The One He Claimed by Cooper

Chapter 60 Trust Hunter

"Letask this committee something else. For those of you who have claimed your mates publicly, where are

your pups?"

"Mine is right here," Elias says, gesturing to Luna Margot.

"You have one. Only one, after all the years that you and Luna June were mated," | say, nodding at Luna June so

she knows | mean no offense to her. "Alpha Joshua, you and Luna Margot have been mated for three years, is

that correct?" | ask and | see Margot glance at him from the corner of her eye. "That is correct, although | don't

see the relevance," he growls.

"I'll get there," | say, smiling a fake smile. "No pups?"

"You know we don't," he growls, but I turn to Calvin.

"And you, Alpha Calvin, your mate is pregnant after two years, is that correct?" | ask. I'm not sure he wanted the

others to know, but this is important.

"Yes, that's correct," he says and the Alphas on the right begin murmuring. They weren't aware.

I nod, as if considering my next words. | pull Sophie to my side, smiling down at her. "My mate is pregnant after

two weeks of being mated."

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"That's a lie!" several Alphas say, shouts and gasps echoing around the room. | can see the impact my words are

having on Luna June and Luna Margot, see the anger and frustration in Joshua. | hope | haven't made Margot's

life more difficult, but they need to know the impact that this law is having on our she- wolves and the

alternative that we could have if the law was changed.

Elias calls for quiet but before he can begin talking again, | jump in.

"How many of you can say that your mate trusts you? How many of your mates seek you out when they need

comfort or affection? How many touch you of their own accord? How many give themselves to you freely? My

mate does," | growl possessively, looking at her.

"Is this true, Luna Sophie?" Luna June asks.

"Yes ma'am. | trust Alpha Hunter completely without hesitation." She steps up to me, wrapping her arms around

me. "I love my mate with everything in me. | trust him. | know that he will never allow anyone or anything to hurt

me, or our pup, even if we have a daughter."

"You could just be commanding your mate to say these things." Alpha Elias snarls.

"What sort of Alpha would command his mate? If you can command her, you don't have a true bond. A true Luna

is equal to her mate," | say.

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Sophie looks up me. "Command me."

"What do you wantto command?’ | ask in the mind link.

‘Commandto kiss you!

"You know the others will feel the need to respond, | tell her.

leatherAngry

'Good, then the other Alphas won't be able to deny that you can't command me."

| smile at my mate, so strong and powerful, so sure of herself and of me. She always knows how to makefeel

like a f**g king.

"Kiss me," | command, letting my Alpha aura push out. | already know it won't affect her.

"No," she says, causing several Lunas to suck in their breath. Our eyes remain locked on each other. | can see

the mirth in Sophie's eyes just as I'm sure she can see the determination in mine.

| push my aura out even harder. "Kiss me," | command again, hearing sof the Lunas in the room whimpering

as my command begins to affect them.

"No."

"Kiss me!" | command, releasing the full effect of my Alpha aura. Several Lunas stand, stepping toward me, their

mates reaching out to grab them, snarling at me.

"ENOUGH!" Alpha Joshua roars. He's holding his mate from coming to kiss me. Elias moves quickly to block Luna

June and

| see Luna Amy standing, but | think that's more because she

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was worried about her daughter. I'm pleased to see that my

command doesn't impact Luna Amelia and | see her recognition of that as well.

"Do you believe us now?" Sophie asks, as | hold the command. She hasn't taken her eyes off of me.

| hear the growls of the Alphas. "Yes."

As soon as | drop my aura, and the Lunas sit down, panting heavily, my mate smiles. "Now, I'll kiss you," she

says and lifts up on her toes, pressing her lips to mine. | wrap my arms around her, deepening the kiss. | feel her

momentary hesitation, then she wraps her arms around me, letting everyone see that she trustscompletely

and that she lovesunconditionally.

| deepen the kiss, loving this woman so very much, but | make sure it doesn't becsomething lewd in front of

the others.

“Uh, Alpha Hunter, perhaps we can get back to the meeting," | hear Kayce say. | can hear the laughter that he's

fighting in his voice. He and Allison have gotten closer over the last few days and now, he's seeing what it can be

like for the two of them. I'm sure he's anxious to get this meeting over so he can return to her and finally mark

her.

"Kissing is one thing, trust is quite another." I'm a bit surprised that it's Alpha Calvin that says this. | see Luna

Amelia glance at her mate. Perhaps they haven't cquite as far as | thought.

"You're right, Alpha Calvin," | say, looking down at Sophie who still has a glazed look on her face from my kiss. |

love that look.

| stroke my knuckles over her cheek. "Do you trust me?"

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