The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 3

Layan’s Return by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 38

Mason

Almost everyone leaves the next day. I made arrangements with Davis to get Layan’s things. I’m sure Elijah will want to go with her to collect them.

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“Just let me know once she’s settled and ready to come get her belongings.” He says, his arm wrapped tightly around McKenna’s waist.

“I’ll see you soon, I’m sure, Luna.” McKenna says to Jara.

“Call me Jara, McKenna. You’re one of the Lunas now. We’ll be inviting you to attend our monthly meetings and we’ re having our first annual Luna council meeting this year. That will be in about a month at the same time that the Alphas have their meeting.”

She looks at Davis, almost as if she’s asking his permission. He raises his eyebrow at her, not saying a word.

She blinks, frowns for a moment then turns to Jara, the frown disappearing. “I’d love to. I can’t wait.”

“Good. We’ll be having a call before the in-person meeting to decide on our agenda. Last year it was two days, so we’re expecting the same. This year, however, most of us have young pups, so we’ll need to add in a lot of breaks for nursing and….” Jara’s voice trailing as they walk. She has hooked her arm into McKenna’s and is walking her to the car.

Davis watches them walk away.

“It’s amazing being mated.” He says quietly.

“It really is.” I say.

Davis frowns. “Do you think….”

“What?” I ask turning to him.

He turns to me. “I think we need to talk to Dr. Braxton or maybe Councilman Jason about the possibility that fated mate bonds are still out there. We just haven’t had enough she-wolves to really focus on it. But, after the last two claimings, after feeling the pull to McKenna that I did, and that she felt toward me, almost instantly, I think it’s worthwhile to start looking into that again.”

think you may be right. Plus, now that we’re already adding to the female population, things will change. Not overnight, obviously, but just with the group of mated pairs from last year, we’ve already added seven females to our numbers. That’s just one year. Not that I expect our Lunas to single handedly

able to have pups, too. She’s a good

any concern that a pregnancy will cause Layan to have problems, possibly risking her life, Elijah won’t even consider pups. So, it’ II be a while

amount time.” He

what will change in the next year, the next two years.”

see you soon, McKenna.” Jara says hugging her

hands with him before he gets his mate tucked into his car.

Mason?” She asks as we walk back into the main packhouse. We’re spending the days here so she

doing some work with him via video. What about you, my Luna? It’s weird having all this

too. You’re ‘free time’ just turned into caring for babies.” She

look after my pups.” I tell her. “Is

know when she

office. It’s a couple hours later before she brings the babies in. I take a moment to say goodbye to Nina and Phillip, thanking them for helping with our

give them one more kiss. We say our goodbyes

from Layan yet?” I ask Jara. “Not yet. I’m going to go make some dinner for them and us. Are you good

just as Jordan begins

with a bottle as I sit back down and continue working on the issues that are going

begin to smell the delicious scents of dinner. I look down at Jaxon

her little carrier when she fell back to sleep. “Smells like steak and something sweet. Your mommy is making me hungry.” I tell him while he gums

take this up to Elijah in case Layan wakes up and then

down to see

in a cart of food, setting it up on the table in the room as I come

She sets aside dessert and we eat, enjoying the quiet and our

hands me

this?” I ask

cupcake.” She tells

at the cupcake and then at Jara. “You made a

“I did.”

at the bare, yellow

put the

to something. I crook my finger at her, and when she’s

settled and look at the cupcake