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!”

and turning to go inside when the scent of rotting flesh hits

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

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

seeing the creature

put myself between the creature that is still coming straight for us and Layan and the

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

taking the brunt of the hit, but the force of the creature attacking pushes it and Lewis into

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

over, ripping the creature off and Lewis gets up, standing in front of me. The smell is

members are trying to surround the creature, but it’s so wild, and misshapen that it’s just attacking randomly. Its snarls are feral, and I finally realize

in wolf form come racing over, leaping over the men to fight the creature, the creature that

intruder as they can. It continues snapping its teeth at everyone. Even when

a safe room.”

I ask. “It looks

Luna, you need to get up.

the creature again. I would never have

can you stand?” Lewis asks me again

know.” I say, and I try to stand. My side hurts, but I push myself to my feet. I stumble, not feeling steady after my

and wraps his arm around my waist. I wrap my arm protectively around my stomach and we begin making

snarling intensify behind me and Lewis turns, releasing me and stepping in front of me just as the creature attacks him again. This time, there’s nowhere for me to go and Typhon slams Lewis into me. I fall to the ground on

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 anything,

been bitten and others have slashes and gashes on their bodies. Even feral, Typhon is an Alpha. He may not be a strong Alpha, but

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

to his shoulder. Elijah, not realizing, yanks him off Lewis. The

feel hot