The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 58

Jara

When we got back to the female housing, I have Seth follow me to Hana’s room. As with the others, as soon as we enter the room and he smells her scent, he takes a deep breath and his eyes roll back in his head.

“Lay her down for me. Let me take a look at her.” I tell him.

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I hear a knock downstairs and one of the guards lets me know that the medics are here. I look at Seth and I can see his stubbornness coming out.

“Seth, I’ll stay here with her. You’ re a mess. You’re still bleeding all over the place. Get downstairs, let them stitch you up and I’ll be here while they look her over.”

He looks down at himself as if he’s just realized he’s injured. “Cover her. I don’t want them looking at her naked body.”

“Fine.” I say, knowing that they will have to uncover her when they look her over.

He passes the medic in the hallway, and I hear him threaten to kill him if he tries to take or mark his mate.

“I’m already mated, Alpha Seth. They only let those of us who are mated near the females.” He says calmly.

I hear Seth moving quickly downstairs. No doubt wanting to hurry his own medical attention up so he can get back to Hana. The medic comes in and nods to me. “I’m going to look her over.”

“No problem, but I told my brother I’d stay here and make sure she’s okay.”

Not that I can blame them, especially

will heal. Help me

of her thigh that I hadn’t seen before. He cleans the gash and stitches her up before we roll her back over

slash marks on his chest and thighs. “How is she?” He says, coming

needed stitches. She’s dehydrated and malnourished. I can give her an IV while she sleeps, or you can wait to complete your bond until she’s stronger and has had time to eat and

to complete the bond and for her

Will

can shower when she’s

a day or so, depending

the door. Before I walk out,

bring up some

away from Hana. “Thank you, Jara. For everything. I

to her. I can only hope I feel the same way

don’t leave their room and I make sure to leave them food and clean their dishes that he leaves by the door for me. I have nothing else to do other than fret about my claiming, so I’m glad

only fifty-three of them still alive, and of those, three that were injured have backed out and left the territory.

are smaller, 10 in each social gathering, so I can spend

to spend some time with Mason’s Beta, Elijah. I hadn’t seen him since he was pulled for Hana’s lottery. When

and his presence always calms me. I decide to sit at his table for dinner, hoping to take the edge off of my rising fear. Things are going well until Elder Jason

knowing so many of these wolves will be after him and

dinner, I ask Mason to walk me back. When we’re far enough away, I finally turn to him.

strong, be fast, be smart and when I finally catch

me? I barely slept last

be okay with that.” He says, looking up at

we tell him. Although,” my nose wrinkles at the thought, “I hope I don’t hear them completing their bond. No one should have to hear

“I’ll cover your ears if they do.”