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.”

Alpha conference. And I 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

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

has changed in such a short amount time.” He says, and we

in the next year, the next

soon, McKenna.” Jara says

Davis.” I say shaking hands with him before he gets his mate tucked into

She asks as we walk back into the main packhouse. We’re spending the days here so she can be available when Layan wakes up

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

father are leaving today too. You’re ‘free time’

happy to look after my pups.” I tell her. “Is your

is. I’ll let you know when she drops them

before heading to the office. It’s a couple hours later before she brings the babies in. I take a moment to say goodbye

kiss. We say our goodbyes and

go make some dinner for them

as Jordan

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

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

fell back to sleep. “Smells like steak and something sweet.

just want to take this up to

tell her, looking down to see Jaxon

setting it up on the table in the

sets aside dessert and we eat, enjoying the quiet and our alone time

finish, she hands me the small

I

cupcake.” She tells

cupcake and then at

“I did.”

no icing?” I ask, looking at

the

mate is up to something. I crook my finger at her, and when she’s close enough, I pull her into my lap, her legs

at the cupcake