The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 76

Jara

I’ve never seen two Alpha wolves fight before. It’s as terrible as you would imagine, worse because one is my intended mate, and one is my sister’s murderer.

When I realize that Mason’s wounds are weakening him, I prep myself Typhon won’t claim me, but he also won’t be leaving this cliff face alive. One of us will kill him.

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When Mason tosses him to the edge of the cliff, I know what I have to do. I send up a silent prayer to my sister. ‘This is for you, Mila’ I think before tossing him into the air, letting him fall to the ground below.

I immediately turn back to Mason, expecting him to try and claim me. Instead, he drops to the ground, his eyes falling closed.

I take in his wounds and realize he’s losing too much blood. I race over to him, checking his pulse. It’s faint, but it’s there.

I grab him under his front legs and begin dragging him closer to the watering hole. His wolf is huge and if I wasn’t an Alpha wolf myself, I’d never be able to move him.

When I get him close enough, I grab my shirt and dip it in the water, beginning to wash his wounds. He’s still in wolf form, so it’s hard to see exactly where’s he’s bleeding. As the blood starts to wash off his body, I can see multiple injuries, but the worst is the stomach injury.

I focus there, washing the wound and pulling the skin together until I see it starting to heal. Once I feel comfortable that his worst wound is healing and he won’t bleed out, I start washing oil’ the rest of his body.

When I get to his neck, I hear a low growl coming from him. I lean down, putting my mouth close to his ear.

to help you heal.

his growling suddenly cuts off. “There we go. I’m just going to see how bad your neck wound is. I’ve gotten the stomach wound to start healing.” I’m giving him a running dialogue of what I’m doing, hoping he can understand me

fur is black, and his neck is covered with it. I feel around until I find the areas that are still bleeding. I pinch them together with

on what I’m doing that it takes me a moment to realize that his eyes are

You’re healing. I think I have the worst

ran my fingers over his face, searching for more injuries while I soothe him. “You were amazing. So fierce and strong.” I

that injury now.

him as I work. I look over at him as he lifts his head to

no way you can get down without shifting. I know the haze has taken you, but you can’t stay up here. Tomorrow is the last day. If I can’t get out of here unclaimed. Mason, it has to be you that claims me. You

as he tries to sit up. I help him, making sure none of his injuries reopens.

form, Mason. You have to. It’s

I can tell that he’s trying

let’s give it some time.” I look up at the sky. The sun is already

now my shirt is soaked. “I’m going to lay down with you for a while. Be a

the wolf equivalent of a snort. I lay down, intending to curl up beside Mason but he moves, putting his body over mine in a protective and warming position. I’m not squished, but I am surrounded

head across my chest and begins purring. I have to

that’s injured, Mason. Shouldn’t I be soothing

his head back down. “Yeah, yeah. Big, bad Alpha, protecting his mate. I get it.’’ I

“Two more nights, Mason. We only have to survive two more nights.

I remember what Elijah said about how powerful he felt when his purr soothed Layan. I wonder

Mason’s purring, feeling warm and loved and safe

a wolf laying on top of me, Mason is laying curled up behind me in his human form. His body is warm, and I want nothing more than to stay here with him. But I made a commitment to myself. I want to leave this claiming territory on my own,

out of his grasp before he wakes up. If he catches me like this, he will mark me, I have no doubt. I want him, but I want him on