The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 9

Jara

Contestants? They call us contestants as if we chose to be here. As if this is some beauty pageant that we applied to participate in.

I don’t bother to pay any attention to the ones that are pulled for my “social gathering”. I have no interest in getting to know any of these a*s*sholes.

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They pack us back into our SUVs and we return to our temporary7 housing. Mignon, Layan and Annabel arrived before us, and they are already inside chittering about the events of today.

“Hey, do you know who that man was that stood up for you today?” Hana asks as we walk inside.

I throw myself on the couch in the living area. “You mean Seth? He’s my brother.”

“You have a brother in the claiming?” Mignon says, coming to sit beside me.

“He would be eligible for any of our claiming’s, wouldn’t he?” Annabel asks.

I look at them. “Yes, he is.” I say, looking at Hana, who comes to sit with us. “But I’m pretty sure he’s chosen to be in Hana’s claim.” I say, giving her a ‘sorry’ look.

She looks at me a moment. “Is he a good man?”

“He’s a great Alpha, a better brother and I’m guessing an even better mate. You heard him today. He doesn’t think of us as objects. And he loves my spirit.”

over a minute. “Maybe you could introduce me after

her. “That would

the omegas begin chittering again about tonight’s event. First, there will be a social gathering. Then there will be a dinner where we will sit with a different group of males, forced to interact. And finally, there

to push the wolves into a testosterone induced fight, I’m wearing a practically sheer black lace dress. The dress is off the shoulder but has sleeves that go to my wrists with a piece that

makeup to my eyes. I finish the look with fat dangly earrings and black high heels with a strap across

to the waiting cars, I see that Hana has a similar idea. I can’t help but smile as I see her. Her dress is a daring red, also off the shoulder with long sleeves. It’s

sees me. “If we don’t cause mayhem tonight, then we’ve definitely done something wrong.”

guilt before I push it away. These omegas are excited about finding their mates. I wish I could share their joy and excitement,

pink, sequined, spaghetti strap dress that is floor length but has a slit up to her thigh. Layan, on the other hand, has a pure white dress with spaghetti straps that falls in layers to the floor. It’s perfect

the first event of the evening. I turn to Luke, the guard

twitch. ‘No, Alpha. There is no alcohol

that’s depressing.”

and look at her, giving her an evil grin. “I guess we’ll just have

really going to ignore them?” Sweet

bad. “I don’t

She asks

feels guilty about spoiling their fun as well. “We’ll see who’s in my

taken to the rooms with

asks me. “You’ll be with me all night,

“Yes, Alpha.”

be surprised if I spend more time talking to you than to anyone else.” His lips twitch again as he opens

them with disdain and then proceed to ignore them, but the Beta from

over to him. “What is your

his hand. “I’m Beta