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.

Title of the document

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.

room. His eyes

on your

turns to face me but doesn’t say anything for

failed you.” He says, his voice barely a whisper. “I failed her. You left me in charge, and I failed you both. I understand if you want to remove me as your Beta. I

long moment. My Beta, my best friend, is blaming himself as much as I’m blaming myself. I put my hand on his shoulder. “This isn’t on you, Elijah. You were there. You 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

do, Alpha. Tell me what I can do.”

a clear message for

Alpha.” He says and

“Elijah.”

stops, turning

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

“Yes Alpha.”

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

Elijah POV

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

falls. “Oh, Layan, I’m so sorry, are

to step around her, but

Elijah 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 when