The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 66

Jara

When I ran from Typhon, his Beta and Mason, I didn’t have a plan in mind of where I was going. It took me too long to get myself together and by then, I was close to the lake.

Subconsciously, I came to the place that had kept me safe yesterday.

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I slide into the water, making sure that the males across the lake don’t see me then find my way under the waterfall again. I walk with my back against the rock face until I find a spot that I can move back just enough to stay hidden but breathe more easily.

My heart is racing. I was so close to being bound to a monster, or worse, two monsters. I need to get myself together. I need to calm down and get a plan. I can’t let someone like that claim me. I have to be smarter.

haven’t had any luck calming myself when I get a whiff of my favorite scent, a cool winter breeze. Even though the water is rushing around me, I’m close enough to hear him when he

taking care of me. I’m tempted to

the right to be my mate. It will make our relationship stronger

are wrinkled from being in the water too long, I slowly make my way back out. I’m going to sleep in the trees again tonight. I’ m close to the place I slept

men far across the lake. Even if they see me, they won’t be able to get to me in time.

lake before slowly crawling to the

hair is wet, and I don’t have as much clothing as I did before. I pull my knees

smells like him. There are hints of Typhon’s Beta’s blood underneath that, but mostly, it’s Mason’s scent that’s on this shirt. It lulls me to sleep. Throughout the night, I’m woken by the

days and I’ve already almost been caught twice, both times by

rise and decide to stay in the trees today. It’s been my only place of solace and from here, 1 can at least see what’s

have another problem. I haven’t eaten in two days. My stomach is beginning to

finished thinking that, when I hear light footsteps

that voice. I lean over my limb and

my hiding spot. Each time the morning’s gentle breeze blows past him, he lifts his head, sniffing