The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 2

The Council by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 61

Jara

When the howl goes up that we’re under attack, Mason and I jump out of bed. He’s out the door and shifted before I can follow him. I try to shift but I’m not able to.

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S*hi*t, I know what this means. I’m pregnant! But I can’t focus on that right now. I need to get myself and my baby to safety.

After what happened with Typhon, Mason had a door that leads to a safe room installed on our floor. I rush to the end of the hall, hearing the sounds of crashing and snarling behind me.

“Mason is in the packhouse fighting, any wolves in the packhouse, get to your Alpha. Fight!” I shout through the mind link as I rip open the door. I hear the snarls of Elijah’s wolf and I know he’s jumped into the fight as well.

I move into the stairwell. It’s dark, but I don’t need light to see. I rush down a flight of stairs, before seeing a door open on the stairwell below.

“Go, Jace. Luna Jara will be there momentarily. Help protect our Luna.” I hear Joe say.

“I’m here.” I call, rushing faster down the stairs. “Where’s Stella?” I ask.

“She went to get Brynn and Melinda, she’ll bring them to the safe room. Go!” Joe says before closing the door. I reach over and turn the lock on the door from our side before taking Jace’s hand.

“Come on, Jace, let’s go.”

We continue down the stairs, the sounds of fighting getting louder as we

there is a thunk and the wall beside us shakes as if a wolf was thrown against it. I hear a snarl before I turn in the other direction, following the

the end, a door to the hallway

Melinda and he pushes Brynn and Stella into the hallway

room.” He says, as another body smashes

there?”

they sent everyone.”

the safe room door. As the others filter in, I turn to

numbers are very close. We may have a larger pack, but

if he can send

says, turning to

door shuts with a resounding boom and I turn the

this purpose.

Seth.” His voice groggy

attack. Gunnar sent everyone, we’re under attack.”

our way, Jara. Are

we’re in the safe

there, we’ll be there as soon as

but I need to know you’re safe.”

He says before

a thunk as a body is thrown against a wall, but it’s much more muffled

gently reaching out to Mason, just to feel that he’s okay. His mind isn’t as open as it usually is as he focuses on the

pack members dies. Watching, I know that Brynn

has been going on for a while, when Brynn gets a game off a shelf and begins playing with Melinda, encouraging Jace to come over and play as well. She’s right, they may be tired, but the energy and stress in this room is so

the hundredth time and realize that it’s finally about the time that Seth

to touch Mason’s consciousness again, when I feel a wave of relief pass through him, and I