The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 3

Layan’s Return by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 25

Jara

When the meeting with Dr. Braxton ends, I walk over to speak to Brynn. This is the first time she’s sat in and listened to Dr. Braxton’s reports since the first one. It’s a lot to take in, especially when her daughter is part of it.

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“How are you doing?” I ask her.

“Would you think less of me if I told you I’m overwhelmed?” She asks. “I’d think less of you if you weren’t. I think we all are. That was a lot all at once.”

“So, why do you think Melinda has higher than normal antibodies in her system?” She asks me.

“I don’t know Brynn, we can ask Dr. Braxton, but it’s been clear from the beginning that Melinda is pretty special.” I tell her.

She nods and we approach Dr. Braxton as he’s putting his things away.

“Excuse me, Dr. Braxton?” I say, as we walk up.

“Oh yes, Luna Jara. Hello, Gamma Brynn.”

“Doctor, we were wondering if we could ask a question about Melinda.” I say.

He gestures for us to sit, and we do, turning our chairs to face him.

true Beta, is showing the same high levels of

“Well, actually, yes.”

sure. I can hypothesize that it’s because she was born at a time when the antibodies in your blood stream had strengthened enough to be passed to her, it could be that she is just the first to show the signs that

she is.” Brynn

insightful.” He says,

mean?”

not yet four, is that

correct.” Brynn

I heard that during a*s*sessment, she went and sat on the laps of several of your pack members. She inherently knew that they needed her close. But more than that, the a*s*sessments this year were brutal from what I understand. Having her close, might have helped them feel better because she was pushing the feral- fever and claiming haze viruses back after the a*s*sessment process attempted

following

to push the males, forcing them into feral-fever or a claiming haze based on the nature of the virtual reality that they are put into. Even though everyone passed, it doesn’t mean that

daughter instinctively knew that she needed to

you sure that you or your

possible I guess, but it’s

mean look at Jared, Jonas’s brother. He’s a Beta, but he’s Alpha blood, he’s just a second son.” I say to her. “In a few generations,

things, Gamma. It wouldn’t surprise me if she became a Luna one day. Either

“Thank you, doctor.”

begins packing his things again. “Doctor, will you be continuing your research?” I ask

understand what is going on, I’ll need to continue

seeing you around, doc.” I

Elijah here, she and Luke are running everything for us. Now that most of our pack members have been sent home, it’s

fussing, so Mason took her up to your room so she wouldn’t wake the others. Annabel had just gotten Valentina to sleep.” Hana says, from where she’s sitting nursing

open, bouncing him gently until he settles back into sleep. I

my daughter, her legs and arms curled up underneath her, her face over his heart, no doubt listening to the soft thumping of Mason’s heart. He has

outside, not wanting to wake him, but also wanting to take advantage of this quiet moment. I move to the spot where Mason and I once sat listening

much quieter this time, we’ve barely heard any howls or barks. Dad said the gunmen were put into place inside the territory last night, but so far, there hasn’t been any sound of gunshots, so I take that as a