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.

I like

the look, from

looks at my mother to see the

handle it.” I say laughing. “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 up the meals that you seem

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

spoken to Stella, she had admitted that when she was an omega, she worked as a cleaner in the packhouse. She knew nothing of managing a kitchen or food

back to Mason. “So, technically, Elijah is a*s*signed to mom and I’m taking Stella and

reaches into his pocket. “Who

My mom says, snatching it out

Mason. Giving my mate your credit card.” Phillip says, coming over to join our

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.

right here.” Stella says coming over with her mate,

back with a truck load of things to decorate the living area. I pull Stella into the kitchen and by dinner, we’re

food for tonight. Just before dinner, I walk into the living area to see how thing are going. I’m shocked to see that my mom has about 30 of my pack members working as she

happy, the mood 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 kitchens. It’s as if 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 simple touches are

steak, pork and potatoes, for way too long. I had included a pasta salad, cole slaw and some slow cooked baked beans with

and your mother have already made such a huge impact on the pack. I knew you would, but I had no

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

I think it’s good that she’s here this week. It takes some of the pressure off of me and

a natural too. She’s just been managing a pack longer than you have. She’s got years of experience being a Luna. You’ll get there, love.” Three days later the living area has become the new congregation area for the pack. Now there are usually 50 pack members in

establish a process for man- aging the kitchens in a way that she

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