The One He Claimed by Cooper

The One He Betrayed Chapter 5: New Alpha

Sophie

"May I have your attention, please?" Amelia asks, her tone quiet, but firm. The room responds immediately.

"We have all been through a massive ordeal, one that is trying and heart-breaking. But these are the times when we, as a pack and as a family, pull together to become stronger, strengthening our bonds to our pack and each other. I know you are all feeling the loss of my parents. Our parents," she says, turning to smile at me, "but I don't want you to feel that you are alone. I have decided that, as the oldest child of Alpha Carter and Luna Amy, I will take my place as your Alpha.'

Instantly the room begins murmuring and chatter begins among the pack. Behind me, I hear Calvin suck in a breath. I glance at him as Amelia raises a hand for quiet.

"I know that it's unorthodox for a woman to be Alpha, but as my father did not have a male heir, and this pack needs a leader, I am willing to take over the role." "For how long?" someone in the room asks.

"That I don't know, but I'm willing to remain in this position until such time as I have a son who can take over the role of Alpha."

"Amelia..." Calvin says. He steps up on her other side, taking her `arm. "Amelia, stop this. We need to talk about this."

"No, Alpha Calvin, we don't," she says, turning back to the pack.

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"Will you support me, as your Alpha?" she asks the room.

I see the pack's uncertainty. Amelia is already a Luna of another pack. This isn't just unprecedented because she's a woman, she's also a leader of another pack.

"I support my sister as Alpha of this pack," I say, my voice ringing out loudly.

"I support Alpha Amelia as-leader of this pack," Beta Matthews says, standing his mate right beside him.

"Damn straight I support her! It's about time a woman became Alpha," Nikki says, standing up, a smiling Robin standing beside her.

"I support Alpha Amelia," he says, wrapping an arm around his mate.

Hunter smiles at me as he stands. "I support Alpha Amelia as leader of this pack."

The other Alphas and Lunas all stand and give Amelia their backing as does the rest of the pack.

When the entire room is on its feet, Amelia addresses them again. "Thank you all for your support. I know the Alphas and Lunas here must return to their packs today. But I would ask that you stay just a bit longer while I am formerly inducted as the Alpha of this pack," she says to them.

We all agree and as Calvin pulls Amelia aside, Hunter comes up to me, making sure that I'm okay and that I know that he's here for me. I hug him tightly, feeling even more sorrow for my sister who doesn't have this with her mate. My sister is so much

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credit for, mistaking her kindness for

way to the stage. I notice that her hands are holding her stomach as she walks, and I wonder if

ceremony and give Amelia the words to say. As Alphas, we both know them, but it's tradition for someone to have the new Alpha repeat the words in front of the pack. Usually, it's the outgoing Alpha having their son repeat the words, but today, it's me and Amelia. My sister's words ring out strong and true and there is

into the cup. I suddenly realize that her connection to her mate will snap when the first person drinks her blood and accepts her as their Alpha. They will still have the mate bond, but he

panic, looking over at Hunter. Amelia can't show any weakness up here

him before she came out. That's why she was a little unsteady on her feet,' he says to me in

look back at my sister, even more impressed with her now, knowing what

better than having her react on the stage in front of everyone,' Hunter says, confirming my thought. But it still doesn't mean

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giving her my strength, as the pack comes forward, accepting her as their Alpha. As each person accepts her, I feel her strength increasing and when the last person drinks, you'd never know that

all still grieving, and we must protect our borders from another attack. I will be working with Beta Matthews to look over our patrols and

look around, but Calvin is nowhere

feels like he brought this on himself. His selfishness and greed have lost him his mate, possibly forever. When she walks off the stage, Amelia thanks all of the Alphas and Lunas who came to support us during our grief, thanking everyone

time for us to go, I hug my sister tightly. "If you need anything, you let me know,"

our packs," she says to me,

when you're

be including you in our Alpha meetings now, Alpha

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she's pregnant, she rejected her mate as her Alpha, she took her oath as an Alpha and has taken on the responsibility of being the leader of this pack, a job she never wanted. I pull her into

to her. She nods,

nods again, waving goodbye to

Hunter. Ezra and Luna

returning to the pack

Hunter says. "But we'll support

Calvin? I didn't see him after the ceremony started," I

rejected him as her Alpha, he left, unwilling to watch her take her oath as Alpha of another

one who suggested it!"

ramifications of his greed. It's not uncommon for Alphas to want something and to not think it through before pushing ahead," Luna June says softly. "Not all Alphas are like that," Ezra

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ugly lesson on the negative side of greed. I just hope that he

says.