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

see Isabella. “If Layan isn’t strong enough to carry you to the bathtub, I

water running.” Layan says, leaving me with

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

time to get

I say, really

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

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

begins undressing me. As soon as she’s done, Isabella puts me in the tub. The warm water

lay 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 Isabella

me, “that after the funerals tonight, we

today. I can’t go, I can’t.

is this about?” Isabella

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 we should continue

idea to me.” Isabella

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

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

harder part will be the funeral.”

“I can’t.” I whisper.

know you are feeling 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

but I don’t

will be by your side the entire time.”

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