The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 3

Layan’s Return by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 5

Elijah

It’s the day of my a*s*sessment. They scheduled us to be a*s*sessed a month before the claiming. The council sent the group of a*s*sessors to each of the packs and because our pack is one of the larger ones, several a*s*sessors were sent to complete our evaluations.

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This year, we have nearly fifty guys going into the claiming. While no one is excited about the a*s*sessment, everyone is excited about the claiming this year. With the no kill order from the council, even omegas have a better chance of claiming one of this year’s females.

Mason had agreed to allow Jara to a*s*sist with the a*s*sessment aftercare, but only with certain parameters. I know he’s worried about her. but the doctor agreed that she could a*s*sist as long as she complied with the conditions which mostly consist of her taking hourly breaks. Since I’m up for a*s*sessment. I can’t help Mason with the aftercare of our pack members, but both Luke and Brynn agreed to help That will take a lot of the pressure off of Jara, which I know gives Mason some peace of mind.

I tell Mason that I want to go on the first day of a*s*sessment. That way. I can help our pack members who are a*s*sessed on the second and third day. But it will also give me a chance to tell Layan that I’ve passed a*s*sessment. As the time comes closer to the claiming, she’s becoming increasingly nervous. She’s told me that she wakes up almost every night now with nightmares I’ve told her she can call me any time, day or night, but she says that her mother and Alpha Davis are there for her and that she is okay

that she has become more attached to her Alpha, but I’m not giving up. We still talk every day and even this morning, she called me to wish me luck and tell me that

told me that she wished she could be here for my a*s*sessment, but her pack is getting a*s*sessed as well and she felt the need to be there to help them. I understand, and I love that she wants to help her pack, but I really miss her. Since I’ve been through a*s*sessment many times before, so I know

to face. But the a*s*sessment takes me into the claiming with Layan. At first, it’s fine. I’m in wolf form chasing her and she’s giving me a good run. But then, it happens. I’m forced to watch as the Alpha from last year’s claim overtakes her in his wolf form, biting her, trying

get him off of Layan. But I have to think. I have to be smart. I need to do something. I can’t stand by and watch him hurt her, but I can’t kill him either. It will eliminate

tear him away from her, putting myself between him and her. He comes in to attack me, trying to get to her. I grab him again, throwing him aside before pushing back against Layan, moving her against a rock face where I know that no one can sneak up behind us. I

stop is if I kill him, but I’m not allowed. I quickly look up, seeing the guards with guns. They are watching the scenario play out. They should have stopped

to take what’s mine. I rip a chunk of fur out of the Alpha in front of me before turning, trying to protect Layan who is watching with fear in her eyes as the

to bring him down. But he’s strong, stronger than I am. I’m forced to watch as the third Alpha shifts. Alpha Davis. I watch as he walks slowly to Layan, crouching down in front of her. My snarls of fury only increase, knowing she might accept him. She turns her head,

shoot out of the virtual reality that the a*s*sessment put me into.

banging on it with a hammer and feeling like I’m about to upend the contents of my stomach. One of the a*s*sessors reaches out to help me out of the room, but I rip away from them. I’m still caught in the image and feelings of Layan accepting Alpha Davis,

vomiting what little I put in my stomach this morning. I’m not sure if the a*s*sessors just know me better or if they are making this year’s a*s*sessment more difficult than the previous ones, but they used the best or worst possible weapon against

and rinsing, my mouth before feeling my way to my bed. My head has gone from feeling like someone is hammering into

can on my way to my bed, falling onto it, unable to do anything else. I close my eyes, pulling a pillow over my eyes and ears to eliminate as much sound and light as possible and I lay there, replaying the

Unlike in previous year’s my headache hasn’t started to ease. But I don’t want Jara to help me. She needs to help our other pack members.

feel a cool hand on my forehead, and I instantly feel the