The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 77: Three Lunas Sophie

Hunter asked me to facilitate the meeting between Dutton and Brooklyn. I understood why Dutton wanted to talk to her, he wanted the information first-hand so he could better argue against Owen, but Brooklyn

was terrified of being in a room alone with an unmated Alpha again. I can't blame her. Her body still isn't fully recovered from what Owen did to her.

When I first asked Brooklyn if she'd be willing to speak with him, she had started to hyperventilate, her eyes going wide. I'd had to take her face in my hands and help her to regain her composure.

"Is it really necessary Luna?" her mother, Leah, asked with

concern.

"No, it isn't. You can say no, Brooklyn. But Alpha Dutton wants to hear in your own words what happened, so he can help fight against the injustice of what happened to you. He has found his mates here in our pack. The Beta twins that came in around the same time you did.

"Did he..." she begins.

"He hasn't marked them yet. He's giving them time to get to know him and showing them that he can be the type of mate they want."

I told her this before I saw Dutton that morning. When I did, I

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realized that I was incorrect. Alpha Dutton was proudly strutting around with not one, but two mate marks on his neck, one on each side.

I let him know that Brooklyn had agreed to meet with him, but her mother and I would be there and if at any point one of us decided it was too much for her, he would have to leave.

"Of course. I understand. My own mates needed a gentle touch, if you will, to get them to believe that I was a trustworthy man."

"Will they be joining us at the committee meeting?" I ask as we walk to Brooklyn's house.

"No. I gave them the option, but they're too afraid to be there, especially knowing that Alpha Aiden will be there as well."

"Are you planning to flaunt those marks while you're there?" I ask, smiling at him.

He looks at me with fierce determination in his eyes. "I have every intention of making sure that Alpha Aiden knows that those girls are mine and if he ever thinks of trying to take what is mine, I'll kill him." "Good for you, Alpha. Do you plan to return home before you go?"

"No. I'll talk to Hunter, but they are comfortable here and the committee meeting is in a couple of days. I'd rather not introduce them to a new pack, then leave them."

"You are all welcome to stay, you don't have to ask Hunter," I tell him. He stops and looks at me.

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"Hmmm," he says, frowning.

"Hmmm?" I ask.

"I'm not used to being around a Luna who runs the pack as an equal partner. I'll have to make sure that I remember to treat my Lunas as equal partners as well," he says, and we begin walking again. "How are the twins? I'm assuming they're both marked and mated now?"

the logistics of it, but in the end,

to open it. When we step in, Brooklyn is seated on the

Dutton credit, he did everything he could to make his interview with Brooklyn easy. He sat in the chair f**st away from her, although I could tell he wanted to be closer. He kept his voice soft and gentle, even when asking her difficult questions. When she began to cry, he got a box of tissues and handed them to her, once against stretching to keep himself

we left, Brooklyn looked exhausted, but she thanked him for coming and for supporting her at

done, Alpha," I say as we

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radiating off of him. "Do you have a

show you,"

for you, my

off some anger,' I

'Brooklyn?'

'Yes.'

you?' 'Headed to the

'I'll meet you there."

walking in. "I always knew that Owen was a

turns to walk into the gym. I watch him a moment as

see

all the punching bags," I tell him. He looks past me into the gym as I hear another punching bag get smashed. Hunter takes an extra moment to lean in a kiss me, before heading inside. I leave

11:27

to be gone for a couple of days

next to his and with an adjoining door, I pull up my computer and see that Hunter has sent me the

ranked members. We just don't believe that it should be public and that the new law should be instituted across all packs, not left up to the individual Alphas or packs to decide how they

a she-wolf, then decide that they

door and I look up

mate mark," I

neck, and she blushes as she smiles. "It's already everything you told me

better. Did you need

going to see if you needed anything. Robin is doing some work and I feel sort of

Come look this over with me,"

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print out the document that we're editing and hand it to her to read. As she goes through the document, she looks up at me. "Is this you, saying that if they mark a woman, they have to take her as a mate?"

makes them think twice in doing

what about women who refuse to become their mates? If they force their mark on

I wasn't even thinking about

as well. She should know that

it over to a table with my computer. I dial

"Hey, girl!" Nikki says.

"Nikki!"

here

have a computer, can we

me her information and I set up a video chat, dialing in while we wait. Nikki moves her chair over and a few moments

and when

how do you like being mated?" Nikki