The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 3

Layan’s Return by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 19

McKenna

I had gone to my room after speaking to Luna Jara about Layan. I can’t believe my mother left me in the dark about so many things. Important things. How am I supposed to be any sort of mate or Luna if I don’t know what’s going on? So, I had called my mother.

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“Hey honey, how are you? How’s the claiming going?” She had asked me.

I was quiet for a moment thinking about what Katerina told me before tears had started falling again. I had forced myself to stop crying before coming inside the house but when I heard my mother’s voice, they had started again.

“McKenna? McKenna, baby, what happened?” My mother’s worried voice came through the line.

“Why didn’t you tell me momma? Why didn’t you tell me about what really happened with Layan and what really was going on in our previous pack? Why did you hide that from me?”

“Oh sweetheart. Who told you?”

“It doesn’t matter. It should have been you that told me, especially about Layan. Mom, I thought she was acting to get attention. Acting! I thought her panic attacks were all a ploy to get more males interested in her. Mom….I feel like a fool.”

“Oh, hun. I’m sorry. I wanted to tell you, wanted to let you know before you left. But after we got here to Alpha Luke’s pack, you’ve been so happy. His pack is so much better than our other pack. The males here are better men. I didn’t want you to be scared going into your claiming. I wanted you to be excited, to enjoy the thrill of the hunt the way it’s supposed to be.”

“But mom, what if I went into this thinking everything would be great and something happened? I would have been completely unprepared. I need to rethink all of the men I’ve already put into my claim.”

heart and your gut. Don’t let what has happened in the past effect your claiming. I

I can’t even finish. It

probably any year since the claiming process started. If you need to speak to those Alphas again to decide that your instinct is correct, do it. But don’t remove them because of your

what they said about dad wanting to share you and

father, I didn’t want you to know that he was thinking such disgusting things. I wouldn’t allow him or anyone

you, mom, for always

need me to come there?

I’ll take your advice. I’ll speak to the Alphas.” I say, thinking of one in particular that I want to talk

Call me

that

our morning meeting, seeing the disappointment in the eyes of many that have been spending time with me, I

I speak with

course, McKenna.” He says and we

haven’t chosen anyone else for your claiming

sure how to ask what

found out about what truly happened to Layan. I didn’t know when

“I think that’s understandable.”

a connection with. That first night, I had so much fun dancing with you. I felt carefree

as well.” I look up at

my mother ran from our previous pack. She didn’t tell me the entire

Alpha claim

him. I feel his finger tucking my hair behind my ear

is that I know all of the Alphas in this year’s claiming very well. They are all great men and great Alphas. Any of them would make a good mate to you or the others in this year’s claim. None of us even feel close to going feral. I know because last year, I wasn’t sure I’d make it