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.”

of my face, her face so close I

carry you to the bathtub, I know that I am.” She says, coming to

running.” Layan says, leaving me with

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

time to get into

I say, really just

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

be letting you die, especially when you smell so foul.” Layan says, coming

feet and Layan begins undressing me. As soon as she’s done, Isabella puts me in the tub. The warm water feels soothing against

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 Isabella

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

I can’t go, I can’t. I begin

night? What is this

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

sounds like a wonderful idea to

both have more important things

my face, turning it to look at her. “You are my friend, Jara. There is nothing more

part will be the funeral.” Layan

“I can’t.” I whisper.

right now, probably empty, like you have nothing to give the pack. But as your friend, I know that if

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

the entire time.” She says to

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