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

is looking at my mother. Since I got the look, from her, I can only imagine she looks just

to see the

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,

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

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

snicker before turning back to Mason. “So, technically, Elijah is a*s*signed

pocket. “Who gets my credit card?” He

mom says, snatching it out of his

credit card.” Phillip says, coming over to join

it, pulling it 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 find Stella and get started on

says coming over

load of things to

sent out a couple of omegas to get the food for tonight. Just before dinner, I walk into the living area to see how thing are

of them goes out of their way to be close

her hands on 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 simple touches are having

decided to make. Apparently, they’ve been living on steak, pork and potatoes, for way too long. I had included a 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

shaking his head. “One day and you and your mother have already made such a huge impact on the pack. I knew you would, but I had no

to admit, it’s a big difference from my first day where there was a lot of tense excitement. This

I’ve been watching my mother and making notes. I think it’s good that she’s here this week. It takes some of the pressure off of me and she’s a natural at

area has become the new congregation area for the pack. Now there are usually 50 pack members

to help Stella establish a process for man- aging the kitchens in a way that she can continue when I step out and move on to

room where my moth- er is currently working when several pack members step in front