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.”

bed, putting her hands on either side of my face, her face so

to the bathtub, I know that I am.” She says, coming to sit on

the water running.”

anything. I can feel the tears welling in my eyes before they begin to spill over.

to get into

say, really just

in her hands. “But you’re a Luna. You don’t get to wither

especially when you smell so foul.” Layan says, coming up behind me. I guess I still have some of the blood and

Isabella has scooped me up and is carrying me to the bathtub. She sets me on my feet and Layan begins undressing me. As soon as she’s done, Isabella puts me in the tub. The warm water feels soothing against my sore body.

there and, in a moment, I feel warm water running through my hair. Layan returns with body wash and a washcloth and begins washing my body while

Layan says, not looking up as she washes me, “that after the funerals tonight, we will need a movie

today. I can’t go,

night? What is

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

a wonderful idea to me.” Isabella says

my head. “I’m sure you both have more important things to do than sitting with me watching movies.” I say to

to my 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

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

“I can’t.” I whisper.

now, probably empty, like you have nothing to give the pack. But

right, but I don’t know

your side the entire time.” She says to me

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