The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 138: Challenge Hunter

We walk into the back of the packhouse and into the dining hall. Sophie's head pops up and she sees me with Penny, I nod, letting her know that Penny agreed, and her smile is as fast as mine.

"Attention everyone! I have an announcement to make. We've been without a Ga**a for a long time now and your Beta and I have been in discussions as to who we think can fill those shoes. Just like everything else in our pack, we are setting a new trend, and I give you our nomination for G***a, Penny."

There's a moment of silence before the warriors begin to cheer, making her smile.

"Tomorrow morning during warrior training, anyone who wants to challenge Penny for the Gamma position is welcome to do so. If she goes undefeated, we will be having a Gamma

ceremony tomorrow night, and we will be bringing her mate, Jaime, into our pack as well."

The warriors cheer again, recognizing Jaime's strength and how that will strengthen our pack.

"We have a lot to be thankful for in this pack and having Penny and Jaime as our Ga**a pair will only make us stronger. If you have any questions or concerns, please see me or Beta Lucas today. Otherwise, we'll see you on the sparring field tomorrow morning."

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With that, I head over to Sophie, pulling her into a hug before putting my hand on her stomach and feeling my pup. I love holding Sophie and feeling my pup at the same time.

"Do you think anyone will challenge her?" she asks.

"I'm not sure, but even if they do, I don't think anyone can defeat her."

All that day, we plan for battle. I spend the morning on the phone with Dutton and Amelia, all of us pulling in our Betas and Ga***as. For me, that includes Penny and Jaime. I can sense the dissatisfaction from Amelia's Ga**a, but he's smart enough to not directly confront her on this call. We confirm our plan of attack, time when we plan to attack, which will be early in the morning, and that we'll all be in place early so that when Amelia howls the attack, we'll all be ready.

In the afternoon, I spend the time with my warriors, making sure everyone is aware of the coming attack, selecting the group that will join me and Penny, and then running drills with those warriors. Lucas spends time with the warriors that will remain in the pack, making sure they understand the possibility that some members of Alaric's pack may cross into our pack and how that should be handled. The next morning, when we meet for warrior training, I make sure to be on time. It's the first time that I've been on time since Sophie came to the pack, since I much prefer to wake my mate up properly in the mornings.

"Before we begin sparring, I'm opening up the field for challenges to our nominated Gamma," I announce.

It's quiet for a moment, then Brutus walks up. "I challenge you,

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Penny."

the Ga**a position?" It's a good question. He's a bit old for the G**a position, but honestly, he would be

haven't had a chance to spar with you and I wanted to make sure I got my chance," he says, waggling

she asks

Penny," he says, and gets into

don't say I didn't

me what you've got,

see almost immediately that Penny will win. She's much faster than the older and larger Brutus. What I wasn't expecting was Jaime to coach her through it. He's a natural. "Keep your elbows

there so spot on, that I look at Lucas.

this one will show up on time,"

me snort.

mate's too delicious

up a few minutes earlier," he quips, both of

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