The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 68

Mason

The morning after leaving my shirt for Jara, we get up and begin looking in the trees, trying to find her. I know she was near the lake last night. We hadn’t moved too far from the lake to sleep, just in case someone found her. I gave her the evening to calm down. When I claim her, I want it to be on equal ground, not when she’s just been through a traumatic event.

There is something about the hunt that our wolves crave. When we catch and claim our mate, it strengthens our bond. At least that is my understanding. And if that is true, then I want to make sure that Jara is at full strength when I claim her. I want our bond to be something stronger than anything anyone has ever seen before.

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Jara’s scent is starting to impact me, and I know I only have another day, maybe a day and a half before the claiming haze takes over. My pack members haven’t given in to it yet, but that’s mostly because, as their Alpha, I haven’t either. Once I can no longer hold out against the haze, they won’t either.

Elijah and I have been searching for Jara’s trail for a couple of hours when we hear the howl of the hunt.

There’s something about this one that feels more real. There was excitement and a feralness to the sound, making me think the one that raised the howl has actually found her.

Elijah and I look at each other before taking off, racing in the direction of the howl. As we get closer, we can smell it. Blood. Lots of it. Layered with the scent of blood is Jara’s scent. My heart begins racing and my vision begins to narrow. If she’s dead…. if she’s dead, I will kill everyone in this claiming.

I feel the darkness of going feral surrounding me. If she’ s dead, they will have to kill me too.

ground. There is blood and gore everywhere, but there is no Jara. I breathe a sigh of relief and I feel the darkness begin

“Are you okay, Alpha?”

says softly beside me. I nod, looking around. There are others here,

wounds on their bodies. I slowly walk into the mix of dead

but they do have

today, Alpha Luke came to her rescue? I haven’t heard a howl

continue to sniff and when I come to a fallen tree limb, I can smell his scent more strongly and the scent of blood in this area

body. When we

put my hands up and stop, making sure I’m in front

Luke. Do you recognize me?”

a moment before he stands straight, his claws and canines retracting. “Alpha Mason.

turning

from the battle. What happened?” I

attacked me. I can take on several, but six was too many for me.

look at him, my eyes narrowing. “You

that is still covered

she would not be disappointed if I claimed her,” he stops and looks at me, “she told me her heart belongs to

lake, scrubbing blood off his arms and chest. “I told her that I didn’t want

“By tomorrow, we’ll all be in the haze. I warned her to be careful and to stick to her hiding

body to cover my hand in case we’re being watched, I quickly point up, indicating that she’s hiding