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.

attack while we’re gone. Lucas, double the patrols and triple them around the Survivor Center. Jaime, see what you and the warriors

“Yes, Alpha.”

to the pack competition is

going, leaving Penny and Jaime here without either of us. Give him the opportunity he’s looking for. Hell, lie

in me to leave knowing there’s a potential attack on this pack?”

Better to plan for an attack

pack does attack, try to keep him alive and throw him in the cells. Kill

“Yes, Alpha.”

prepare to alert the pack of an attack drill. It’s breakfast time, so it will be interesting to see how everyone does. Maybe, hopefully, seeing how ready our pack is will dissuade Zahn

is, but an attack to get Jocelyn

says, just as

an attack drill. Get to your assigned safe rooms. Get into your fight positions. You have two minutes. This is a drill. I repeat, this IS a

walk out into the organized chaos of

voice flitters into my

case we’re attacked,’ I say, feeling her and Kinsley helping others into the safe rooms as Jaime

pack under attack?” Alpha Zahn asks, rushing

Alpha. We’ve been attacked so many times recently that it’s good for

and he tries to make it seem like he’s

room,” I tell him

notice 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 to attack

good time for you to leave, Alpha Hunter. You haven’t

afternoon. By tonight, we’ll be down to our top twenty-five.

see,” Zahn says. “Well, have a

I say, carefully keeping my voice neutral. When the drill is over, I pull Lucas, Penny,

We need to warn Jocelyn, but make

take her watch while you’re gone, Alpha,”

be good. If it were me, I’d send most of my warriors to distract the pack and my elite warriors to get my Luna. They’ll be the toughest fighters,

could use the practice,” she says, and her confidence makes me feel better about

asks, walking

her into my side as our son continues to grow bigger.

then nods. “Okay. I wanted to check on her anyway, since I think Dr. Caspian is coming home Sunday to perform another operation

forgotten about Caspian and Brooklyn

warn them,’ Lucas says

him know that I agree before taking

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