The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 3

Layan’s Return by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 2

Jara

Councilman Jason better get his head out of his a*s*s, and he better do it before I have to pee again. He was there, at least after the fact. He should know how traumatic this is for Layan. And he wants her to face the five of them alone? I don’t think so.

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The Luna council had discussed it a couple of weeks ago. We all knew we needed to be here for Layan. We’ve been there for her throughout the last year, and we aren’t going to let her down now. I, especially, won’t let her down. She was there

for me during my darkest time, refusing to let me push her away, so there isn’t anyone that’s going to tell me that I can’t be here to support her.

“Now, Layan. We all know what happened last year. And we all understand that it was terrible for you. We want you to know, first, that we have no intention of letting anything like that happen again.” Gia says.

“How can you ensure that it won’t happen again? We all know that the claiming territory is huge. Even if Layan is in there with only twenty claimants, you won’t know if anything is wrong until it’s too late.” I say, wondering how Gia can say that. She’s been in the claiming, she should know better.

She turns and looks at my father. “In the past, that was true. But this year, not only will we be setting a no-kill policy for the claiming’s, but we’ll also be putting guards in place for each claiming. They will be instructed to not interfere in any way, nor to give any indication of where the female is to any male. However, if it appears that a fight becomes a battle to the death, they will be instructed to step in and shoot tranquilizers into those that are not abiding by the rules. Those claimants will be removed from the claiming territory for the rest of the year.”

He pauses, looking at the others. “In addition, if any of the claimants were territory.”

I’m shocked. Never before has anyone except the female and her claimants been allowed inside the claiming territory.

“These guards, they will be mated males, I’m a*s*suming.” Hana says.

Luna.” Brooks

any of the female’s locations to their own pack members?” Annabel

will be under Alpha command.”

at Layan. “What do

if I want to

tension ramp up behind me. Elijah and Alpha Davis have

at her. “What would you say, Layan, if I told you that every available

would they want me?” She asks

you are strong, you are loving and caring, we know that you helped Luna Jara after the loss of her child, those are the actions of a Luna,

looks down, wringing her hands in her lap. I reach over, covering her hands

then at Hana before turning back to the council.

this room that intend to claim her don’t care about that, other than the lasting effects it

looks behind us before returning his attention to Layan. “Each Alpha was asked that question. And while they would hope that you could have and would want to have children with them, none of them said it would exclude them from entering your claim if you choose

eyes are focused on her, unwavering. He doesn’t care if she can have children. He wants her. She blushes prettily before

many?” She

Layan?” Brooks asks

have to choose? Will

year, considering everything that happened?”

you suggest?”

Luna Council came up with a suggestion, if you weren’t willing to allow Layan to choose her mate. We think that she should be allowed to choose

not enough. That’s not even

not every wolf is eligible for the claiming process, so that number isn’t accurate,

state of our packs, we’re anticipating 300 wolves that will be eligible for the claiming and

hundred? That’s more than last year.” Hana