The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 14

Jara

I asked Hana what she was wearing tonight. And, once again, she and I are thinking along the same lines. Total glam tonight. Tt takes hours to get ready, but when I’m done, I will definitely be intimidating unworthy males.

Tonight, I decide on a strapless, hunter green floor length dress. This one has a black-beaded applique on the left side of the torso from b*reas*t to waist, and a black sheer V between the b*reas*ts with additional beads. The rest of the dress looks like it is wrapped around my torso and hips in layers before falling straight in crepe skirt with a slit to mid-thigh. I’ve matched it with a v-shaped diamond necklace and dangle earrings.

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When I meet up with Hana, she’s wearing a strapless floor-length light taupe dress. Her dress also has a beaded torso, but her beads are silver and cover the entire top of her dress, dipping down below her waist on the left side to connect with the top of the slit which comes to mid-thigh. Her top will cause some turmoil among the males again tonight as it is sheer between her b*reas*ts and waist.

Where I have my hair up again to show off’ my jewels, hers is down, showing off her glorious, thick, light-brown locks. We’re both sporting stilettos to make us as tall as possible, again to intimidate as many of our suitors as we can.

Tonight, there is definitely more tension in the air. Two of the females have had their lotteries pulled, leaving only one more before Hana’s. Hana’s lottery will be large but won’t encompass all of the claimants. There are those that haven’t been pulled into a lottery, haven’t been pulled for sparring or a social event and the frustration is palpable in the air when we walk into the main house.

to the omegas and warriors in my group tonight, thinking of Annabel’s request to know which

Alpha Antonio.

evening. Alpha,” I say to

male I spend any time with gives me the same possessive look. As if they

Antonio pushes me behind him, ready to protect me. The door bursts open and two males come rushing in, throwing punches as they slam through the door. There are

I move to go find them when Alpha Antonio’s arm

protected by other Alphas, but for now, you are my responsibility. Stay where I can protect you I wouldn’t want you getting marked by one of these wolves.” Just as he finishes speaking, one of the males leaps at me He’s in mid-shift and

these wolves into rut.

with a new respect He’s right and while I hate that I’m being auctioned off like livestock and was perfectly happy to let these males kill each other off, I hadn’t taken the overall state of our species into account from the perspective of an Alpha, a true leader of a pack and not just someone that wants the title, this entire process is just as terrible for them. They run the risk of losing pack members to a rut or even in the claiming process

significantly since my sister’s death. 1 didn’t pay close attention, but I don’t remember her telling us that his pack members

if 1 want to be the kind of Alpha I intend to be, the kind of Luna that a pack needs, then I have to choose one

the room where my social gathering was happening, I see that Hana’s room was also attacked Seth has pushed his way through the crowd. He checks on Hana first before pulling me

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah, thanks.”

tried to get

sure 1 was safe.”