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.

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 of love and adoration. She turns back to the room. “I

fluke.” Alpha Gunnar says, dismissing her.

not.” Hana says standing up. She gives Jara a look of apology 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

but Mignon’s situation isn’t 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 a strong desire to carry our mate’s pups.” She says before returning to her seat, only to be pulled into Seth’s lap. He runs his nose up her

the case, then Annabel should also be pregnant.” Alpha Conrad says, looking

me. A situation that has now been rectified.” Antonio says, smirking

turning his

biology takes time,

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

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

the room looking thoughtful over what they’ve heard and learned from our Lunas. It isn’t something that has been discussed before and obviously in situations where Mila was mated

vote.” Elder

four. The only four against the change are Gunnar and

females to choose the claimants in their lottery will be put

be given a supply of food when entering the

intended Lunas, but what is the point of this?” Alpha Quinton asks,

starved in my claiming.” Mignon says, and Asher pulls

like you can. It will give our location away

terrible?” Gunnar asks sarcastically

mate, one would think that you 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