The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming By Cooper Chapter 20

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 20

Jara

Alpha Mason will be the death of me. After our social gathering, I couldn’t focus on anyone else over dinner. Several times I had to have the claimants at my table repeat what they had said to me.

The more I get to know him, the more I think I’d be willing to take him as a mate. He is intelligent, s*e*xy, powerful and isn’t intimidated by my strength. I love his idea that maybe having a strong mate like me could make his pack stronger and keep his pack members from going feral.

Title of the document

After dinner, it’s what I’ve begun to call ‘open season’ social time where the claimants vie for our attention. Thankfully, the omegas have their group and only the 20 in their lotteries are able to spend time with them. Hana and I are stuck with the rest which, after losing several through the fighting over the last few days, still leaves Hana and I with roughly 150 split between us trying to gain our attention. I’m thankful for Luke who is constantly by my side.

It feels enough like a tug-of-war with them all fighting over me, but Luke stops it when it gets to be too much.

When the evening begins to wind down, I lean closer to Luke. “Is there a rule that I am not allowed to have one of the claimants walk me back to our house?”

Luke gives me a knowing look but has the decency to not say anything. “To my knowledge, there is no rule about you being escorted back to your housing by a claimant of your choice as long as that claimant is not in another’s lottery and as long as you agree that I stay close enough that I can see you. Your safety is my primary concern until you go into the claiming territory.”

“Of course.”

want me to request his

He’s been nothing but fantastic during

two of

I ask him,

raises an eyebrow. “Do you think he’s concerned about that? It didn’t look like it to me during your social gathering tonight. I’m sure he knows, doesn’t care, and

my eyes at Luke. “Do you know anything about

not wanting to sway my

opinion. I wouldn’t ask

more. “From everything I hear, Alpha Mason is the real deal. His pack members like him and even some that are in your claiming are hoping that he catches you. His Beta is top-notch and even he seems to be hoping

for a minute. “Thank you, Luke. I appreciate your honesty and insights. Can you let him know to meet me outside in

and goes to speak to Mason. I’m barely listening to the conversation around me, watching to see his reaction. It’s instantaneous. He looks up at me and his eyes darken almost to

in on the conversation around me, trying my hardest to determine if there is anyone here that I’m even remotely

by ranked pack members, but anyone is welcome to approach me as long as I agree. “May I have a private

point or another. However, there is something about this man that makes me want to agree. I look to my

have not been given this privilege. “What did you want to speak to me about?” I ask. If he just wants to try to sell me on

notice that he’s standing straighter, watching the interaction. “My name is Callum. I am a warrior in the Winter’s Bite

meet you,

who is familiar enough to call my Alpha by his

at him. “Winter’s Bite is

narrowing his eyes, watching this interaction intently. He did not put Callum

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255