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.

first, then Annabel. Hana looks up at me. “What are they going to do with her?”

don’t know, but 1 have no intention of letting them put her back into the claiming territory. She needs to go

what it takes,

matter what it takes.”

morning, and Elder Carson called a meeting in the early afternoon. According to Mason, he’s been replaced,

look and Hana and I take one of her hands and walk her onto the stage. I turn and

And while these unfortunate

This man is delusional. An unfortunate event is breaking a leg,

morning, Layan will go back into the claiming territory.” I hear Layan whimper behind me as she breaks down into

ringing out over

me?” Elder Carson says,

home with her family.” I point to where her parents are standing and only

Jara. You have no jurisdiction here. The claiming

girl will go back into the claiming territory over my dead

beasts that think you can get to

to me. “And, you’ll have to go through me. I’d rather die than let any one of you lot claim her. None

“And you’ll have to go through me. I believe the omega deserves to go home with her family.

through me.” Mason says, making eye contact with me

after another, the true ranked

can decide. Good luck if he decides to put her back into the claiming territory.” He says before

comes and wraps her arms around her. Layan looks at me. “Will they really put me back in there? I can’t, Jara.

I won’t allow it, no matter who declares it. Go with your