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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people give her credit

is set, I stand beside Beta Matthew, watching as Amelia makes her way to the stage. I notice that her hands are holding her stomach as

Beta Matthews 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

Matthews 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

looking over at Hunter. Amelia can't show any weakness

she came out. That's why she was a little unsteady on her feet,' he says

my sister, even more impressed with

react on the stage in front of everyone,' Hunter says, confirming my thought.

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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 a couple of hours

the group. "This is no time for celebration, unfortunately. We are all still grieving, and we must protect our borders from another attack. I will be working with Beta Matthews

nowhere to be

feel sorry for him, but the other part 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 again

sister tightly. "If you need anything, you let me know,"

a new alliance between our packs," she says to me,

it. Let me know when you're settled and we'll talk," he

our Alpha meetings now, Alpha

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sister. She's still dealing with her grief, she's pregnant, she rejected her mate as her

to her. She nods, squeezing me tightly before letting

nods again, waving goodbye

I ask Hunter. Ezra and Luna June

to the

her," Hunter says. "But we'll support her

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

After she rejected him as her Alpha, he left, unwilling to watch

who suggested it!"

not think it through before pushing ahead," Luna June says softly. "Not all

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the negative side of greed.

says.