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.”

drops her head, looking away

“Layan?”

man and I know he’d be a good mate. But Jara, I want Elijah. I want him with

can always choose, right

“But don’t you think he’d be disappointed if

smile at the utter sweetness of this woman. “No. I think that if you 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. He wants

“He should have to work for it, at least a little. I’m not giving

That’s my girl.

remain friends. But selfishly, I hope that Elijah claims you. Then we’ll live together, and you’d be my Beta female.” I tell

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

stuck spending day after day

I’d have the man I

me that she would love to have a pup of her own. I can see the yearning in her

my own little one. Maybe a little boy

child that you have would

hear

it?” She asks. The man walks in

Annabel is in labor and

putting Jordan over my shoulder and patting her back while I look to see what

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

Mignon and 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

up.

to

is right behind him. How are you?” Layan asks, walking up

do you

I ask, recognizing the irritation for what

looking around and not seeing anyone medical in the