The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 4

Mason

When we arrive at the claiming territory, it’s a madhouse. The line to get in was ridiculous, made longer as we had to wait while a car in front of us was surrounded by an escort and taken away.

“Which one do you think that was?” Elijah asks beside me.

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“The Alpha or the Beta, if I had to guess.”

We finally make our way through, getting the explanation that if we were to go into the sectioned off area for the females without prior approval, we will be shot on sight. The penalty, if you survived the silver bullet, is disqualification from this and all future claiming’s.

“They mean business. The security has never been like this before.”

“We’ve never had a claiming like this before, at least not in recent years.”

house, we can see the driveway to the females temporary housing. We’ve been given a map and the clearly identified ‘off- limits’ areas. I’m guessing that they are not only

then we wait in line to check in. Housing is limited and rather than housing the females in the same building as some of the males, they have them in their own

get to our room. Tonight, we won’t see the contestants for

not everyone here is

as more wolves join the group. If the elders aren’t careful, this energy could get out of control very easily. There are too many of us and everyone wants to find

the other an omega. Omegas are not built to handle this level of masculine energy and it’s possible that he mouthed off to the wrong wolf. The battle is over quickly as the ranked wolf snaps the neck of the omega, leaving him dead on

to make sure my omegas are all safe and notice that they are subtly moving toward me and Elijah. If

says just as someone walks in with

ceremony hasn’t even officially started, and we’ve already lost a wolf. I would suggest that you get yourselves under control, or you will find

claimants snarl at this and the airhorn goes off, all

aura pushing off him to every claimant in the room. “I am in charge here, not you. This is my domain, and I will not have our

The testosterone level doesn’t decrease, but everyone does a better job of holding themselves

together, while others allow anyone to sit with them, including other packs. I fall into the latter category and that’s how I end up sitting

can tell he’s intelligent and not the kind of Alpha that rules

a good Alpha. That

inventory of his omegas around the room before coming and finding a seat at my table. When he sits, he looks at

Mason, I hope it’s