The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 166: Seeing Friends

Sophie

It’s so good to see Margot again, even better because she seems to be healing emotionally. Spending time with Ezra, unlike Jocelyn’s time with Zahn, seems to be helping Margot get stronger.

“How is your mother?” I ask her.

Margot snorts. “Once a Luna, always a Luna, I guess. She’s got Ezra’s pack eating out of the palm of her hand.”

“And how about you?” I ask her.

“I’m settling in. It’s…different. I can feel the pack’s desire to have a Luna again, for me to accept Ezra. I can also feel their need to feel whole. It’s different than what I felt from the pack when I was with Joshua. They valued me as their Luna in some ways, but it’s not like it is with you and your pack. There’s almost a desperation in Ezra’s pack, a need to fill the gaping hole that Diana left. It makes me nervous to try and fill those shoes.”

“Those aren’t your shoes to fill, Margot. You’re not Díana, you are you. You shouldn’t try to be her. Be the person you are. You and Ezra have been given second chance mates because you are both what the other needs right now. What he needed, the woman he needed when he met Diana, isn’t the same as what he needs now,” I tell her.

“Yeah…” she says, her eyes moving to Ezra. Instead of smiling, she frowns. Just as I turn to see what she’s frowning at, I hear it.

“MATE!”

I suck in a breath, turning quickly to see Letti shifting from her wolf in front of Jake. “Mate.”

He takes a step toward her, and I see Letti’s eyes go wide a moment before Kayce steps in between them. “Letti is part of my pack. We do not allow public claimings in my pack,” he says forcefully.

Jake blinks at him, then looks at Letti. “I’m Alpha Ezra’s Beta. We don’t allow public claimings in our pack either. That’s not…. just…”

“Kayce, let them get to know each other,” Allison says, coming to take her mate’s hand.

“My Beta is an honorable man, Kayce. He won’t mark your pack member publicly, will you Jake?” Ezra says, stepping up his Beta.

“No. I wouldn’t. I intend to win this pack and when I do, I won’t allow it in my pack either,” he says to Letti.

“Well, that’s funny. I’m here to win this pack too,” Letti says, making Jake smile.

“Letti did you want to put a shirt on, then you and Jake can get to know each other?” I ask her.

She looks down as if just noticing that she’s naked in front of her mate. Before she can move, Jake rips his shirt off and tosses it at her.

like that,” she says, smiling

says, waiting for her to put

We’re going to start soon once everyone is here,” Ezra tells him. I’m pretty sure he’s

her as they walk off, holding hands and staring at each

“Yes.”

we can win it together, lead it together, would you

She smiles and nods.

smack her mate on the arm. “Now they’re becoming trend-setters! When are we going to start blazing trails

write up this new law, like you did for the one where women can become Alphas, baby. Then your stamp is on all of the

her eyes at him. “You just

your name on

lips together tightly. “I

thing I can figure out,” Margot says still frowning as she watches Jake and Letti walk

says,

I’ve never seen anything like it,” she says, looking at me like I might sprout

shrug. “I think the changes we’re making are allowing people

and wraps an arm around her waist. I notice she doesn’t flinch. She doesn’t lean into him,

is something special about you, something that brings people together,”

as Hunter wraps his arms around me. I can feel his

Amelia and Dutton

is here, actually, as is Amelia’s G**a,

a dark brown wolf running our way with two women on his back. Dutton with Tiffany and Tammi. There are several other

twins came!” Allison says

twins climb off his back, Dutton shifts quickly, checking on both women, kissing them, before turning to the rest of us. Nikki, Allison,

all pregnant,” Tammi says excitedly. I look at Tiffany and I’m glad to see that she doesn’t look upset. Having been in the room when

you know what you’re

yet,” they

“Me either,” Nikki pouts.

be far off, Nikki,” Allison tells

doctor says we should be able to

mine, and Nikki

have a couple weeks to go. We’re pretty sure we got