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.

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 speaks to me, so I know he’s left

of me. I’m tempted to jump out and just let him claim me. But I can’t. There’s something about the

mate. It will make our

trees again tonight. I’ m close to the place I slept in last night, so I’ll go back there. At this rate, I may spend the

and see only a couple of men far across the lake. Even if they see me, they won’t be able to get to me in time. The bigger

crawling to the shirt. When I grab it, it’s warm and dry from being in the sun. I quickly

tonight, but my hair is wet, and I don’t have as much clothing as I did before. I pull my knees up, pulling Mason’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 sounds of howls, snarling, yelping and what can only be

days and I’ve already almost been caught

the sun 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 going

days. My stomach is beginning to protest. Loudly. Even if my hiding spot is

when I hear light

smell you.” He says softly, and I recognize that voice. I lean over my limb and smile. Yep, Alpha

around, trying to find my hiding spot. Each time the morning’s gentle breeze blows past him, he