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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yells, she's trying to carry three young children in her arms. I race to her and grab one of her pups, just as the glass sliders in the back of the packhouse smash open. 'Sophie! Tell me you're in a safe

the woman. "DOOR THREE CLOSING!" I shout as the sounds of

to us.

off the pup and turning to close the door just as 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 and one of the w jumps up to help hold the door while I throw the lock, pinning the wolf's paw in our room. His howl of pain echoes in

Hunter yells in

'Safe!'

evident if his voice

back, staring at 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 address the

and some of the mothers are too, terrified for themselves, their pups, and the mates who are outside fighting. Chapter 84: Safe

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terrified. I sit next to her, taking one of her children and holding them against my body as

briefly to the pack, feeling the fury, the fear, and the pain from the pack. I'm not sure how my mate 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

now. I've got this,' his voice floats into my head. This time, it's distracted, busy with everything else going

me. I send a wave

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,

hear a howl

looks at me.

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pack are hère," I say, and everyone in the

longer before we hear another howl, one I've heard, but don't

be Alpha Kayce

alive and still fighting, but not wanting to distract him if

sounding exhausted. 'Your father's 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

around and not seeing Hunter, I turn to Lucas. "Where's my mate?" I ask. He presses

I need you at the pack hospital. It's

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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

I'm reminded again of why I miss 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 of their fear so pungent that it takes everything in me

be okay. I know you don't know me, but I was a Luna for

do you know?" a

than I've ever seen before and strong leaders

around at each other, then

who are out there fighting. If they're worried about you, they're not focusing on the fight. We can be strong together," I say, feeling anything but strong. When Joshua comes, and I

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sounds of wolves howling their arrival and I let the group know that their Luna contacted others for assistance. It will make this battle end much more quickly and I'm grateful. I'm getting claustrophobic, starting

if my wolf was stronger, then I wouldn't feel alone, but as it is, I'm trying to hold on, to keep