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 that look in

mother. Since I got the look, from her, I can only imagine she looks just like I

to worry about.” And Elijah looks at my mother to see the same look. His eyes go wide and Mason

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 to have on repeat

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

She knew nothing of managing a

is a*s*signed to mom and I’m

pocket. “Who

mom says, snatching it

card.” Phillip says, coming over

the back of her hand. He grabs 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

coming over with

be coming back with a truck load of things to decorate the

plan for the week and 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 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 at where

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

notice my mother puts her hands on the men as they pass her. Simple touches, like a hand on their back as she points to where

the rotisserie chicken I 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 night and the

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

from my first day where there was a lot of tense excitement. This feels like the emotions have calmed, but the happiness has increased.

better. 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

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 the room at any given time. Once my mother finished there, she started working on the other community areas, such as the dining room, bathroom

the kitchens in a way

conference room where my moth- er is currently working when