The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 3

Layan’s Return by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 18

Mason

Later that week, Seth and Hana arrive with their two little ones in tow. Hana immediately goes to Layan, hugging her tightly.

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“I’ve missed you!” She says. “I can’t believe you’re here. You literally gave birth a few days ago.” Layan says to her.

Hana scoffs at that and I see Seth giving me a pained look. He obviously wanted to wait longer to come here. I just give him a knowing smile. I’m mated to a strong woman too. I get it.

As this year’s females settle into their daily routine of choosing their claimants and participating in their social gatherings, it gives me time to speak with my Gamma Luke, who is running things back at the pack. Since we have quite a few pack members here, there isn’t a lot going on. but the pack still has to be managed and run. In the mornings. I video chat with him and discuss everything that is going on, what I need to handle, or anything that he’s dealing with.

Jara and the other Lunas usually go to the stage in the morning when the females announce any new members in their claims. Jara told me that Layan has invited a few omegas from her pack. I was a bit surprised by that, but Jara told me that she has worked with them in the kitchens and is fairly comfortable around them. Not surprisingly, she hasn’t chosen any more Alphas for her claim.

We’re coming to the end of the first week, when Councilman Phillip comes to see me and Jara.

“Hi Dad.” Jara says, walking up to kiss him. I shake his hand in greeting and ask if he wants to come in.

“Actually, I’d like it if the two of you would come with me. We have a visitor that would like to speak with the two of you.”

“Who?” Jara asks him.

“Dr. Braxton.”

feel Jara stiffen beside me as my hackles go up. “Why

bringing him here. Too many pups here and most of you are

at Jara. “We can at least see what he wants.”

her father to the main packhouse. When we arrive. Phillip takes us to his

having their social

office, Dr. Braxton stands, extending his hand. “Alpha, Luna. It’s nice to finally

I say, shaking his

Phillip turns to leave. “I’ll let you talk. Let me know if

Braxton says and we sit,

wanted to meet with you both because I’m not sure I was

the other recently mated Alphas and Lunas to see if their pups have the same higher level of

I’m glad that much

wanted to talk to us about,

level of antibodies than what we found in our testing of the Lunas and other she- wolves. What I think you may have overlooked, Alpha, Luna, is that one of your pups is a male. He also is showing the higher level of antibodies in his system. It’s very possible that he is the first

had missed that part. I had been so concerned about what it meant that our pups had higher antibodies that I’d completely missed the

that

as a species, are evolving. That means, it’s possible in the future, both males

“I’d like to take some blood, Alpha, but I understand that you were beginning to feel the effects

“Yes, that’s correct.”

don’t have the antibodies in your system. I’ve started another round of tests, looking at the males, specifically the

Antonio was here, he’d be pushing him to move along.

been mated for long periods of time, or from males who may have lost their mate, but were mated for a long time before their mates passed away. In those instances, such as with Councilman Phillip, the males have a low level of antibodies in their system. It’s not enough that I would say they were born with

time with their mates who conceivably did have the antibodies, their bodies actually were able to produce enough to