The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 2

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 45

Jara

Later, after dinner, we sit and watch a movie. This time, her pack members don’t stay quite so far away, offering to bring us popcorn or refill our drinks. I’m happy to see that Layan doesn’t flinch or cower when they get closer to her. They are all trying to be very careful around her and it seems to be working.

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Elijah and Lewis shift out before we’re done watching the movie, and my night guards come to stand watch over me.

While Layan still sits in between us, she doesn’t fall asleep against me. When the movie ends, she turns to me.

“Would it be okay if I slept with you again? I’m sleeping better, but my best sleep is when you’re here.”

“Absolutely.” I say.

“Am I invited too?” Hana asks.

“Of course.” Layan says, laughing. It’s good to hear her laughing again.

We get ready and crawl into bed. Layan asks us about our pregnancies, and we tell her all the things that we like and don’t like about it.

“Did you hear that Mignon felt her little one move?” Hana asks.

“Already?” I ask.

for that. That will be so exciting.”

Elijah POV

and suddenly there is smoke pouring into the room. I

from Gunnar, Typhon or someone else, but no one is hurting my Luna on my watch. Not only that, but I also know she’s

on duty pushing into Jara’s room. They are coughing as they

of the bedroom when there’s another explosion. The roof starts to collapse around us. I rush to Jara, grabbing Layan in the process and pushing the two of them against the wall, using my body as a shield to keep the

there, pressed against them, I have a moment to remember that I’m buck n*ake*d, and I worry that I might trigger

doing a quick inventory to make sure she’s not

I push both of them in front of me, turning to make sure that Hana’s guards have her safe. When we get to the stairs, I see that they have collapsed. The floor below us is chaos.

I call, getting his attention. He looks

a ladder!” He yells, coming over to look at

okay?”

but I want to get them out of the house. The roof is already caving in

the bottom and make sure you catch

does and then I turn to Jara. “You’re up next, Luna.” I tell her and help

down, the house rumbles again, the floor we’re on, shifting around, part of it collapsing and shaking the ladder loose. Lewis moves and catches Jara before she crashes to the floor. I reach out, pulling Layan against me, holding on to her as I watch Lewis set Jara on her feet. I can feel Layan’s body shaking in her fear and hear the

let anything happen to you.” I

when she

you out of here safely, that’s

position at the bottom of the ladder. She gets down without an

taking her by the

badly I’m