The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 90: Protection Detail

Sophie

I come awake slowly, feeling warm and comfortable, my mate's pine scent filling my nose.

I shift, stretching to work out the kinks in my body.

"Mmm, good morning," Hunter's sleepy voice says from behind. me, as he buries his face into my hair, kissing the crook of my neck just behind my mate mark. It sends shivers through my body, just as his deep, husky voice does.

He tugs me against him, and I feel his arousal pressing against my bottom and back.

"How are you feeling?" he asks.

"Stiff, but well-rested."

He chuckles behind me. "You should be, you slept nearly a day and a half."

"What?" I ask sitting up quickly.

"Baby, you were exhausted. You and Kinsley did everything to get this pack in order while Lucas and I slept. It seemed only fair that you get to sleep it off. And before you start arguing that you didn't fight any battles, you are carrying my pup and that along with the stress of the battle and aftermath is enough to drain anyone's energy," he says, pulling me back down and curling his large frame around me. 0.00%

1700

pas Torres with side botes L

welding tack

leeding is Eve already

myr's fated mate

delicate

Chapter 9p Protection Detai

208 Wouchers

describe Brooklyn any longer."

"Why's that?"

"She was incredible sewing up the warriors after the battle. They've all complimented her and for whatever reason, they've all sort of rallied behind her. They cleaned up her house, removed her father's body, fixed her door, washed the inside so the blood is gone. No one asked them to do it, they did it on. their own. I even heard that one of our female warriors offered to teach Brooklyn to fight if she wanted to." "Good for her! I'll check in with her, find out her feelings about being a part of Owen's execution, and I'll also check out this Dr. Caspian. What about Leah and the other mates?" "We lost one of the mates. She was older, her pups grown. Brooklyn took it hard. You

apparently tasked her with checking on them and she took that to mean that it was her job to keep them alive. I feel like the others are alive just because of her. She's a lot stronger than she comes across." "That which doesn't kill you..." I say.

"I think she was strong before this. I think Michael just kept her and Leah under his thumb. It will be interesting now to see what happens with them."

"Has she regained her wolf?" I ask.

"Not yet. Even if they don't, I have no intention of rejecting them from the pack," Hunter says, making me smile.

20.00

17:00

17 208 Worthers

say as we step out of the shower and dry off. "Great minds think alike, my

leans down and kisses me. This time he takes

have one more favor to ask you. I need you to talk

"About what?"

me from killing him because she won't let it stop her. I need you to talk to her try to convince her that she shouldn't give up. She's still young enough to live a full life. She may never choose to be mated again, but that

not as their Luna. I'll get Kinsley to talk with us as well, that's a good. idea. Kinsley understands better than I do

don't know, glad you never had to feel that kind of embarrassment, shame, or pain," Hunter says, pulling me against his body and

into him. He really is

mate.

you because you're perfect for me,' he says in

32.991

17:00 C

Chapter 90 Protection Detail

mate," I say, looking up at

11 288 Vachers

this room?

lost in his kiss, his

breakfast. Hunter had apparently called off warrior training yesterday and today to allow our warriors to heal before getting back into sparring, so breakfast

breakfast, I kiss my mate again, wave at Lucas and

you headed to the pack hospital?" she asks

going to talk to Brooklyn. Want to

this Dr. Caspian for myself,"

we walk in, I see a couple of warriors

everything okay?" I ask them, not having heard

doc who says he's Brooklyn's mate," the older warrior, Brutus, says,

111

17:00

at Kinsley and

detail?" she

watch out for our

their house. That was very

say.

hours non-stop the other day. Didn't stop to eat, barely stopped to pee or drink any water. She never acted tired, never lost her steady hand, and never became rough with her stitches. I, myself, had to get three layers of stitches while Argus healed me. Found out about the doc, because, you know, gossip hotline, and all. So, we've decided to stand guard and make sure this

his body. He's slumped in his chair, but he's glaring past me. I turn and see a man I don't know who keeps looking up at Brooklyn. I know the look well. My mate looks at me like

Kinsley. "I think it's time

"I couldn't agree more."

make our way over to where the

"Hello, can I help you?"

"Doctor Caspian?" I ask.

III

17:00

watch his nose twitch. He turns one way, then another, sniffing both

need to make this conversation private, ladies?" he asks

know, do

at us curiously before he leads us to a

soon as we walk in, he turns to us. "You're

and I say

"By choice?" he asks.

and the