The Claiming by Cooper

Mason

She’s magnificent. I already love her fire. To threaten a large group of males, half of us Alphas and Betas takes some grit. She didn’t even flinch, however, I think it probably had the opposite affect that she was going for. Now, most of us want her, some to tame, some to possess and some like me, to stoke her fire.

The Master of Ceremonies really doesn’t know what to do with these two ranked females. They refuse to submit to this process. I love it.

“And a round of applause for Alpha Jara.” The growling and howling are deafening. Yeah, that little stunt might have backfired on you, Jara.

“Before we pull the name of the first contestant, let’s make sure we’ve all heard and agreed to the rules of the competition.”

“Rule #1: Only claimants pulled from the lottery are eligible to claim the identified female. The only exception is for the Alpha female’s claiming.”

“Jara.” I hear a shout behind me. I turn and see Alpha Seth.

“Excuse me?” Beta Michael asks, putting a hand over his eyes and trying to see who spoke out.

“The Alpha female has a name Beta, it’s Jara. She’s a person, not an object.”

“Of course. I meant the only exception is for Alpha Jara’s claiming where everyone who has not claimed a female will be eligible to enter the claimant pool.”

He waits a moment, I guess to see if Seth is going to say anything else before continuing.

“Rule #2: You will all have time to meet the contestant whose

“you will be split into groups of 20 and will be able to spend time with her during your allocated timeframe. During these social gatherings, you may

and I have to wonder if it’s because there are ranked members in the claiming

when the bite mark of the male is set into the marking spot of the neck of the contestant. A bite on any other part of the body will not constitute a

only be made in the same form as the contestant. For instance, if she is in human form, the male can only mark her in human form. If she is in wolf form, the male can only mark

the marking. It is absolutely prohibited for any female to be mated while she is unconscious. If any male attempts to mate the female while she is unconscious, his claim becomes nullified, and he will be removed from this and all future claiming

doesn’t black out? We do have two ranked females this year?” Some asshole behind me asks.

field of your competitors?” I ask, turning to look at

to prove she’s mine and not yours.” He snarls

the claiming field.” Elder Carson says, stepping up to

his lips, like he’s blowing a kiss to Jara and/ or Hana. I turn just in

Alpha?”

“Alpha Terrance, gorgeous.”

Your balls come off second, right after my sister’s murderer.”

drop off his face at Jara’s feral smile. There’s a lot of murmuring after Jara’s statement. No one has ever outwardly called Typhon a murderer. Not until

This sexy female

from this and all future claimings. Anyone who does not agree with all five of these rules is able to leave the claiming now.”

surprisingly, no one moves.

out who our first contestant will be.” A bowl with the names

“Mignon!”