The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming By Cooper Chapter 146

The Claiming by Cooper Book 2

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 53

Jara

The doctor released me the day after I woke up. I haven’t spoken unless someone asks me a question. I feel so numb that all I want to do is sleep.

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Mason helps me get up and get dressed. When we step out of the room, the waiting room is full of our pack members. I can feel their need to be close to me, to comfort me and to be comforted by me. But I’m empty. I have nothing to give to them, so rather than saying anything, I walk past them toward the packhouse.

“It’s lunchtime, Jara. Did you want to eat?” Mason asks.

I shake my head and turn toward our bedroom, climbing the stairs, and walking to our room. When I get there, I kick off my shoes and crawl into bed, pulling the blankets over my head.

I don’t know how long I lay there, but I wake to quiet voices talking outside the door.

The door opens. “Layan, just leave her be.”

“I don’t think so, Alpha.”

A moment later, the blankets are ripped off me. “Okay Jara, time to get in the bath. You smell.”

“Leave me alone, Layan.”

her hands on either side of my face, her face so close I can feel her breath. “Not a

enough to carry you to the bathtub,

go get the water running.” Layan says, leaving me with

hair, not saying anything. I can feel the tears welling in my eyes before they begin to spill

right then, time to

say, really just wanting to

hands. “But you’re a Luna. You

coming up behind me.

is carrying me to the bathtub. She sets me on my feet and Layan begins undressing me. As soon as she’s done,

I feel warm water running through my hair. Layan returns with body wash and a washcloth and begins washing

says, not looking up as she washes me, “that after the funerals

funerals are today. I can’t

is this about?” Isabella

of a tradition. When I was… healing, Jara, Hana, Annabel and Mignon all came to visit me. We had pizza, popcorn, sodas and watched movies. It was something we started during the claiming, since there were so many of us this past year and they kept up the tradition. I think

sounds like a wonderful idea to me.” Isabella says

both have more important things to do than sitting with me

face, turning it to look at her. “You are my friend, Jara. There is nothing more important than you right now.” Her eyes are so earnest that I can’t deny that she means what she’s

settled. The harder part will be the funeral.” Layan says, looking at

“I can’t.” I whisper.

give the pack. But as your friend, I know that if you aren’t there to send

feel my lips quiver. I know she’s right, but I don’t

by your side the entire time.”

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