The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Thank You

Chapter 123: Thank You

Ezra

I hadn't realized how sick with heard her voice and something

I was for Margot until I

de me relaxed. Not only is

she okay, but she's out for blood, My blood. Good. I'd rather fight her while she's standing on her own two feet than while she's lying unconscious in a hospital bed.

She turns when she hears my voice, bearing down on me hard.

"Who do you think you are, huh? How dare you mark me! You think you can just put your mark on me, and I'll calmly submit to you?" she yells, slapping her palm hard against my chest. I have to fight not to smile. D**n, it's good to see her fire back.

"I told you I wasn't going to let you die," I tell her calmly.

"That wasn't your decision," she says, smacking me again. Because I've marked her, I can feel her anger, and the hurt, but underneath that, there's a twinge of happiness that I'm still here and that she is too. "Joshua didn't get to win. He didn't get to have you in life and death. He didn't deserve you and you deserve better than dying because of him," I growl, putting my hand over hers and holding it against my chest.

She narrows her eyes at me. "And then, you don't even have the decency to be there when I wake up? I have to hunt you down so I can yell at you?" she continues. 0.00%

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Chapter 124. Thank

I press my lips together and look away from her. I didn't want to leave her, but Alpha Carter was a good Alpha, he deserved the respect of my attendance at his funeral.

I feel the shift in her as she reads my face. She turns, looking around, suddenly realizing there are others in the room.

"Mother?" she asks, looking aro

Hunter watching us. "What's

! and seeing Sophie and on?"

Hunter puts a protective arm around Sophie.

"We weren't the only ones who were attacked, Margot. Alpha Robin was attacked as was Alpha Dutton," I say, and she turns back to me.

"What happened?" she asks softly.

sent warriors to help Alpha Dutton,

mother before looking back at me. Sophie has tucked her face against her mate and Luna June has tears in her

confirm, watching grief and horror fill her

she says, turning and going to her mother, holding her as her mother begins to cry softly again. She

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rest," Hunter says to her. "I need to take my mate upstairs. A lot has happened. Your mother and Alpha Ezra can fill you in."

mother he together," I tell

both be

feel her surprise but

is and I grab her bags, following June and Margot to her room. Margot sits with her mother but looks up at me. "Come find me when your mother is settled and you want to talk," I tell her, setting the

happy about wearing your mark without giving my

I wanted to mark you and I'm not expecting you to mark me. But I couldn't let you die. I just couldn't," I say, reaching out to stroke her cheek. I can feel her resistance to the pull of the mate bond, but I can also feel her desire and her gratitude. "When you're ready. I didn't force this on you because I wanted to. Yes, I want you. I really want you, Margot, but not like this. You've been forced enough in your life. I would have preferred that you make the decision and I hope that one day you will decide to mark me and become my mate. But that decision will be yours and 1 will not

you for bringing my mother here. You were right about us needing to

first. I can feel the resistance

Margot is awake, I need to focus on making sure my pack is safe and coming up with a plan for

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Hunter POV

my mate up to our room. The stress of the last few days is weighing on her. Rather than tucking

pup, so rather than leaving her when she falls asleep in my arms, I reach out to Lucas in the mind link to find out

ready to be laid to rest. Brooklyn got two of the mates to wake up, but we had

away to know whose connection had snapped, but

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