The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 91

Jara

After saying goodbye to Hana and Seth, with plans to talk to Hana in a couple of days about her ideas for our petition, I head back inside, finding my mother.

She and I walk into the main living area in the packhouse. “It needs a woman’s touch.” She says to me, looking around.

Title of the document

I laugh. “That’s exactly what I told Mason.”

“What are you thinking?” She asks me.

I continue looking around the space, a*s*sessing it. “We need pictures. I’ll have to find out if we have any that we could blow up and put in here. If not, maybe dad can take some of the surrounding area while you’re here. It definitely needs some plants or something green to make it feel warmer…”

“And those lights.” My mother says, frowning at the bright, harsh lights in the room.

“Yes, the lights. Something warmer, softer, but still bright enough to use this room as a place to spend time together.”

As we’re talking, Mason and Elijah come up behind us. Mason immediately wraps his arms around me, leaning down to kiss the top of my head. “I’m giving you Elijah to help with whatever you need.”

I turn and look at Elijah, giving him a mischievous grin be- fore rubbing my hands together in evil villain fashion.

not sure I like

Since I got the look, from her, I can only imagine she looks

mother to see the same look. His eyes go wide and

“And, actually, this works well because I was hoping to divide and conquer. I realized yesterday that Stella has no clue how to manage a kitchen, so I wanted to start looking at scheduling shifts, doing some meal planning and mixing

the goddess.” Elijah says as some other pack members who were nearby and overheard begin clapping and hooting. Apparently, they are bored with the same meals that they get

a cleaner in the packhouse. She knew nothing of managing a kitchen or food service.

is a*s*signed to

his pocket. “Who gets my credit card?”

mom says, snatching

your credit card.” Phillip says, coming over to join

to him mouth and kissing it. She blushes and I turn back to Mason. He’s giving me a knowing look. I apparently blush just like my mother. Elijah begins shifting uncomfortably, being the only un- mated male in the group. “Okay, Mom, you’re in charge or redecorating the living area. Elijah, you’re with mom. I’ll

coming over

a truck load of things to decorate the living area. I pull

to see how thing are going. I’m shocked to see that my mom has about 30 of my pack members working as she stands around directing them and pointing

in the room is a lot of rowdy bantering. The second thing I notice is that every one of them goes out of their way to be close to my mother and is constantly looking for her approval. I had the same experience in the

the men as they pass her. Simple touches, like a hand on their back as she points to where she wants them to put something or a hand on their shoulder as she passes them. The impact her

pasta salad, cole slaw and some slow cooked baked beans with brown sugar and bacon. The result was that they were eating, well, like a pack of wolves. Nothing is left over at the end of the night and the atmosphere in the room remains

you would,

day where there was a lot of tense excitement.

It takes some of the pressure off of me and she’s a natural at it. I have a lot to learn.” I say, watching the pack

has become the new congregation area

a way that she can continue when I step

moth- er is currently working when several pack members step in front of me. “Luna,