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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her credit for,

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

holds the cup, as I lead the 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

slices her palm and lets her blood drip 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

Hunter. Amelia can't

why she was a little unsteady on her feet,' he says to me in the mind

at my sister, even more impressed with her

Hunter says, confirming my thought. But it still doesn't mean that my

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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 she just rejected her Alpha

working with Beta Matthews to look over our patrols and I will be asking Beta

is nowhere to

of me wants to feel sorry for him, but the other part feels like he brought this on himself. His selfishness and greed have lost him his mate,

my sister tightly. "If you need anything, you

our packs,"

have it. Let me know when

including you in our Alpha meetings now, Alpha

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weigh on my sister. She's still dealing with her grief, she's pregnant, she rejected her mate

than you know," I whisper to her. She nods, squeezing me tightly before

tell her, and she nods again, waving

Hunter. Ezra

to the pack with

long road ahead of her," Hunter says. "But we'll support her in any way we

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

to watch her take her oath as Alpha of another pack,"

he's the one who suggested it!" I say,

not think it through before pushing ahead," Luna

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side of greed. I just hope that he isn't a vindictive

says.