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 howl

her surrounded.” I

He says as we

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 us listening to see

Guards come to stand beside us, in case they need

the howl of victory, quickly followed by more snapping and

howl of victory, but why

Jason gives the command to the guards who

yelping and then we hear gunfire. My hand comes to cover my

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

over my shoulder quickly. He’s right.

I see Seth break through the trees, Hana in his arms.

step back as does every other male who has been

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

pushing my aura out to him so his wolf can feel it. This must

watch as Seth shakes his head and his eyes clear, going

say, putting my hands

Hana injured?” I ask him,

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

going to check her Seth.” 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

I say to him. “You need to see a

not leaving her.” At that moment, some of the other claimants come walking out of the territory. He snarls and

to me, so I reach out taking his chin