The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 25

Mason

1 don’t know if Jara truly understands what she just did, but everyone else does. There isn’t another Alpha that could have done what she did. At least, not an Alpha male. It reinforces to me that I’m right. If she mates with an Alpha, she will strengthen their pack. She could bring calm to the violent and feral nature of our species. Or at least, to her pack.

I watch her as she talks to Mignon before she heads into the claiming territory. The atmosphere is still tense in the field, but I also know that the stakes just went up for Jara’s claiming. She just inadvertently showed everyone how powerful she is. Now that the claiming’s have started, it’s only a matter of time before it’s her turn. And it will be me, hunting my mate as I battle against 200 other wolves to claim her first while battling against her and time to get to her before she makes it out without my mark.

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When Mignon is one of sight, Jara turns, every bit the Alpha female she is and begins walking toward Hana, Layan and Annabel. 1 watch as she checks on them before turning to Elder Carson.

Other than Mignon’s claimants, our activities are supposed to continue today as normal. We will rotate through our contestant, spending time with them in groups.

It’s only because I’m watching her that I see her turn and look past me. 1 follow her gaze and see Beta Asher is sitting as close to the starting line as possible. He’s looking to where Mignon disappeared into the forest. His hands are absently stroking the gra*s*s in front of him as he tries to listen in the direction she went. When I look back, Jara’s lips are twitching. She likes him. It seems like Mignon does as well. Jara catches me watching her and quickly looks away.

The rest of the day goes much the same as the others. That night Luke, Jara’s guard, finds me and asks me to meet Jara. As we walk back to her housing, I ask her about what she said to Mignon before she went into the claiming territory.

“I told her what I thought she should do.”

was that?” I ask

at me. “Now, why

to catch

you, it wouldn’t give you the challenge you and your

I say, putting my hands on her hips and pulling her closer to me. She’s become more comfortable with our kisses over the past week. “I expect that you

“That’s the goal.”

mouth, then moving to her neck. I kiss my way down her neck to her mate mark, licking the spot where 1 intend to sink my teeth very soon. Her shiver of pleasure has my

“Careful Mason, no marking.”

say as my canines come out and

satisfying as her leaning her head back, giving me better access. I take advantage and

hers. “You, Alpha Jara, are one hell

and take her hand. “Come on, let’s get you home before they send out an army to search

long do you think it will take

depending on how good your advice was, it would be several days. Although that also implies that Beta Asher isn’t going to be hunting

that he was sitting,

I say as we arrive at the border of

shrugs. “I thought

tuck a stray hair behind her ear. “Should 1 plan to sit at the entrance of the territory after

be long gone by the time

“Is that so?”