The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 2

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 49

Jara

My little pup has become very active. I was so excited when I first felt her move inside me. It was wonderful. Ever since Mason could hear her heartbeat, he couldn’t wait to be close to her at night. Now that he can feel her moving around inside me, he’s always touching my stomach, hoping to feel her move. When she’s awake, she never disappoints him.

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Today, after Mason and our large group of warriors leave to help Alpha Davis rebuild, I decide to go with Layan and the kids outside to play. Jace and Melinda are very active and giving them time outside to run around is a great way for them to burn off some of their energy. Since Katerina will be here tomorrow for the weekend, I wanted to spend some time with Layan today to see how she’s feeling about the visit.

I sit and watch Layan chasing the kids around the yard, playing tag and then hide and seek. When she finally comes to sit beside me, I turn to her.

“How are you feeling about tomorrow and this weekend?”

She shrugs. “I don’t want to scare her off. You, Hana, Annabel and Mignon all had good experiences. I know mine wasn’t the norm and I know that you are working to make sure it never happens to anyone again, but….” She trails off, watching the kids playing.

“But?” I prompt her.

“But that wasn’t my experience. If she asks me, I’ll tell her the truth. Things can go bad inside the claiming territory. You know that as well as I do.” She says. “Yes, I do.”

I’m just about to say something else, when the howl of warning goes up. Almost instantly, it is cut off, as if the person was attacked. I’m hoping they are okay but I don’t have time to worry about that.

I jump up as does Layan. “Jace! Melinda!”

to them, picking them up and turning to go

It looks like it has four legs, but they aren’t placed like

“RUN! Get them into

yells, seeing

the creature that is

child in each arm and turns to run, yelling for help as she does. The men and wolves that were heading toward the sound of the howl immediately turn to help her. My guards, having been off to the side, giving me space to relax with Layan, come rushing

as the creature leaps at me, Lewis jumps in front of me, taking the brunt of the hit,

hear someone yell and the creature pins Lewis to the ground, its teeth

and Lewis gets up, standing in front of me. The smell is horrible, worse than anything I’ve ever smelled

it’s just attacking randomly. Its snarls are feral, and I finally realize that this is a feral wolf.

the men to fight the creature, the creature that is also a wolf, but looks

and yanks it away from me. The men following, attacking the intruder as they can. It continues snapping its teeth at everyone. Even

into a safe room.” Lewis says to me, never turning his back on

it?” I ask. “It looks like a

Luna, you need to get up. Are

again. I would never have guessed that

can you stand?” Lewis

and I try to stand. My side hurts, but I

arm around my waist. I wrap my arm protectively around

nowhere for me to go and Typhon slams Lewis into me. I fall to the ground on my back, Lewis on top of me, crushing my

forward again, grabbing the back of Typhon’s leg. I can hear the crunch of bones breaking but Typhon doesn’t seem phased at all by the pain. If

that some of them have been bitten and others have slashes and gashes on their bodies. Even feral, Typhon is an Alpha. He

begin shifting into wolf form coming to attack Typhon from different sides, surrounding him. Lewis is still thrashing on top of me, trying to keep Typhon away from me and I can do nothing but

gets a hold of Typhon again, he latches onto the corner of Lewis’s neck where it connects to his shoulder. Elijah, not realizing, yanks him off

lessens, I feel hot blood begin rushing down