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.

walk into the main hall. Every claimant is here. They have created two walls with a narrow pathway for us to

been using as a meeting place for the last week. Only Mignon and her claimants are allowed to pass beyond that point. 1 ignore this. Hana and I had already discussed having one

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

you cannot go

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 it out? Let’s

is too much. At any moment, omegas are going to

1 push Mignon

with us raise their weapons. From the comer of my eye, 1 see Beta Asher rushing toward us too. Maybe I should be more concerned about him, being that he’s a Beta, but I feel like his only plan is to protect Mignon, not mark her. That thought is confirmed when he steps up beside me in

in a soothing voice to her, but he never takes his

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

three yelp and fall to the

I say, pushing more

quiet voice from nearby I’m not surprised that he

one

immediately complies, showing me his throat, but the

of the warriors yelp before showing me their

to relax. I have no intention of killing them. It’s not their fault that they

I see when their sanity returns, their wild,

squatting down in front of them. “Are you alright? All

of some of this energy. You ‘11 be

area has gone so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. I look to where Hana, Layan and

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

more than any Alpha worthy of their title would