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.

I recognized the fear in her cry as well. We hear the howl of the hunt

have her surrounded.”

He

others coming closer, waiting to see what will happen. While the sounds inside the claiming territory have gotten impossibly louder, the sounds on our side have gone silent, all of

quickly. Guards come to stand beside us, in case they need to enter

of victory, quickly followed by more snapping

howl of

Jason gives the command to the guards who were waiting for his

we hear gunfire. My hand comes to cover my mouth.

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

shoulder quickly. He’s right. I nod before turning

through the trees, Hana in his

Mason step back as does every other male who

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

it’s me. Jara.” I say, pushing my aura out to him so his wolf can feel it. This must be the

his head and his eyes clear, going back to his normal sage green color. “Jara… I’m

I say, putting my

injured. Is Hana injured?” I ask him, slowly

looking down at her. “They didn’t stop coming for her, even after I marked

I say, waiting for him to acknowledge me before I reach out to pull her hair away from her face. He looks down at her, looking over her body, searching for

she’s not nearly as bad as you.” I say to him. “You need to see a medic.” I say, but he bares his

other claimants come walking out of the territory. He

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