The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 169: Returning Home

Sophie

I say goodbye to my friends again but this time, it’s not so sad. I know I’ll see them again in a week, but we also talked about meeting to discuss the mountain area. Everyone loved our idea of the play area for the pups and the trails for wolves, not just pups, to run when they need to get away. If it becomes a community area, we can all take it on as part of our protection, making sure that if anyone calls out for help, we respond. Since we’re meeting back here in a week anyway, we decide to come with our ideas and, when we have some time, we can go over the ideas together.

Lucas decided that he doesn’t want to compete for this pack. I’ m glad because I really want him to go for Alaric’s old pack. Hunter told me that Calvin brought up that pack too, and I plan to talk to Amelia about it. I didn’t get the impression that she wanted to expand our father’s pack.

Hunter straps our bags on me again, making sure nothing is pinching or rubbing too much, before shifting and laying down. I begin my struggle to get onto Shaw again, when I hear Nikki.

“Sophie, it’s painful watching you,” she says, walking over and lifting me up, helping me get settled onto Shaw’s back.

“Why didn’t I think of that?” Kinsley asks.

“You were probably busy getting you and your own baby bump on your mate’s wolf. I don’t have a baby bump yet, so it’s easier for me and Shaw won’t get grumpy about it since I’m a friend and not a male touching his pregnant mate. Right, Shaw?” she asks, then she smiles mischievously and winks at me.

“Robin, is it me or is Shaw larger than Derric?” She tries and fails to hide her smile from taunting her mate. I feel Shaw snor ust as I hear the growl behind her and bones snapping before a large black wolf comes walking over a moment later.

Shaw carefully gets to his feet, standing beside Derric. Nikki makes a show of assessing the differences between Shaw and Derric.

“Hmm, I guess it was just having a pregnant Sophie on his back that made him seem bigger,” she says. Derric growls at her before she finally wraps her arms around his neck, hugging him. “Even if you weren’t the same size, and I think you might be just a bit larger, you’d still be the only man and wolf for me.”

Rather than letting her get away with her teasing, Derric shifts his body, gently pushing Nikki to the ground before laying on top of her, pinning her down, and covering her face with kisses.

“Oh, Derric! Derric, stop!” she complains, trying to push him away. Her mate’s wolf doesn’t even slow down, making sure that his long, wet licks go up into her hairline, her hair beginning to stand out at odd angles. “Robin Porter, don’t think I don’t know that you’re encouraging this behavior!”

Shaw chuckles. “Bye Nikki, see you soon,” I say, laughing as Shaw begins heading home, Nikki’s complaints following us for several more minutes.

get water and enjoy the

with the space inside the mountain, otherwise, it’s going to

that comes to mind is a swimming area for pops, but the pool is too deep. I’m not sure that’s a good idea either. Really only she- wolves, omegas, and pups are getting in

in there,’ Hunter says

not sure you or Lucas

the pond is too deep. Maybe

at his words, images of our night

it provides privacy, and it’s got everything you need except

way back to the pack, Shaw and Dario announcing our return as we get close. The entire pack responds, and I instantly feel their happiness

wins a pack, I hope it’s the same feeling that we get from our

love this pack so much,” I say,

I hear Shaw, Dario,

“What’s that about?”

There’s no better feeling in the world. Well, maybe the love of your mate, but in a pack environment, the love of your

that important?’ I ask

love means everything to them. Your love and appreciation of them makes them feel worthy and

to the entire pack, and I feel what Hunter means. Their happiness and love are being

he does, I take a deep breath, smiling happily as I slide off his back. “It’s good to be home,” I say, as Penny

good to have you home,

to have all of you home,” Penny

and Lucas shift. “Any

who it was,”

“How bad?” Lucas asks.

at her mate. Oh, this ought to be