The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 32

It was hours before Layan finally woke.

When she did, she looked around and immediately broke into tears. We all moved around her, hugging her and letting her know that she’s safe here.

“Your parents are on their way.” I say, because I don’t know what else to say. I’m angry that 1 couldn’t keep her safe, that she and the rest of us are being forced into this entire process.

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“Will… will you stay with me until they get here?” She asks quietly.

“I’ll stay here as long as you want me, we all will. Claiming be damned. That pack of savages can go hang for all I care.”

A ghost of a smile crosses her face before she turns her face away and I see tears dripping from her eyes to the pillow.

“How about, I lay here with you, so you know, even in your sleep, that you’re safe?”

She turns and looks at me, before nodding. I crawl into the bed beside her.

“And I can lay on your other side, so you’re wrapped in love and protection.” Hana says, crawling into her bed on the other side.

“Come on, Annabel. You can join us too.” I make space between myself and Layan and Annabel crawls in between us. I wrap my arm around the two of them and feel Hana lay her arm across them, holding on to me. We’ve wrapped them in our embrace.

looks up at me. “What are they going to do

have no intention of letting them put her back into

it

it takes.”

Carson called a meeting in the early afternoon. According to Mason, he’s been replaced, but his replacement won’t be here until

Carson calls Layan to the stage. She gives me a terrified look and Hana and I take one of her hands and walk her onto the stage. I turn and nod for Annabel to join us. We will be presenting

what has happened to the Omega Layan. And while these unfortunate

An unfortunate event is breaking

whimper behind me as she breaks

ringing out over the crowd, causing

Elder Carson

the claiming territory. She will be allowed to go home with her family.” I point to where her parents are standing and only now see that Layan’s father is supporting her mother who looks horrified with this

You have no jurisdiction here.

I say, that girl will go back into

beasts that think you can get to her, will have

through me. I’d rather die than let any one of you lot claim her. None of

to stand in front of the stage where we are standing. “And you’ll have to go through me. I believe the omega deserves to go home with her family. Let

says, making eye contact with me

me.” Alpha Antonio comes to stand beside them. One after another, the true ranked members

“Fine! We will wait until my replacement shows up tomorrow. He can decide. Good luck if he decides to put her

Layan looks at me.

to comfort her. “I was serious, Layan. You’re going back in there over my dead body. I won’t