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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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!

"DOOR THREE CLOSING!" I shout as the sounds

to us.

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

Hunter yells

'Safe!'

if

fighting just outside our safe

everyone okay?" ask. Young pups are crying and some of the mothers are too, terrified for themselves, their pups, and the mates who are outside

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three of her children, but they're all terrified. I sit next to her, taking one of her children and

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 keeping track of all of them. I don't know how he

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

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

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,

a howl I'd recognize anywhere, My father

out a laugh and everyone looks

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pack are hère," I say, and

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

would be Alpha

making sure he's alive and still fighting, but not wanting

and Kayce's are finishing this battle quickly. It won't be much

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

finally opens our door. I wait until all the woman and children have emptied out, before following behind them. I look around and not seeing

you at the pack hospital. It's

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so hard to give me a pup, never realizing that I would never, ever

room, 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

but I was a Luna for several years. We're

know?" a woman

your Alpha and Luha have a stronger bond than I've ever seen before and strong leaders make a

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 I know he will, I hope I can continue to be

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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 to feel like there's not enough air in this room, like

then I wouldn't feel alone, but as it is, I'm trying to hold on, to keep it together,