The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 2

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 52

Mason

I found out from Phillip that he and Seth had taken over handling the funerals for my dead pack members. I also found out that Elder Jason, Councilman Jason now, asked him to keep Typhon’s body so our doctors could run tests and experiments on his blood and tissue. While I hate the idea of that monster’s body even being in my pack lands, I know that we need the data. There is so little of it, that the more we can get, the better.

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Davis had offered to run my pack for me, in the interim while Jara was in the hospital and for as long as I needed. I accepted his offer, knowing that I’m in no shape to do anything.

When I had returned from killing the Elders, I had gone to Jara. When she woke, her despair was overwhelming. Feeling it mixed with my own was unbearable. I failed her. I failed both of them. There is nothing that I can say to her, nothing that will make this right.

I stay with her until the doctor gives her another sedative and then I have Nina sit with her while I go back to the packhouse to get a shower and fresh clothes. I have just closed the door to my room when there’s a knock.

I open the door to see Elijah, who might look even worse than I do.

“May I have a word, Alpha?” He asks.

him into the room. His eyes

on your

to face me but doesn’t say anything

you both. I understand if you want to remove me

fought and killed Typhon. I won’t lie, I blamed you for a moment, a brief moment. But I realized, it’s not your fault. It’s mine. I didn’t find him, I didn’t hunt him down like I should have and now, my daughter is dead because of it. My mate will barely look at me because of it.” I say, turning

Alpha. Tell me what I

The others will come for us. I know it. I left a clear message for them and when they do, I

says and begins walking to

“Elijah.”

turning to

can still smell the open wounds on you. Get to the hospital and get them cleaned up. From what little I’ve heard, Typhon was full of disease. Don’t make me bury you too because you didn’t take care of yourself. That’s an order.” I say, not

“Yes Alpha.”

to the shower to wash away today’s sorrow before putting on a new set of clothes and heading back to

Elijah POV

I leave Mason’s room, I’m not watching where I’m going.

“Oh, Layan, I’m so sorry, are you okay?” I say,

I see she isn’t hurt, I move to step around her, but her

is, are you okay?” I had told her to call me Elijah instead of Beta. I want her to feel comfortable with me. I have to admit, even now, I love the way my name sounds