The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 56

Jara

This week has been crazy. It’s day six since the Hana’s claimants went into the claiming territory. I’ve heard Seth a couple of times and I’m so thankful that he’s still alive and in the hunt.

The second day after Hana’s claimants entered the claiming territory, all of the males that were injured at the beginning of her claim were released from the hospital. I’ve made sure to spend extra time with them this week.

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They missed Hana’s claim, but they will be in mine. That is, if they are willing to risk being killed again.

I know from speaking to Mason that he’s lost a couple of his pack mates. He lost an omega a couple days ago and yesterday he lost a warrior. I don’t know about the others, but if Mason has lost that many, I know there are others that will be dead in the territory. I know Seth lost at least one. I heard his howl of pain when the tether to his pack mate snapped. Every day we hear more yelps and cries.

Hana only has one more day before she can walk out on her own. I say walk, but really, she’ll be running.

If they catch her before she crosses the line of the territory, even if she’ s only a foot away, it still counts as a claim.

It’s late in the day and I’m finishing another social gathering when we hear Hana’s cry. I stop, immediately running to the edge of the territory. Elder Jason joins me almost immediately.

“What’s happening?” I ask him.

“I’m not sure, but it’s not a cry of pain, that was a cry of fear.” He says.

cry as well. We hear the

her

He says as

the sounds inside the claiming territory have gotten impossibly louder, the sounds on our side have gone silent, all of us listening to see what

snapping and snarling. Hana’s yelp goes up again but is cut off quickly. Guards

howl of victory, quickly

I recognized his howl of victory,

guards who were

turns to growling and yelping and then we hear gunfire. My hand

arms come around me. “He’ll be okay. You would have felt it if he

shoulder quickly. He’s right. I nod

ten minutes before I see Seth break through the trees, Hana in his arms. His canines are out and so are his claws. He’s snapping and

step back as does every other

until he passes the line of the territory and I race up to him. He turns, snarling at me, going into a crouch. His eyes are black. He has a large slash mark across his chest and another one on his thigh. Blood is dripping down his body and onto Hana. I can see other wounds in different stages of healing all

to him so his wolf can feel it. This must be the claiming haze

as Seth shakes his head and his eyes clear, going

I say, putting

injured?” I ask him, slowly

don’t know.” He says looking down at her. “They didn’t stop

to pull her hair away

some scratches and bruises, but she’s not nearly as bad as you.” I say to him. “You need to see a medic.”

the other claimants come walking out of the territory. He snarls and snaps

I reach out taking his chin and forcing him to look at