The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 3

Layan’s Return by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 4

Jara

Mason asked me to join the next call with the council members. They are going to give us the preliminary results for our blood and saliva samples that we provided for them to test against Alpha Typhon’s tissue.

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Mason sits me in his office chair, putting a pillow behind my back to help support me, before pulling up a separate chair for himself.

We join the video call, saying hello to everyone. While we all want to be at this year’s claiming for Layan, both Hana and Annabel are due right around the time the claiming starts. We haven’t had another Luna meeting to see what their mates said about them coming.

I look at Mason sitting beside me. I’m thankful, as always, for him. He allows me to be who I am and even if he doesn’t agree, there is always a conversation. He never forces me to concede, and he always takes my feelings into consideration.

My thoughts have me reaching over, taking his hand. He looks at me, giving me a questioning look.

“I love you, Mason.” I say in our mind link since we’re on a video call.

“Did I do something in particular to make you say that at this moment?” He asks me.

“You just being the amazing man that you are.” I say, leaning over and kissing him. I’ve gotten lost in my mate, forgetting that we’re on video until I hear a throat clearing and several chuckles.

I pull away, embarra*s*sed. “Sorry. Pregnancy hormones.” I say.

“Don’t have to explain to me.” Asher says, tugging Mignon onto his lap.

me.” Antonio says, nuzzling Annabel who is already in his

Jara.” Seth

to

In order to give you the full results and answer any questions you have,

older gentleman, wearing glasses enter the video screen. I wonder if he wears them to make himself look more distinguished, since, as werewolves, we have advanced eyesight. Or perhaps, because he’s

Councilman Jason said, my name is Braxton. I have studied human biology, veterinary medicine, zoology

aren’t doctors, can you put that in plain

feral- fever over twenty years ago, I’ve been studying

the canine versions of the rabies and distemper viruses, vegan my intensified studies, to see what I could discover about our separate, but

guessing you’re here today

extraordinary. Let me preface, I will need to do more research,

it, doe! What did you find?” Antonio

a complete reversal and eradication

“Eradication?” Davis asks.

matter which female’s sample we used, the virus

silence for a moment. “Our blood kills feral-fever?” I ask. I’m in shock. I knew

blood, Luna, but also your saliva. It appears that you, all of you,

“How?” Hana asks.

of natural evolution to protect our species, or something else entirely. But I would

me. “But, the vaccination, as you call it, isn’t permanent, is it? When my sister died, her pack began to go feral very quickly, almost as if every virus she had pushed off

is dead tissue, I can’t know for sure, but there was another interesting find in my research. The cells I found in some

take in, doctor.” Mason

these are very exciting discoveries.

the next steps.” Jason

line. I would also like to take samples from all

a whole lot more work