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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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 room!' Hunter's voice booms

I shout as the sounds of snarling

to us.

neck and pulling him away. I slam the door closed, just as another wolf tries to break in.

Hunter yells in

'Safe!'

Hunter says, relief evident if his voice as the mind link closes

door, listening to the sounds of fighting just outside our safe room. It's the sound of

terrified for themselves, their pups, and the

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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

sure how my mate does it. I know he's connected to everyone, keeping tabs on the entire pack,

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

the makes sure to look after me. I send a wave of bond,

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

in the packhouse when I hear a howl I'd recognize anywhere, My father and his pack have

and everyone looks at me.

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say, and everyone in the room relaxes a

I've heard, but don't know well. Again, everyone turns

be Alpha

still fighting, but not wanting to distract him if he's in the middle

says, sounding exhausted. 'Your father's pack and

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

following behind them. I look around and not seeing

need you at the

Margot POV

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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,

as I look around this room, I'm reminded again of why I miss being a fighter. It's much harder being in this room, hearing the

but I was

do you know?" a

I've ever seen before and strong leaders make a strong pack,

look around at each other, then

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

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contacted others for assistance. It will make this battle end much more quickly and I'm grateful. I'm getting claustrophobic, starting to

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,