The Claiming By Cooper

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 29

Jara

When I arrive back in Alpha Davis’s pack, I’m glad to see that Layan looks considerably better than she did when we left her last weekend. However, when she walks up to hug me, holding me so tightly that I can barely breathe, I know that it’s only on the surface.

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That’s okay, it’s a start and every small step forward is still a step forward.

I see Elijah watching her as he pulls my bags out of the car, his jaw tense. It’s probably a good thing that he didn’t see her last weekend if her current state is affecting him like this.

“Am I the first one here?” I ask her as she finally pulls away.

“Yes. I heard that Alpha Seth will be joining us this weekend instead of Alpha Asher.” She says. She looks past me, a frown, forming on her face.

“Is that Beta Elijah?” She asks me quietly.

I turn, seeing him ducking his head, smiling that she remembers him. “It is. He’s here as part of my guard duty this weekend. Do you remember him?” I ask her, hoping she has good memories of Elijah.

She nods. “He was kind to me.”

“Yep, he’s a good guy.” I say and sadness fills her features.

I turn her, keeping my arm wrapped around her shoulder, heading inside. “What’s that look for?” I ask, leaning my head on top of hers.

one that nice would want me now. I’m too damaged.” She says and I see a tear drop

pack. He volunteered to come here because he was worried about you. And you

her head, looking over at

your friends are for. But there is nothing wrong with you, Layan. You’re not damaged.” I say, turning

I frown, looking at her stomach. It’s like in one week she went from having a flat stomach

Mignon steps back,

he trusts Alpha Davis now, and he knows that Alpha Seth and Beta Elijah are here. I’ve also promised to

she says it, her phone buzzes. She looks at the screen before picking up the call.

to talk to Asher. “Yep, I just got here. Yep, your girls are safe and sound. I’ll call you tonight. I love you

that Layan is surprised by the level of affection between Mignon and

he’s good to you?”

phone away and walks over to her, taking her hands. “Yes. He is so good to me, and I really do

to do with this information. She’s not there yet, mentally, so I redirect the

I ask her as the three of us

a lot of movie time with the five of us piled on the couches. Now, the four Lunas are taking turns spending time with Alpha Davis and his pack, members as

carry her to my room again, planning to have her sleep with me. Her mother told me that she’d been having

when Hana comes in. “How

say, crawling into bed and sitting with my back against the headboard so I can talk

other side of the bed, tucking

I stroke Layan’s hair. “How are things in Alpha Quinton’s

Quinton is as far into the feral-fever as Alpha Davis, but some of his pack members are. He does have two she-wolves in their childbearing

we need to figure out how to have someone go there periodically to

are close to going feral come to our packs for a month or so, keeping them in close proximity with us until we’ve pushed it out. It won’t have the same lasting effect until those packs have their own Luna to help, but it

they pushed the alliance call off until after this weekend because of what is going on, but if he and Mason think it’s a good idea, they could present it to them. And, if we’ve a*s*sessed their most needy pack members, we could identify the ones

She says, getting up