The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 2

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 58

Elijah

Things are starting to get back to normal. Isabella returned to her pack already and sadly, it’s time for Layan to return as well.

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I had tried everything I could think of to keep her here. But today, she’s leaving, and I don’t know when I’ll get to see her again.

“My pack needs me, Elijah. You know that. I’ll see you soon. Plus, you showed me how to video call you, so I can do that now.”

“It’s not the same.” I say, putting my hands on her hips and gently pulling her toward me. I’ve been testing out the ‘I’m not scared of you’ philosophy by doing little things like this. She never flinches when I touch her. I love that.

“I don’t want you to go.” I say. I’m trying to stay strong, but I feel like my heart is breaking. What if this is the last time I get to hold her in my arms. What if someone else claims her this year.

I look into her sweet, soft eyes. “Can I kiss you, Layan?” I ask her, hoping she’ll say yes, but also prepared for her to say no.

A smile graces her face, and she nods her head.

I hold myself back from pulling her to me and kissing her passionately like I want to. If this is her first kiss, I want to make it memorable, special, something

lips, and they open, letting me tickle them further, gently sliding my tongue into her mouth. Her sweet taste of apricots nearly brings me to my knees. My hand goes into her hair, and I tilt my head to get a better angle. My other hand wraps around her waist,

her as we catch our breath. “I love you,

finger to my

feeling. I pull her to me and hug her tightly. I don’t want her to leave. It takes everything in me

fingers to her lips. Yeah, I

until they turn

me. I move to walk past them, my head down. Mason

in silence for

had to leave.” I

welcome back

nod. “I have to claim her. I have to, Mason. If anyone else….” My

well. I’ve asked Jara to be there for her meeting with the council. They want to wait until it’s closer to the time of the claiming, to give her time to heal and to feel more

least one Alpha. And I’d be surprised if Alpha Luke and Alpha Quinton

like that’s what she wants to. And sometimes, that makes the difference. Look at Hana. She chose

no alliance, there is no working together. It was different for you and me. We were working together

her claiming. She may not. Maybe she chooses only omegas just to give you the edge. You don’t know what it will be like this year. It

I was out of it. I’m ready to

my friend, not my Alpha. “But I need to work. The more I work, the

Alpha Gunnar won’t let this go. We

you need to take care of Jara. I need to know that you will look after her. I trust