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.”

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

we wait in line to check in. Housing is limited and rather than housing the females

checked in, we grab out bags and get to our room. Tonight, we won’t see the contestants for this year’s

begin to meet our competition. I know not everyone here is a ranked werewolf, so I’ll

there is a buzz of excitement in the air. It’s magnifying as more wolves join the group. If the elders aren’t careful, this energy could get out of control very easily. There are

fighters shifting. One is obviously a ranked wolf and 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 the

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

becomes a melee of teeth and claws.” Elijah says just as someone walks

that you get yourselves under control, or you will find yourselves disqualified.” An older werewolf says, moving

the airhorn goes

He says loudly and I feel his Alpha 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

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

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

younger than both Elijah and I, at only twenty years old. But there’s something about him that I like. I can tell he’s intelligent and not the kind of Alpha that rules with fear like some of the others here. I knew his father, as

Alpha. That is, if he doesn’t go

omegas around the room before coming and finding a

Mason, I hope it’s okay if I join