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.

be so exciting.” We talk until we all drift

Elijah POV

sound. My room and bed begin to shake violently and suddenly there is smoke pouring into the room. I jump out of bed,

don’t know if this is an attack 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 with Layan. I won’t let that

hear the guards that were on duty pushing into Jara’s room. They

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 roof from

I’m standing there, pressed against them, I have a moment to remember that I’m buck n*ake*d, and I worry that I might trigger Layan. It can’t be helped.

a quick inventory to make sure she’s

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. Alpha Davis is barking orders at his men, trying to put the fire out and trying to figure out who is

call, getting his attention. He looks up, realizing we’re trapped

coming over to look

okay?” He

them out of the house. The roof is

the bottom and make

then I turn to Jara. “You’re up next, Luna.” I

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

happen to

me?” My heart soars when she nods her

out of here

ladder back up and Hana’s guard gets into position at the bottom of the ladder.

I say, taking her by the shoulders

Her body is trembling so badly I’m not sure