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.

Title of the document

“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.”

in the past effect your claiming. I want you to enjoy yourself, have fun

if….” I can’t even finish. It was an Alpha that did those

last year and probably any year since the claiming process started. If you need to speak to those Alphas again to decide that your instinct

said about dad wanting to share you and possibly

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

you, mom, for always looking out for

you too, sweetheart. Do you need me to come there? I will if you

speak to the Alphas.” I say, thinking

Call me

since that call. Today, I needed to

the eyes of many that have been spending time

may I speak

He says and we walk away from the

chosen anyone else for your claiming

to ask what I

Layan. I didn’t know when I arrived here. I’ll admit, it has scared

“I think that’s understandable.”

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

well.” I look up at him and see him watching

mother ran from our previous pack. She didn’t tell me the entire story. I didn’t learn about that until I learned about

of having an Alpha claim you?” He

finger tucking my hair behind my ear before moving to my chin and lifting my

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