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.

are dead men littering the ground. There is blood and gore everywhere, but there is no

“Are you okay, Alpha?”

nod, looking around. There are others

dead men with various wounds on their bodies. I slowly walk into the mix of dead bodies, blood and gore and

they do have a scent that I’m

and today, Alpha Luke came to her rescue? I haven’t heard a howl of victory, so I know he hasn’t claimed

when I come to a fallen tree limb, I can smell his scent more strongly and the scent of blood in this area is very strong. I turn, looking at Elijah, giving him the silent look that were leaving, and I begin

body. When we step out of the trees, he whips around, his claws coming out

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

you recognize me?” I

before he stands straight, his claws

turning

from the battle.

my question. “I found Jara. I was about to go after her when six wolves found me. They were all in the claiming haze. They attacked me. I can take on several, but six was too many for me. I was fighting, but I was going down. It

at him, my eyes narrowing.

his body that

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

returns to the lake, scrubbing blood off his arms and chest. “I told her that I didn’t want to be mated to a woman that was in love with someone else, but that by tomorrow, it wouldn’t be a choice any longer.

us for a moment. “By tomorrow, we’ll all be in the haze. I warned her to be

my hand in case we’re being watched, I quickly point up, indicating