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.

wait for that. That will be so exciting.” We talk until we

Elijah POV

violently and suddenly there is smoke pouring into the room. I jump out of bed, just remembering to grab my phone, before

someone else, but no one is hurting my Luna on my watch. Not only that, but I also know she’s with Layan. I won’t let that

the guards that were on duty pushing into Jara’s room. They are coughing as

Jara, grabbing Layan in the process and pushing the two of them

I worry that I might trigger Layan. It can’t be helped. Protecting Jara and

Jara, doing a quick inventory to make sure she’s

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. Alpha Davis is barking orders at his men, trying to put the

attention. He looks

ladder!” He yells, coming over to look at

everyone okay?”

out of the house. The roof is already caving in

stand at the bottom and make sure you catch

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

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

you. I won’t let anything happen to you.” I look down into her terrified hazel

My heart soars when she nods

of here

into position at the bottom of the ladder. She gets down without an incident, but I can hear things

her by the shoulders and guiding her to the

badly I’m not sure she could get