The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 29

Mason

After leaving Jara, I run for hours. I need to get my hormones back under control. And I had nearly lost control. I became intoxicated in Jara’s taste and her scent, the sweet, sweet scent of her arousal. My mouth watered just thinking of it. I had lost all sense of where I was, and who was around us. Shit, I had nearly attacked her guard for trying to keep her safe because I wasn’t doing it myself. If he hadn’t intervened, I might have stripped her down and taken her right there in the middle of the walkway. There’s enough craziness here, I need to stay in control. I need to be able to help when needed, not become the hinderance that so many others are becoming in this circus sideshow they call a claiming.

When I arrive back at our room, Elijah looks at me for a long moment. “Want to talk about it?”

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I run my fingers through my disheveled hair. “I have to catch her Elijah. I have to. I’ve never wanted someone so much in my entire life. I don’t know what it is about her, but I feel like she was made for me.”

I sit on the edge of my bed and put my head in my hands. “Did your family ever talk to you about how it used to be? Before we started going extinct?” I ask him.

“Yeah. They said there were plenty of she- wolves to go around and everyone got to choose their mates. Or, rather, fate chose for them, or something like that. It didn’t really make sense to me.”

“Fated mates. That’s what my great-grandfather called them. Mates given to you by the Moon Goddess. He said you could feel the connection and it was like nothing you’d ever felt before. There would never be anyone for you other than her when you finally met her.” I look up at Elijah.

“That’s how I feel. There could never be anyone else for me but her. She’ s mine. I feel it deep in my bones. She’s mine and I HAVE to catch her.”

catch her. If I don’t catch Beta Hana, I’ll be there to help

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our Luna. I think we all see what you see now. We’ve watched her strength, her ability to command those around her, even though they aren’t part of her pack. She will make our pack stronger, help to keep us all from going feral, but only if you catch her, Alpha. It has to be you, and we all know

about is monumental. These men, my pack members, are willing to risk never having their own mate so that I can have mine and we can

to be her mate, but Alpha Jara was meant to be caught by an Alpha. An Alpha that will love and cherish her the

“Thanks Elijah.”

by making sure you

in his wolf’s form. The only reason I could think that he’d be in his wolf form is because he expects to catch Layan quickly. And maybe he does, but

in her claim. My warrior remained in human form,

to hear what is happening inside the claiming territory. It was hours before we heard the first howl of the hunt. We all stopped for a moment to listen, then returned to

we hear more howls and even more yelps from inside the territory. Already in one day, we’ve heard more yelps than we did from Mignon’s entire claim. I’m concerned about my pack members,

is much the same. However, today, the yelping increases and several Alphas, myself included, begin wandering closer to the entry

of them inside the territory.

her come up beside me. “What do you think is going on

we hear another yelp, and I feel Jara’s hand reach to take mine. I wrap my hand around hers, giving

the

break, but I’m pretty sure both are injured

last night.” Jara says quietly, still looking out