The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 52: Brooklyn Hunter

It takes all my training as an Alpha to hold my s**t together while I race Brooklyn to the pack hospital. All I really want to do is run to Alpha Owen's pack and tear him to shreds.

'Incoming emergency to the pack hospital,' I mind link to my pack members.

I hear several pack members respond and I know they'll be there waiting for me when I arrive.

I turn, seeing that Leah is struggling to keep up. "Sophie, can you carry her?" I ask, not wanting to leave her behind, but knowing that Brooklyn has lost too much blood in the time it's taken Leah to get here. I can't slow down to let her keep up.

"I've got her, go!" Sophie says.

I begin running faster, feeling Brooklyn's blood soaking my arms. and the clothes I'm wearing.

"Hang on, Brooklyn. You're safe now. I won't let anyone hurt you ever again. You're back in Alpha Hunter's pack. You're safe," I say to her, not knowing if she can hear me or if it will help, but hopefully if it comes down to her living or dying based on her own will power, she'll know that she's safe and she'll choose to live.

As I rush up to the pack hospital, the doors are opened, and a gurney is waiting.

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Chapter 57. Brooklyn

"What happened?" Dr. Felicity asks.

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"I don't have all the details, but from what I understand she was claimed publicly and then cast aside," I say to the doctor, who looks up at me in horror before turning back to Brooklyn. She pulls the shirt away from her neck and there is the mark, she's been claimed.

"But she's not a ranked she-wolf!" Dr. Felicity says.

I feel my claws come out and I have to step back as the nurses in the room yelp with the strength of my anger.

"Hunter!" Sophie says, pushing into the room and past the nurses. "Go talk to Leah, find out what happened. I'll stay with -Brooklyn."

"Our guests..."

"I've already told Kinsley and Lucas what's happening. They'll take care of it."

I can't seem to tear my eyes away from this young girl, covered in blood, with a f**ki**g mark on her neck.

"Hunter!" Sophie says, putting her hands on my face and pulling

attention to her. "Breathe with me, Hunter. I need you to calm down. Our staff can't help her if they're trying to work around your aura, baby. Breathe," she says taking two deep breaths. I follow her lead until I can pull my aura back.

"Come with me," she says, taking my hand like I'm a child and leading me from the room. "I'll be right back" she tells the doctor.

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over there. I'll be back as soon as I know something,"

can do this, Alpha, I have faith in

step away, but I

do. We help each

my mate.

and sobbing. I take one more deep breath to make sure

my shoulder. I hold her until she starts to calm down and when she pulls away, I get up and find some tissues for her. I squat down in front of her and hand her the tissues,

happened," I say

continues to cry and hiccup as she talks, but I get the

so close to turning 18. Michael insisted that we had

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how old she was and if she'd ever considered being a Luna. I tried to keep her away from him, but after we accepted him as our Alpha,

meeting and then he announced that today was Brook's birthday, and he was going to claim her. Michael seemed pleased, but I've never liked Alpha Owen. I didn't want him to claim Brook, but he pulled her up on the stage with him and introduced her as his new

stops, beginning to s**b

started crying, trying to hold her dress to her. My girl is sweet, kind, we've never raised a hand to her, but that man....that monster, tore my baby apart on that stage for the entire pack to witness. Those sick pack members were cheering and howling while my

fire in them. "And do you

"No," I say quietly.

me back. Her own father

as

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grabbing a garbage can just in case, but she

her neck while she sobbed. When he pulled himself out of her body, he let her drop to the ground and turned to look at the pack. 'She's too weak. She's not worthy of being your Luna' he said, and he walked off the stage, leaving her

did the pack respond?" I ask, wondering if they

me and I raced to the stage, to her, telling her I was

what's it's like to feel helpless? Knowing you can't help the

would have done anything for her, but I didn't protect her,

"Yes," I say quietly.

her hands. "I grabbed some banner or flag and covered Brook before picking her up and carrying her off that stage. When I got to the bottom, Michael was standing there. He told me to give Brook to

her eyes are blazing again. "I rejected him, and I watched as he fell to the ground in pain. He is supposed to be some warrior, a fighter and while he lay writhing on the ground,

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Thank you

now," I

a good Alpha. I know you care about your pack, and I know that you will protect us

at,” I say,

fine..."

your body will look like you've gone ten rounds with an Alpha. Let them look you over and help you to heal so that you can be here for your daughter when she

border patrols. 'Michael is at our borders, requesting entrance to our

or sanctuary?

to our

at Leah, being led away by

do you want me to do if

not to let him into your pack, Alpha. But I don't

away before returning

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