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.”

the bed, putting her hands on either side of my face, her face so close I can

hear and looking past Layan 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 the

the water running.” Layan

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

to

say,

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

friend, I won’t be letting you die, especially when you smell so foul.” Layan says, coming up behind

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. I hadn’t even

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,

are today. I can’t

is this about?” Isabella

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

wonderful idea to me.” Isabella

both have more important things to do than sitting with me watching

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 saying. I

will be the

“I can’t.” I whisper.

raw right now, probably empty, like you 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 Goddess, you will

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

side the entire time.” She says to me

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