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.”

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 repopulate our species. But, who knows,

hope she will be able to have pups, too. She’s a good person. She

is any concern that a pregnancy will cause Layan to have problems, possibly risking her life, Elijah won’t

amount time.” He says, and we begin

the next year, the next two years.”

McKenna.” Jara says hugging her

say shaking hands with him before he gets his mate tucked into his car. We wave to them as

into the main packhouse. We’re spending the days here so she can

some work with him via video. What about

father are leaving today too. You’re ‘free time’ just turned into caring

tell her. “Is your

let you know when she

babies in. I take a moment to say goodbye to Nina and Phillip, thanking them

more kiss. We say our goodbyes and

to go make

say, just as Jordan begins fussing. “And

her against my chest with a bottle as I sit back down

scents of dinner. I

back to sleep. “Smells like steak and something sweet. Your mommy is making me hungry.” I

her head into the office. “All good? I just want to take this up to Elijah in case Layan wakes up and

time.” I tell her, looking down to see Jaxon is

setting it up on the table in

delicious.” I tell her. She sets aside dessert and we eat, enjoying the quiet and our alone time after so long being

we finish, she hands me the small

I

cupcake.” She tells

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

“I did.”

at the bare, yellow cake on

put the

her, and when she’s close enough, I pull her into my lap, her legs straddling

get her settled and look at the cupcake again, picking it up and setting