The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 3

Layan’s Return by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 21

Jara

I’m spending some quiet time with my babies today. I went to the morning meeting and the females have closed out their claimings. Katerina picked her fifty,

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McKenna picked 51 in case one of her claimants catches Katerina and Layan chose 11, one extra in case Alpha Davis catches one of the other females.

The next 24 hours will be more relaxing for me. The males that haven’t been chosen for a claiming will leave the territory, so after tonight, there will only be 112 unmated males left. Katerina, being first, will go into the territory in two days and her 50 claimants will go in the day after that.

Layan ended up choosing some of the omegas from her pack that she works with in the kitchen but surprisingly, she also chose a few warriors from my pack. I asked her about it, and she said that she had heard that one of Mason’s warriors had carried her out of the claiming and brought her to me after her a*s*sault last year.

“His name is Sebastian. When I was in your pack, he came up to me. asking if I was okay and letting me know that he was the one that carried me out. He told me how frightened he’d been that I would die and how happy he was that I had survived. I thought, ‘well, if this guy saw me at my worst, knew to bring me to Jara and is still willing to be in my claiming, he must be a good guy’.” She told me.

“He is a good guy. I didn’t know his name at the time and honestly, I didn’t care. I almost k*illed him and so did Mason.”

“But he still did what was right. A man like that would look after me, never hurt me, don’t you think?” She asks me.

“Yes. I do think a man like that would take care of you Layan. But honestly, you’re not the same person you were a year ago.

She snorts. “Obviously.” She says sadly.

“No, sweetheart, you misunderstand me. I mean that a year ago, you were a sweet, innocent, naive girl that wanted someone to take care of her. Now, you are a sweet, not so innocent or naive girl, that knows how to take care of herself. You’ve grown a lot in the last year Layan. Not everyone could have survived what you did, physically or mentally. But here you are. You are amazing. And if Alpha Davis claims you, you will make an amazing Luna.”

head, looking

“Layan?”

good mate. But Jara, I want Elijah. I want him with

you can

don’t you think he’d be disappointed if I didn’t give him a good

decide to choose him, actually say ‘Elijah, I want you as my mate’ he won’t care if he only took two steps into the territory. He loves you, Layan.

should have to

That’s my girl.

no matter what happens, you and I will remain friends. But selfishly, I hope that Elijah claims you.

and safe in your pack, but I hadn’t considered that I’d be your Beta

spending day after day with me,

I’d have the man I love and my best friend all

I say and we talk for a long time. I nurse the twins and she burps them. It’s obvious to me that she would love to have

love to have my own little one.

that you have

Luna Jara!” I hear someone yelling in

bedroom. “What is it?” She asks. The man walks in looking at me then at Layan, panting as if he just ran a

and

together, before putting

Jaxon up out of the crib and grabs the diaper bag, pulling it over her shoulder and looking like a mother that has years of experience with children. Before the man, I’m guessing he’s a nurse in the hospital has caught his breath, we’re ready and walking out the

Hana are already there. I set my twins in ba*s*sinets that have been set aside for us in a makeshift nursery and walk into the Annabel’s room, leaving Layan with the

up.

watching the babies until one of our mates arrives to take over.” I say and at that

said Alpha Seth is right behind him. How are you?” Layan asks, walking up to

labor. How do you f*uc*king

recognizing the irritation for

ask, looking around and