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.

water is rushing around me, I’m close enough to hear him when he speaks to me, so I know he’s left me his

territory, he’s taking care of me. I’m tempted to jump out and just let him claim me. But I can’t.

earn the right to be my mate. It

I wait another hour. When the water starts to feel cool and my fingers 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

around and see only a couple of men far across the lake. Even if they see me, they won’t be able

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

I’m more dry tonight, but my hair is wet, and I don’t have

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

already almost been

my only place of solace and from here, 1 can at least see what’s going

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 sounds of my stomach will make it easier for

that, when I hear light footsteps

recognize that voice. I lean

gentle breeze