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.”

turn toward the main 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 marked on the map, but also around their building

in line to check in. Housing is limited and rather than housing the females in the same building

to our room. Tonight, we won’t see the contestants for this year’s claiming.

go back downstairs and begin to meet our competition. I know not everyone here is a ranked werewolf, so I’ll be interested to get a

energy could get out of control very easily. There are too many of us and everyone wants to find their mate. Knowing

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

omegas are all safe and notice that they are subtly moving toward me and

get this shitshow under control before it becomes a melee of teeth and claws.” Elijah says just as someone walks in with an airhorn. The sound is loud to humans, it’s practically unbearable

get yourselves under

at this and the airhorn

every claimant in the room. “I am in charge here, not you. This is my domain, and I

doesn’t decrease, but everyone does a better job of holding themselves together

interesting affair. Most of the packs sit together, but there are notable differences. Some packs obviously only allow ranked members to sit together, while others allow anyone to sit with them, including other packs. I fall into the latter category and

kind of Alpha that rules with fear like some of the others here. I knew his father,

Alpha. That

inventory of his omegas around the room before coming and finding a seat at my

I hope it’s okay if