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.”

leans over me in the bed, putting her hands on either side of my face, her face so close I can feel her breath. “Not a

I see Isabella. “If Layan isn’t strong enough to carry you to the bathtub, I know that I am.” She says, coming to sit on the other side of

go get the water running.” Layan

my hair, not saying anything. I can feel the tears welling in my eyes before they begin to spill over. She lets me cry, stroking my hair until Layan comes

time to get into

don’t want to.” I say, really just wanting to

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

coming up behind me. I guess I still have some of the blood and saliva from

know what’s happening, 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

feel warm water running through my hair. Layan returns with body wash and a

me, “that after the funerals tonight,

The funerals are today. I can’t go, I can’t.

night? What is this about?” Isabella

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

a wonderful idea to me.” Isabella says

important things to do than sitting with me watching movies.” I say to

nothing more important than you right now.” Her eyes are so earnest that I can’t deny that she means what she’s

be the funeral.” Layan says, looking

“I can’t.” I whisper.

have nothing to give the pack. But as your friend, I know that if you aren’t there to send Lewis off to the Moon

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

side the entire time.” She

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