks. Her

refuge. I'm not bringing she-wolves here to return them to where they ran from. If the other Alphas don't

declare war on your pack,"

you have to, or that it's a contingency of you staying here, but if