The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 24

Jara

The night before Mignon enters the claiming territory, we all sit around in our living space. I decided to make some popcorn and try to bring a festiveness to the event. I could tell that now that it had become a reality, the girls were starting to get nervous, especially Mignon.

So, we put on our pajamas and sat around eating popcorn until late into the night. While 1 didn’t think Mignon would sleep, I didn’t want to keep her up unnecessarily. She needed to be awake enough to check out the territory tomorrow.

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The next morning, I can see that someone helped Mignon choose her attire. It’s perfect for running through rocky, forest-like terrain. Since none of us knows what to expect, it’s better to be prepared for running through undergrowth that could cut you or trip you up.

“Should I have an outfit like that?” Layan asks, looking at Mignon’s clothing before we leave.

Hana and I look at her. “I would say yes.

What do you have for your claiming?” Hana asks her.

Her eyes are wide and look terrified. “A dress.”

Hana and I look at each other. “We have some time to figure something else out.”

When we arrive at the main house, the energy and tension in the air is palpable. Mignon, Layan and Annabel all move closer to me and Hana. As ranked members, it is natural for omegas to seek our protection when they are frightened.

created two walls with a narrow pathway for us to walk through to get to the back of the building. Our guards push them back, making

territory is about a mile behind the stage that we’ve been using as a meeting place for the last week. Only Mignon and her claimants are

and Annabel and one of us with Mignon until she enters her territory. As soon as we walked into the room and felt the testosterone pumping through the air, 1

up to me. “Alpha Jara, you cannot go up there with Mignon. It is

Elder? You? You don’t seem to have control of this circus you call a claiming so I’m not leaving Mignon on her own until she’s in the claiming territory. Did you want to fight

At any moment, omegas are going to start rushing to get to one of us.

snarls and 1 push Mignon behind the

be more concerned about him, being that he’s a Beta, but I feel like his only plan is

but he never takes his eyes off

are close enough, I take a step forward and using every bit of my Alpha aura,

three yelp and fall to

“Cahn yourselves.” I say, pushing more of my

Mason’s quiet voice from nearby I’m not surprised that he is

closer, I see that one is an omega

immediately complies, showing me his throat, but

the warriors yelp before

I say and push a soothing aura over them, needing them to relax. I have no intention of killing them. It’s not their fault that they are in this testosterone

And I see when their sanity returns, their wild, black eyes returning to a normal

walking over and squatting down in front

of some of this

to where Hana, Layan and Annabel were attacked. Several

an impressive show of strength, Alpha.” He says as we watch

nothing more than any Alpha worthy of their title