The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 107: Brooklyn's Role Brooklyn

When Luna Sophie asked for volunteers to come out of the safe rooms, I was one of many who raised my hand. I'm tired of standing by and letting others fight for me. I need to be strong and while I know I have only been sparring for just over a week, I've been practicing in my spare time and Cas has been helping me. He may not be a warrior, but he's always participated in warrior training, so he's strong and knowledgeable of how to fight.

As Luna Sophie ends the meeting, she makes eye contact with me and gestures for me to wait a moment. I can feel tears p**g at my eyes. I already know what she's going to say. She doesn't feel like I'm strong enough to fight.

I wait as others ask her and Beta Kinsley questions before she finally moves to me. I watch as Beta Lucas finds Beta Kinsley and pulls her aside. I'm guessing he isn't any happier than Alpha Hunter about his mate being outside a safe room during this fight. I'm willing to give up my spot so one of them can be in the room, but I know Luna Sophie is about to tell me no.

"Brooklyn, I saw you raise your hand before, volunteering to come out of the safe rooms..." she begins.

"Luna, I know I'm not the strongest fighter, or even much of a fighter, but please, I want to fight for this pack who has done so much for me. Please don't make me go into a safe room." Chapter 102: Brooklyn's Role

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She smiles at me and takes my hand in hers. "There are two reasons that I want you in a safe room, Brooklyn, and neither of them is because I don't think you're strong enough to fight for this pack. Hear me out, and then we can decide together, okay?"

I nod, now unsure of what she's going to say.

"The first reason that I want you in a safe room is because I know we're going to need you when the fighting is done. The warriors have done nothing but sing your praises since the last battle when you stitched so many of them up. We'll need that again after this war, probably more so. You can't help out in the hospital if you yourself are recovering from injuries."

I notice she doesn't say 'if you're dead' which makes me think that she means what she's saying.

going to need you, Brooklyn. Everyone has a role to play in this pack, and yours seems to have become assisting in the pack hospital. That's where you're most effective and that's where I want you when this is done. Don't think I'm asking that because it will be easy. If you thought you worked hard during the last battle, it will most

right. Last time, they were so short staffed that

that I'd like to ask you to be the Lead in a safe room. You're the only one in this pack who has ever shot a gun. If these wolves get past our first two lines of defense, I want you to be our third. I want you to stand in that safe room, in front of the pups, the infirm,

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inside the room and wait, she's asking me to be a third line of defense, to protect those in the

Brooklyn? Will you

"Yes, Luna. I will."

new individuals coming in because you'll be responsible for closing and locking the door Brooklyn. That means that if the attacking wolves breach the packhouse and the safe rooms become compromised,

I thought it would be easy, but I didn't realize that I might have

won't let

ask this of you if I didn't

she needs to talk to in order to make sure we're all ready for

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around and I see Cas leaning against a doorframe, waiting for me. I walk up

wrap my arms around him, feeling safe in his embrace. He and I have

having him around, to having him close. We're still taking things very

a safe room, are you?" I

his

know you don't have to stay here. You can

I've waited a very