The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 155: Different

Sophie

Jocelyn’s x-rays look like a child tried to make a stick person using real sticks, except there was no way to really put them together, so they just poke out at all angles, in the basic image. of a human body. I can’t imagine how much pain this woman is in. No wonder she’s so snarky. I would be too if I were living. with this kind of pain, especially with no wolf to help ease it.

“So, you have a plan. Good. You’re comfortable with moving. forward?” I ask, confirming that she’s making the decision. I don’t want her to think that she is being coerced in any way.

“Yeah. If it helps to alleviate even some of my pain or gives me a chance to walk with less pain, then I’m willing to try,” she says.

“Okay, we’ll have you here first thing in the morning. For tonight, what are your thoughts about where you’d like to stay? Your choices are with Alpha Zahn, in the packhouse in a separate room from Alpha Zahn, or in what my pack members call the Survivor’s Center.” I make sure to call him Alpha Zahn, not her mate, since I know she doesn’t consider him her mate.

“What’s the survivor center?”

I explain about the surviving mates wanting to be away from the noise of the packhouse.

“That sounds…peaceful, actually. I think I’d like to stay there, but I probably should tell Zahn what my plan is.”

“That’s up to you,” I tell her, reinforcing that she’s in control of her decisions.

“Let’s do that first, and then I’d like to rest.”

“Okay,” I say, getting her wheelchair and helping her to sit.

As we walk, I point in the direction of the survivor center, letting her know where she’ll be staying in relation to the hospital. “It’s actually closer to the pack hospital than it is to the packhouse. We didn’t do that intentionally, but it’s works, since our surviving mates tend to struggle with healing after losing their mates and need to come see the medical staff more often than others.”

“How did you get them to survive?” she asks.

you that those women are struggling a lot with their loss. Don’t be surprised if you come across them crying. It’s still raw and hard

“That’s different.”

differently around here,”

take her through a side door, since I can’t up the stairs in the

sense me searching for him because he comes looking for me, a big smile on his face. Then he looks

your bags here. Have you decided where you want

offered me a place at the survivor

things sent over

to speak to Alpha

you want to use your office, Soph?” he

was thinking. It would

down,” he says, leaning over to kiss me.

hide and seek with your son, aren’t

says, smiling

“After I get Jocelyn settled, I’ll come sit in your lap so you and our son

he growls low and possessively, making my body

my office. “You really do love him,

I’ve ever met.

understand it, you’re right, but I’d have to be blind not to see the love between you two.

he does. Now where would you like to sit? Do you want to stay

stay in the wheelchair. I don’t intend to take too long. But… uh,

what

make my own decisions and I’m pretty sure he’s

to stay. He doesn’t get to make decisions for you in this pack, nor will he be