The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 171

Chapter 172: Preparations for War

Hunter

“Are you sure you can handle him?” I ask Lucas. “He’s becoming more agitated.”

Lucas gives me a look. “Really, Alpha? Are you trying to insult me? You left him with Penny and Jaime in charge, and when we came back the pack clearly left their mark on him.”

“He wasn’t agitated then. He’s been escalating this week, especially after hearing about Amelia taking over as Alpha of her pack. Now he’s practically salivating to know where I’m going and why Sophie and I are leaving again.”

“Trust me, his guards are on alert. Hell, the entire pack is on alert. I know you’ve seen the extra patrols running near the Survivor’s Center. I didn’t tell them to do that, did you?”

“No. They’re just being protective.”

“Exactly. Worst case scenario, Alpha, is that you return and realize you’ll have to go to war again because we killed him.”

“Has anyone heard him on the phones? Do we know who he’s talking to or what he’s talking about?” I ask, Something feels off with Zahn. I feel like something’s about to happen, and it feels like he’ll take advantage of me being gone to do it.

“No. He’s been very quiet about it, but the warriors also haven’t made an effort to listen in,” Lucas says.

‘Jaime, Penny, can you come to my office please,’ I mind link my Ga*as.

“I have a gut feeling that something is going to happen, Lucas. He’s too agitated, too…angry at the changes that are happening and not being able to see Jocelyn.”

A moment later my G**as knock on the door and come in.

“I’m worried about leaving. I feel like Alpha Zahn is working up to doing something, but I don’t know what that could be. Have either of you heard anything about his conversations with his pack members?”

They look at each other, then turn back to me.

“What are you thinking, Alpha?” Lucas asks me.

“One of two things. He either wants to get Jocelyn out of here by force, or he wants to hurt me and Sophie for putting him in this situation, even though he was warned.”

“I think he’d go for Jocelyn first,” Jaime says.

“Why?” I ask.

“Because killing you and our Luna will only make the pack more angry, more willing to fight and more willing to protect Jocelyn. He’d never get her if he attacked the two of your first,” Lucas says, catching on to the thought.

drill this morning, before Sophie and I leave. I want everyone ready for an attack while we’re gone. Lucas, double the patrols and triple

“Yes, Alpha.”

to the pack

go now, Hunter,” Lucas says to me, reading my mind. “Next time, it could be both of us going, leaving Penny and Jaime here without either of us. Give him the opportunity

in me to leave knowing

leaving is the best chance he has to attack. Better to plan for an attack we know is coming than to risk being attacked when we’re not

his pack does attack, try to keep him alive and throw him in the

“Yes, Alpha.”

out to prepare to alert the pack of an attack drill. It’s breakfast time, so

is up to something, I just don’t know what it is, but an attack to get Jocelyn

Alpha,” Lucas says, just as Penny’s alert

fight positions. You have two minutes. This is a drill.

into the organized

voice flitters into

away. I want to make sure that everyone is ready in case we’re attacked,’ I say, feeling her and Kinsley helping others into the

going on? Is your pack under attack?” Alpha Zahn asks, rushing up to

recently that it’s good for everyone to remember where they are supposed to be in the event

Jocelyn? She’s not here,” he says, and he tries to make it

own safe room,” I tell him

he doesn’t ask me where I would want HIM in the event of an attack. It just reinforces my gut feeling that he’s going to do something. But Lucas is right, he’ll be more likely

sure now’s a good time for you to leave, Alpha Hunter. You haven’t mentioned how long you’ll be gone

Battles start this afternoon. By tonight, we’ll be down to our top twenty-five. The pack should be won by midday tomorrow, and then we’re coming home. “And Lucas is staying this

have a good trip, wherever

keeping my voice neutral. When the drill is over, I

imminent. We need to warn Jocelyn, but make sure those warriors are in

watch while you’re gone,

to distract the pack and

and her confidence makes me

asks,

our son continues to grow bigger. “Let’s go say goodbye to Jocelyn, see how the drill went on their

searching my face, then nods. “Okay. I wanted to check on her anyway, since

about Caspian and Brooklyn

says in the mind

know that I agree before taking

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