The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 2

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 1

Mason

Jara and I had said goodbye to her parents last night. They were returning to Seth’s pack to help oversee it while he and Hana are away at the Alpha meeting. I had thanked Nina, letting her know how much I appreciate her a*s*sisting in settling my pack. Her presence, along with Jara’s, has made a significant difference. Now, there’s laughter, camaraderie and a hopefulness that we didn’t have be- fore. I know that most of my pack members won’t find their mates. But their life expectancy has nearly doubled because I claimed Jara as my mate.

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We arrive at the Alpha meeting late in the day. Since there are 20 packs from around the country, the Alpha meeting is usually in a central location at a resort conference center. It would seem like this would be a nice opportunity to relax and be together, but since it’s so soon after the claiming, and most packs will have fewer numbers of wolves, especially this year, it’s usually a stressful environment.

Because so many of us are traveling long distances, the only event this evening is dinner and drinks. Since there will be a much smaller number of unmated males here and Jara is marked, I don’t feel as uneasy as I did previously. However, that doesn’t mean that I want unmated Alphas showing her extra attention, so I’m still a bit tense about having her here.

We arrive around an hour before dinner is set to begin. We register for the event, getting our information, our room and the schedule for the next few days. I intend to meet with Elder Jason this evening to give him my petition. That way, it can be presented during the last day of the meeting. That also gives me time to see if other Alphas, specifically Alpha Antonio and Alpha Asher, who claimed the other two females this year, are willing to support the changes we want to make. Jara and I have just enough time to get to our room and change before heading to the dinner reception. We’ve just walked in the door when I hear Jara’s name being called.

We both turn and see Mignon and Asher walking forward us.

“Mignon!” Jara says and they rush into each other’s arms, hugging.

Asher and I both have smiles on our face for our mates as we greet each other. “How are you, Alpha?” I ask him. The last time I saw him, he was a Beta. His Alpha was killed at the end of Jara’s claiming. He was in the haze and didn’t stop after I marked her. The guards shot and killed him.

about what happened to my Alpha. I’d like to know what

to discuss it with you. At least what I know.” We

wasn’t sure you’d be here.” Mignon says

coming, too.” She

look who I found.” Hana says, walking up with

whistle pitch. I’m not sure a human could hear

Asher. “We can, right?” Asher looks like a deer in headlights. These events always have a*s*signed seating and he has no

of us rush to help them as Elder Stanley comes over. “Ladies, I’m sorry, you can’t do

with matching looks of defiance. If I were

You? This is an Alpha meeting, not some school cla*s*sroom where we have a*s*signed seats. We, the girls from the claiming, want

to me. “She’s incredible, isn’t she?”

is more incredible, but

treated during out claiming, I’d think you’d be kissing our feet, not trying to convince us that we need

she’d make one hell of a Luna.” Antonio says proudly, watching his mate as she stands her ground

with the four of us and our mates sitting together?” She waits a

turning back to Elder Stanley. “If they don’t care, Elder,

feisty. I knew from the moment she sa*s*sed me on that stage that she would be a perfect mate

that you accept that we are going to sit together and catch up. Now would be a good time for you to make a graceful exit.” My mate says kindly, but firmly and there is no denying

so

get so lucky?”

know, don’t care. Just glad that I did.” Antonio says, moving to wrap