The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 2

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 4

Jara

It was so good seeing Mignon and Annabel again. It was better knowing that they were both happy. I’m really excited for Mignon and her pregnancy, and I hope that soon, I’ll be pregnant as well, if I’m not already.

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“So, are you all going to be in the meetings this weekend, or are you just here because your mates couldn’t part with you?” I ask, only partially teasing. I know Mason would have brought me along even if I didn’t want to be in the meetings. It’s too soon after being marked to be apart.

“Are we allowed in the meetings?” Annabel asks me.

“Why wouldn’t we be?” I ask.

She and Mignon look at each other. “Because we’re not Alphas.” They say in unison.

“But we’re Lunas.” Hana says. “We should be given an opportunity to speak and give our opinions. Especially since we are the future of our species. If anything, we should be the ones with they say and the voice, not the Alphas.”

“I guess you’re right. After the whole seating arrangement thing, what are they going to do? Tell us to leave? They can try. But if we refuse, the worst they can do is cancel the meeting. And that will just anger the Alphas.” Mignon says.

“That’s the spirit.” I tell her. I’m beginning to realize just how much power the four of us hold. And it’s not just us, it’s just that we all became friends during the claiming. We’re young, strong, of childbearing years and with mates who adore and support us.

comes to making change for the claiming process, we will

Hana. She nods and I continue. “Hana, Seth, Mason and I are putting in a petition to change the way the manage the

so

listen?”

allowing us to kill each other off for these annual claimings, we’ll be extinct in a couple of decades. I know Seth was planning to speak with your mates, but we need as many Alphas on

Alpha Luke has joined them. “I bet they are getting Luke on board right now.” I say, watching as Mason and Seth intently talk to the other three. Mason looks up, catching my eye and winks at me. I’m blushing when I turn back,

getting all flustered because her hot mate winked at her.”

looking over

Hana says, having caught

hope, maybe he’s been talking to your mate, Mignon, about knotting me. He’s refused so far, concerned he’ll hurt me, but

not exactly painful, but it’s not great the first couple of times, if

to learn to adjust

Hana gets a faraway look on her

finishes

“Excuse me ladies.” One of the Alphas comes over. I don’t

the four of you get along very well together. I don’t know if you have any plans to create some sort of Luna group, but my mate is close to your age. I claimed her four years ago. My pack is set up in the mountains, away from other packs. We have a very small pack, especially after this year’s claiming which nearly decimated my pack. But my point is, if you do decide to create some sort of Luna group, I think my mate would like to participate. She gets pretty lonely out there with just her, our daughter and another young female we took in when

look at my friends. We hadn’t thought of something like that, but I love the idea. A support group and possibly a way to make sure that the females in the other groups

Alpha Zaire, but I think it’s a great idea. I know I’d love to stay in contact with my friends here and I

She was in the claiming a year before your

her information and that of the other Lunas or females in the other packs. I love the idea of establishing a

to your talking. I wish I’d have known that you’d be