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

my head. Even in here, in the claiming territory, he’s taking care of me. I’m tempted to jump out and just let him claim me. But I can’t. There’s

has to earn the right to be my mate.

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 in last night, so I’ll go back there. At this

see me, they won’t be able to get

the shirt Mason left for me. I look back at the men on the other side of the lake before slowly crawling to the shirt. When I grab it, it’s warm and dry from being in the sun. I quickly put it on and dash into the

to the limb I slept on. I’m more dry tonight, but my hair is wet, and I don’t have as much clothing as I

mostly, it’s Mason’s scent that’s on this shirt. It lulls me

and I’ve already almost been caught twice,

I watch 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

I’ll find another group of trees and start moving around the territory that way. But I have another problem. I haven’t eaten in two days. My stomach is beginning to protest. Loudly. Even if my hiding spot is good, the

finished thinking that, when I hear light footsteps

recognize that voice. I

time the morning’s gentle breeze blows past him, he lifts his head, sniffing the air trying to