The Claiming By Cooper

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 10

Mason

“Moving on to the fourth statement in the petition, ‘Males will identify which claims they choose to be in. Females will use social gatherings with interested males to choose their own lottery of claimants’.”

Title of the document

Alpha Gunnar snorts. “Now you’re letting the females choose who they want in their claims? What kind of bullshit is this?”

“This is the kind of bullshit that keeps things like what happened to Layan from happening again.” Jara says, snarling at Gunnar. “She would never have chosen that Alpha for her claim.”

“That Alpha was feral. We all agreed that a*s*sessments should be done closer to the claiming process. Why should females get a say in who catches them?” He snarls right back.

“Being forced into a mate bond that we don’t want, won’t make us more fertile and it won’t make us want to reproduce. It may be easy for you to be a two-pump chump and your part is done. For us, as she-wolves, there is more involved.” Hana jumps in.

“What are you saying, Luna? That if the she-wolves can choose males that they have developed an attachment to, or a liking for, that if they are claimed by that male, they are likely to reproduce more quickly and more frequently?”

“That’s exactly what she’s saying.” Mignon says, standing and looking at Asher. He smiles, nodding at her.

She turns back to the room. “I am already pregnant, and I’m far enough along that we already know I’m having a girl.” There is a collective suction of breath in the room. It’s been years since a she-wolf got pregnant this quickly coming out of a claim.

my claim, he was the one I wanted to catch me.” She says, giving Asher a look I know well. I see it when Jara looks at me, it’s a look

fluke.” Alpha Gunnar says, dismissing her. Asher snarls at him, pulling

before continuing. “Seth and I just found out this morning that I’m carrying his pup. It was the same for me, even though there were more males in my claiming, and there were ones that I would have accepted

a coincidence. It’s because we love our mates, and they love us and treat us well. It opens us to being willing to reproduce and gives us

also be pregnant.” Alpha Conrad says, looking at

rectified.” Antonio says, smirking at his

Luna Jara?” Gunnar says, turning

a week. Even biology takes time, moron.” I say, done with his a*s*shole ways.

every night Alpha, sometimes more than once. The odds of me being pregnant are exceptionally high. So, sit your sorry a*s*s back and shut

back giving him a smug smile of my own. I wasn’t going to tell this room of Alphas about my intimate time with Jara, but if she wants the world to know that she can’t get enough

Mila was mated to Typhon, things didn’t work well. Now, hearing

a vote.” Elder Jason

to four. The only four against the change are Gunnar

the females to choose the claimants in

‘Females will be given a

point of this?” Alpha Quinton asks, looking

in my claiming.” Mignon says, and Asher

Not like you can. It will give our location away

so terrible?” Gunnar asks

wouldn’t want to have your mate so easily captured. However, I guess when we all realize that you have yet to beat out your fellow Alphas to claim a mate, we can understand why you might want to make the claiming process a bit easier for yourself.” Jara