The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 108: Fear and Anxiety Lucas

When Luna Sophie said that she and Kinsley may be outside the safe rooms during the war, I felt fear like I've never felt before.

'What the f**k, Hunter?' I asked him in the mind link.

I had watched him battle with himself, listening to his mate and recognizing that while he doesn't want her outside a safe room any more than I want Kinsley and my pup out, Sophie is right. How can we, as leaders, choose to leave another pregnant woman out of a safe room while our mates are tucked safely inside.

That doesn't mean that my wolf, Dario, isn't thrashing around in my head at the thought of our mate and pup being unprotected.

I hold my tongue, waiting while Luna Sophie finishes talking to the group and until Kinsley finishes talking to the people who have questions before I pull her aside.

"I know what you're going to say, Lucas," she begins.

"What am I going to say, Kinsley?"

"That you want me in a safe room."

"You're right, I absolutely do. You can't shift, you're carrying my pup, and for f**k's sake, Kins, I just got you, truly got you," I say, pulling her against me as I fight tears. I've worked so hard to overcome the problems we suffered from her public claiming. I

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can't stomach the thought of losing her now, not after everything that we've been through to get here.

"I don't like it either, Lucas. I don't want to lose you or our pup. I love you, and I love him."

Him, my son. We only recently found out that we're having a boy. I haven't even had a chance to tell Hunter yet.

"I don't know how to keep you safe, Kinsley. If you're not in a safe room...." my throat tightens up. I'll be on the front lines with Hunter. I wouldn't want it any other way. We're the leaders of this pack and that's what leaders do. But I know there will be more warriors attacking than we can keep out of the packhouse and when they come, Kinsley will be here, and I'll be out there.

"I know how to fight, Lucas. Sophie and I have already begun collecting weapons for those of us who will be unable to shift, but you didn't see the number of young mothers who volunteered to fight. It was incredible. I hate it, because I don't want orphaned pups in our pack, but there's a strong possibility that I'll be in a safe room. It all depends on who arrives today and where we can put them. Sophie already told me that I get a spot in a safe room before her. She's asking Brooklyn to be a Lead in one safe room, and if I get a spot, I'll be the Lead in a second room. But just like Sophie said, how can I be a leader and push another pregnant woman out to fight when I'm tucked away safely behind locked doors?"

Sophie is safe. Whatever he comes up with, I want you involved as well. And we need a word, something that you can scream into my mind to let me know that

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can, and you'll just need to hold on until I can get here.

at me and running her knuckles over my

smile, nodding. "Yeah, but I wouldn't mind hearing it

say.

again. "I love you," she says, kissing me again. "I love only you, forever, Lucas," and when she kisses me again, I take her mouth in a possessive kiss, pouring all of my love and fear

away, both of us panting, I press my forehead to hers. "Let's go get some food, Beta. You and I

Ezra POV

stronger, but she's not ready to be on a battlefield yet. When I see her ducking away from

me,"

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way that I'm becoming used to with this stubborn woman. I honestly don't know how she survived Joshua, or more accurately, how he survived her. "You don't get to tell me that I can't fight,"

release her arm and watch her carefully. "You're right,

ready to argue with me, but I didn't take the bait and now she doesn't

that doesn't mean I don't want to," I tell her. "I want you to

told you my plans. Just because you don't agree with them,

begin prowling back and forth in front of her, running my hands through my hair in frustration. I haven't had enough time to let her see that I'm different, different from Joshua, yes, but also different than I was when I took Diana as

her in

your mind about?"

forward, getting into her face. "I

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across her face. "I know you would do that for me. But

and leave him alive, so you

melts into mine more each time we kiss. Today is no different. She lets go, kissing me like she's never kissed me before, as if she's surrendering to me. I take everything that she's giving me, pressing her against the wall and demanding more from her, demanding everything from this kiss.