The Claiming By Cooper

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 39

Mason

The next few days fly by. Ira stayed in my pack, searching for Typhon. Quinton had agreed that I could bring him with me when we met to attack Alpha Emanuel’s pack.

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It took him several days, but he found another den, a newer one. This one was in a completely different direction but still with a view of our pack lands. It was an old cave, but the smell of something rotten and the rodent carca*s*ses littering the entrance of the cave were a dead giveaway that he’d been there.

“How many other places do you have with a view of your pack lands?” He asked me after we went to see the latest den.

“Too many.” I replied, looking around. My pack lands are in a valley of sorts, nestled up against a mountainside. Anyone that is hiding in the mountains can see our packhouse and pack lands easily.

I’m not thrilled about Jara being away from me this weekend. It’s going to be hard not having her close. She had already asked me about sending Elijah back with her because it had been good for Layan, but now, I’m planning to send him back because I trust him with my mate more than anyone else in our pack. I know every member of our pack would die for her, but next to me, Elijah is the strongest member of our pack.

The alliance had decided to send additional reinforcements to Alpha Luke and Alpha Zaire’s packs. Those packs had the females that were taken from Gunnar’s group of allies. Because we weren’t sure if they knew Brynn was not currently in my pack and because of the continued threat of Typhon and finding the newest den, I didn’t send any reinforcements, instead sending my men to Alpha Davis’s pack, my warriors remaining on high alert.

Emanuel’s pack. We decided to send 50 ahead of the rest of us to stake out the pack lands and see if they could get eyes on any of the she-wolves in the pack. If we could get in and out without killing Emanuel’s pack members, that would

us since Isabella is coming too. He is leaving his Beta, his brother Jared, in charge of the pack. They

worked to create a plan to protect Nina and Isabella when we attack the pack. Alpha Phillip, Nina’s mate, insisted on being part of their guards, and Jonas pushed hard to be one as

only our she-wolves

argument and

pack. We’ve made arrangements for the other she-wolves in our pack, so I’m not worried about Stella and her

I fall into bed, exhausted with all of our planning. Jara is showing the fatigue of pregnancy

before she leaves to go meet Isabella, I crawl into bed behind

“Wanna feel something, Mason?”

a precursor to s*e*x, but her tone is one of

you want me to feel, love?” Okay, so my voice is full of desire. I’m about to spend several days away from my mate again, and I’m already dreading it. In some ways, I’m thankful

stomach. Her stomach that is no longer flat. It’s as if one of those little meat thermometers

up on my elbow, turning Jara over so I

says hi, daddy.” Jara says, watching as I look at her

I lean my head down and kiss her stomach. “Hi, baby

me as I just stare down at the baby bump

love to her, savoring

Typhon POV