The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 71

Mason

After leaving Elijah, I decided to try finding Jara by going to the first tree where I found her, at the beginning of the claiming territory. There is hardly anyone this close to the front of the territory and I realize, it’s a perfect hiding spot for her.

When I get there, I look up at the tree where I first saw her. When she’s not there, I begin looking around at the nearby trees. The trees here aren’t as dense as they are further into the territory, so I’m able to easily follow the line of trees she would have to use to move from one to the other.

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Eventually, I find her scent and I know which tree she uses to get up and down. I look at the tree, judging whether or not it can hold my weight, before jumping up and catching the lowest branch. I pull myself up, following her scent trail.

When I get to where she begins moving through the trees, I test each branch to make sure it will hold my weight. I can’t risk falling and breaking a leg this late in the claiming. It would never heal in time for me to catch her.

past and I know I’m starting to get lost in the haze. Hoping she’ll come back here at

scent, staying quiet when others are nearby. As much as I like following her

back of the claiming territory, so once I get to a point where I can no

my Beta, but I’m also worried about Jara. She was going in this direction, did he

a cliff face and follow Elijah’s bloody handprints to the top. When I get there, I

dried blood everywhere. I shift

back and turn him over. The

was mine? Does he want her?

clearing my thoughts. That’s the haze, that’s not me. I know Elijah wants Layan. I need to get down from here before her scent and his mixed together sends me into the haze.

climb back down to the ground, I take in a deep breath of air. Jara’s scent is there, always, but it’s much less potent

her, I decide to check on Elijah. I follow his scent to the

into the water and I can see where he came back out.

Behind them, several other wolves are chasing

the three attack and kill the two they were chasing, before turning on each other, in the end,