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!”

them, picking them up and turning to go

most hideous creature I’ve ever seen running straight toward us. It’s black, its fur, if that’s what it has is matted all over its body. It looks like it has four legs, but they aren’t placed like they should be on a four-legged animal. The two in back are too close together and they are too close to what should be its front legs. Whatever it is, it

shove Melinda into Layan’s arms. “RUN! Get them into the

She yells, seeing the

that is still coming

and wolves that were heading toward the sound

me, Lewis jumps in front of me, taking the brunt of the hit, but the force of the creature attacking

and the creature pins Lewis to the ground, its teeth snapping at his

up, standing in front of me. The smell is horrible, worse

and misshapen that it’s just attacking randomly. Its snarls are feral, and I finally realize that this is a feral wolf. I don’t know what’s happened to it to make it so disfigured, but it’s

come racing over, leaping over the men to fight the creature, the creature that is

neck and yanks it away from me. The men following, attacking the intruder as they can. It continues snapping its teeth at everyone. Even when they get a grip on the creature, he pulls away, seemingly

to get you into a safe room.” Lewis says to me,

it?” I ask. “It looks

Luna, you need to get

at the creature again. I would never

you stand?” Lewis asks me again more

My side hurts, but I push myself

wrap my arm protectively

on my back, Lewis on top of me, crushing my stomach as Typhon snaps and snarls at him, trying to get to me. His saliva, which smells like rotten fish, is dripping onto

leg. I can hear the crunch of bones breaking but Typhon doesn’t seem phased at all by the pain. If anything, it seems to drive

bodies. Even feral, Typhon

wolf form coming to attack Typhon from different sides, surrounding him. Lewis is still thrashing on top of me, trying to keep Typhon

his shoulder. Elijah, not realizing, yanks him off Lewis. The force of Typhon’s hold

me lessens, I feel hot blood begin rushing down