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.

the fear in her cry as well. We hear the howl of the hunt and there

have her surrounded.”

He says as we

what will happen. While 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 will

is cut off quickly. Guards come to stand beside us, in

hear the howl of victory, quickly followed by

of victory, but why

gives the command to the guards who were waiting

we hear gunfire. My hand comes to cover

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

quickly. He’s right. I nod before

takes hours, but it’s probably only five to 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 snarling at anyone that comes even remotely

Mason step back as does every other male

wait 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

say, pushing my aura out to him so his wolf can feel it. This must be the claiming haze that

his head and his eyes clear, going back to his normal sage green color.

I say,

I ask him, slowly walking toward

says looking down at her. “They didn’t stop

him to acknowledge me before I reach out to pull her hair away from her face.

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

that moment, some of the other claimants come walking out of

respond to me, so I reach out taking his chin and forcing him