The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 84: Safe Rooms

Sophie

When the howls of attack go up, Hunter and I jump out of bed.

"Call your father and Kayce, and take care of my mate," he says, pulling me to him and kissing me fiercely before racing out of the room and leaping off the stairwell, shifting on his way down to the first floor. I grabbed one of Hunter's shirts and my phone as I begin racing down the stairs meeting up with Kinsley as we watch wolves rushing out of the packhouse from every direction.

I dial my father's number.

"Sweetheart is everything okay?" he answers.

"We're under attack, Dad. Koden," I say and immediately hear my father's howl go up, waking up his pack.

"We're on our way. Get safe, Sophie."

"To the safe rooms!" I yell over the chaos on the first floor. I grab Kinsley. "Be careful!" I say before racing off. She and I had decided to take separate safe rooms to help facilitate everyone getting into their assigned rooms

As I run, I dial Alpha Kayce.

"Yeah," he answers sleepily.

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"Alpha Kayce, this is Luna Sophie We're under attack.

"Joshua?" he asks, instantly alert I can hear him moving around, Allison's voice asking what's going on in the background. "Koden."

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"We're on our way," he says, and I hear his howl go up a moment before the phone disconnects.

"What can I do? I can't shift yet," Margot asks, rushing up.

"Help me get these people inside their safe rooms. Can you take lead in one, make sure everyone stays calm."

"Of course!" she says, rushing toward another safe room and helping the people get safely into their room.

'Status check, Soph,' Hunter says I can hear Shaw snarling in our mind as well. He's already fighting. 'Almost there,' I say, looking around.

'Move faster. I need you safe,' he says just as the mind link cuts off.

"DOOR ONE CLOSING!" I hear Kinsley announce.

"Margot, you're next," I say to her

"DOOR TWO CLOSING!" she announces as I hear Kinsley's door slam shut and lock.

"ANYONE ELSE?" I yell, looking around, as Margot's door slams shut and locks.

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just as the glass sliders

go!" I yell at the woman. "DOOR THREE CLOSING!" I shout as the

to us.

a wolf slams his body against it. The women and children behind me scream, but Lucas' wolf attacks the other wolf, grabbing him by the neck and pulling him away. I slam the door closed, just as another wolf tries to break in. His en behind me paw gets caught in the door

yells in

'Safe!'

evident if his voice as the mind link closes

the door, listening to the sounds of fighting just outside our safe room. It's the sound of whimpering that makes me focus. I turn to

of the mothers are too, terrified for themselves, their pups, and the mates who are

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find the light in the room and see everyone huddled together. The woman who was last in is trying to hold all three of her children, but they're all terrified. I sit next to her, taking one of her children and holding them against my body as I rock gently

does it. I know he's connected to everyone, keeping tabs on the entire pack, but it's overwhelming to me. It's like it was when he was listening to multiple conversations and keeping track of all of them. I

into my head. This time, it's distracted, busy with everything else going on around him,

makes sure to look after me. I send a wave of bond, hoping to keep my mate

never been in a safe room before, never been in a battle where I wasn't fighting. It's almost harder to be in here. At least out there, you're focused on fighting, on staying alive. In here, you're just waiting. Waiting for someone to give the all-clear, waiting for someone in your room to begin the keening sound of losing their loved one, or waiting to feel the tether to your own mate snap. Time seems to stand still in this room. In the battle, time goes by quickly and before you know it, hours have passed, and you didn't even realize it. In here, each minute feels like an

when I hear a howl I'd recognize anywhere, My

laugh and everyone looks at me. "My father. He and

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pack are hère," I say, and everyone in

before we hear another howl, one I've heard, but don't know well. Again, everyone turns

Alpha Kayce

making sure he's alive and still fighting, but not wanting to distract him if

says, sounding exhausted. 'Your father's pack and Kayce's are finishing this battle quickly. It won't be much

room with me, then link Kinsley and one of the women in the third safe room, letting them know as well since Margot isn't part of our pack and can't ...d link. It isn't long before the sounds in the packhouse become quiet. We all wait, anxious to hear the sounds of one of

following behind them. I look around and not seeing Hunter, I turn to Lucas. "Where's my mate?" I ask. He presses his lips together tightly just as Hunter's voice filters

need you at the pack

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rooms. Until I was mated to Joshua, I'd never seen the inside of one. Soon after mating him, he insisted that I give up my training so that I could focus on giving him a pup. That man worked so hard to give me a pup, never realizing that I would never, ever risk bringing a female into this world. Thankfully, I found a doctor outside of our pack

being a fighter. It's much harder being in this room, hearing the soft cries and s**bs of the women and children, the smell

know you don't know me, but I was

know?" a

bond than I've ever seen before and strong leaders

around at each

be strong together," I say, feeling anything but strong. When Joshua comes, and I know he will, I hope I can continue to be this stable. Maybe by then, I'll have regained my wolf and honed my fighting

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battle end much more quickly and I'm grateful. I'm getting claustrophobic, starting to feel

These people need you. You're a f**g Luna,' I say to myself. This would be easier if my wolf was stronger, then I wouldn't feel alone, but as it is, I'm trying to hold on, to keep it together, but I need to get out