The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 190: Saying Goodbye

Hunter

Last night was bittersweet. I’m truly happy for my friends and what they’ve accomplished, but **n it hurts to know that I won’t have Lucas by my side every day any longer.

I convinced Lucas to join me for one more training session. I get up early, letting Sophie sleep. I know today is going to be a difficult day for her too. She and Kinsley have gotten very close, but hopefully, the bonds we created here will continue. And while we’ll see them less, the times we do see them will be that much more special.

When I walk out onto the training field, Jaime is already at the front of the group, Lucas standing beside him.

“Get used to Hunter being late to training,” Lucas says good naturedly to Jaime, making the warriors chuckle.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. In the last two days since you’ve been gone, he’s beat me to training,” Jaime says, giving it right back.

“Spoken like my new Beta!” I say. “Come on, Lucas. You’re with me today.” I say as my warriors grumble that they don’t get a last chance to spar with him.

It’s a great sparring match and I know that Lucas is ready to take his place as an Alpha. When we’re done, he rubs his side and smirks at me. “D**n, you really are upset that I’m taking a handful of your pack members, aren’t you?”

“You could have given me some warning,” I grumble.

“Where’s the fun in that?” he says, chuckling as we walk inside. I refocus my attention on Sophie, and I feel her overwhelmed with her emotions.

“I need to go find my mate,” I say, all joking gone.

“So do I. Today will be…”

“Tough. Yeah, it will,” I say before jogging upstairs to find Sophie in the bathroom, wrapped in a towel, crying.

When I walk in, she looks up at me with tears streaming down her face. “I’m going to miss them so much.”

I scoop her up, and gently carry her into the room, sitting on our loveseat and snuggling my mate against me.

was sparring with Lucas this morning,” I

nods. “How did he

he was made to be an Alpha,” I say, not sure if Sophie’s emotions are getting to me, or if I’m struggling on my own

see them

be the same, but we will see them and once the community area is together, it’ll be even easier for us to schedule play dates or community

nose under my throat, breathing in my scent as

I carry her into the bathroom, and we shower together. I wash her hair and feel

before they leave. I can tell that Kinsley is struggling just

Kinsley talk to the pack members. I can

their things. It’s late morning before their

like much,

“It looks like the start of a

I see the same emotion in

you brother,” he says, and I pull him into

going to miss you

back inside and get our mates, Sophie and I standing aside while they say goodbye to everyone. Sophie and Kinsley aren’t

you’ll be a great Beta

realize it would be so hard

that Brooklyn will be there soon for Luna Kinsley’s delivery,

tell him. “You too, Leah,” I say as she walks up,

sure I’ll want to come back a lot

“You’re always welcome.”

to Beth and Chloe. “This is a whole new opportunity for you Beth.

Alpha, I’m terrified. What if

their life or put

“Thank you, Alpha!

say their goodbyes, both still crying. Lucas and I walk up to them, wrapping our arms around our