The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming By Cooper Chapter 54

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 54

Jara

When we get to the hospital, Elder Jason is there checking on the injured. We use the opportunity to get permission from him for Mason to come inside my housing.

“I hope I don’t have to warn you both about marking and mating.”

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“No, Elder Jason.” We both say.

We both know it’s against the law and Mason wouldn’t be able to keep me as a mate. Neither of us is willing to risk that.

After checking on the men in the hospital, making sure they are comfortable and don’t need anything, we head back to the house.

When we get inside, I ask Mason if he wants anything to eat. I didn’t really eat much for dinner, even though Mason sent some over for me. We dig around the kitchen and decide to make spaghetti. Mason

begins to brown some ground beef and sausage while I heat up some sauce and put water on to boil for the pasta.

It’s nice, being domestic with Mason. It feels natural and I wrap my arms around him from behind, feeling his hands cover mine. “Are you okay back there, beautiful?”

I hold on for another moment before letting him go. “I didn’t mean you had to stop.” He says, turning toward me.

I say as he pulls me into his side and turns to look at the meat that’s cooking, holding me with one arm while he mixes up the meat with the other. I dump the box of pasta into the boiling water. “It really does. A

help but smile back. As we’re cooking, I hear a

be okay? I mean, those men who killed the others this morning, if I hadn’t known that

the sauce over the

have made it to the claiming. This group isn’t feral, Jara. They are fighting to win her. It’s like Elder Jason said before. It’s survival of the fittest. I don’t agree with it, but it is one way to ensure that only

what end?” I say as we

“What do you mean?”

stronger with this process, it’s getting weaker because it’s the violent that survive and the kind, more gentle werewolves that are dying, making us more vicious, not

Elder council when this is over. So much of this process needs

“What did he say?”

he’d push it

good.” He says as he

the Elder Council?” I

This is really good.

need a complete overhaul, with the possible exception

possible?” I ask, wondering how you overthrow the people who make

them. They are here to serve all werewolves.

planning to go into politics,

think we, as the last of our species, should have a say, a vote in who rules over us. It shouldn’t be just because you’ve

We could elect our Elder Council. Or perhaps, we rename them

a thought, anyway.”

“It’s a good thought.”

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