The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 98: Margot's Defensiveness Sophie

Hunter mind linked the pack asking if anyone knew where Margot was. She, Kinsley, and I had been talking about the safe rooms and how to make them less stressful for the moms, pups, and elderly that needed to be there.

"Margot, Hunter wants to see you," I tell her.

"What for?"

"He didn't say. Come on, I'll go with you," I tell her.

I can feel her nervousness as we walk.

"You know he won't hurt you, right Margot?" I ask, worried about her reaction to being called to meet with Hunter.

"It's not that. I asked Beta Lucas if I could run patrols," she says, looking over at me.

"Ahhh," I say, understanding. I know Margot doesn't want to be in the safe rooms again, so she's doing everything she can to get stronger. My guess is she knows that she's pushing too hard, and she expects Hunter to tell her no.

When we arrive, I knock and wait for Hunter to tell me to come in. Instead, he opens the door for me himself. I smile up at him.

"Hey."

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"Hi," he says, leaning down to kiss me. It doesn't last nearly long enough, but it's longer than it should be when I realize that it's not just Hunter in the room, but Beta Lucas and Alpha Ezra as well. Ezra is standing, watching Margot closely.

I had asked her about sparring with him this morning. She'd been surprised when Ezra hadn't used the opportunity to grope her, but instead had really helped her with her training.

"Margot, come in. We want to talk to you about your request to run patrols," Hunter says. I look at her, but her eyes are on Ezra.

"Are you going to tell me no? I don't need to sit down if you're just going to tell me no," she says, crossing her arms over her chest, in an obviously defensive gesture.

"Not exactly, have a seat," he says, taking my hand and leading me to a chair before sitting and pulling me into his lap.

"I take it there is a concern about Margot running patrols?" I ask, trying to break the tension between Margot and Ezra. She hasn't moved away from the door.

your ability, Margot, but in your strength and ability to keep up,

Margot states. There's a lot

if you were

I'm not," she

I would not let you

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steps up to her and I give the woman kudos for strength, she doesn't back down from

aching after this morning. Tell me you're fully recovered," he says and takes her chin gently between his thumb and forefinger,

She whirls around to face Hunter. "So, I'll ask again, why didn't you, st tell me that

and go to her, but Hunter holds me back. I can feel that she's on the verge of breaking down

look at Hunter, wondering why he's

it a minute,' he says in the mind

hear what I

I quit sparring and patrols until

suggested. Would you like to sit?" he

says, crossing her arms over

will increase your strength faster than anything. Not only that, but it

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attacks. You'll be better able to defend yourself against your old pack. I told Alpha Hunter that you have the foundation, but you're out of practice. Luckily for you, you're a quick learner and you have an Alpha who is willing to give you one-on-one instruction. If you feel the need to also run, I will

only option?" she

but nearly any pack member would be honored to get the one-on-one training that Ezra is offering you because he's right. You will get stronger much faster with his

in this room knows that you do not want to go back into a safe room," I

time to train me individually, which wasn't often, talways felt like I walked away a stronger fighter. Even now, with Hunter teaching me more defensive tactics, I feel

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often get to spar one-on-one with Alpha Hunter, but when I do, I always

you feel stronger after our training

for a moment before making a face. "Stronger, no. I'm f**g sore after this morning," she says sighing, "But I

day," she says

train you hard in the morning, and more gently at night. Running will help loosen your muscles, but only if you don't overdo it. And since I'm quickly