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.

that,” she says,

says, waiting for her to put on his shirt and then

pretty sure he’s warning him to not go

here to win the pack, huh?” Jake asks her as they walk off, holding hands and staring at

“Yes.”

together, lead it

She smiles and nods.

the arm. “Now they’re becoming trend-setters! When are we going to start blazing trails and leaving our mark in

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

eyes at him. “You just

the fact that it will be your name

lips together

figure out,”

Hunter says, focusing on

find their mates. It’s crazy! I’ve never seen anything like it,”

the changes we’re making are allowing people to find their mates more easily,”

says, as Ezra walks over and wraps an arm around her waist. I notice she doesn’t flinch. She doesn’t lean into him, but

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

around me. I can feel his pleasure at their admiration of me and also his

and Dutton coming?” Hunter

is here, actually, as is

another howl. I turn and see a dark brown wolf running our way with two women on his back. Dutton with Tiffany and Tammi. There are several other wolves that have come from Dutton’s pack to see the pack

came!” Allison says

women, kissing them, before turning to the rest of us. Nikki, Allison,

to see that she doesn’t look upset.

know what you’re having yet?”

they both

“Me either,” Nikki pouts.

far off, Nikki,” Allison

Our pack doctor says we should be able to tell

isn’t as big as mine, and Nikki and the twins still have

probably have a couple weeks to go. We’re pretty sure we got pregnant the same night,” Tiffany