The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 73

Chapter 73 Mason

Mason

Where is she? Where is she?

I walk back to the trees where I can smell her scent, then to the trees past it where it disappears.

Where is she? Where is she?

Back and forth, back and forth.

She’s got to be somewhere. But her scent ends here.

Back and forth, back and forth.

I look up into the tree for the hundredth time. I can’t see her. Even if it was daylight, I couldn’t see her. How can I find her if there is no sound, no scent?

Where is my mate? Where is she?

When I collapse, exhausted, I lay under the tree. The last one where I can find her scent. Maybe tomorrow, I can find it again. If not, I’ll have to go searching for it somewhere else.

How could she escape me? She can’t. She must be nearby. I’ll stay here. Guard her, guard what’s mine until I can claim her.

I close my eyes, only for them to fly open in what feels like moments. I stand, ready to fight. What did I hear?

growl low in my chest. No one

begin sniffing the ground, lifting my nose into the air, sniffing again. There, on the light breeze is her

to capture the scent, trying to find that delicious smell. My mouth waters at it. All I want to do is sink

a hunt, and I am a stealthy predator. I will hunt my mate. I will run

scent. I turn, focusing my attention on the leaf, sniffing hard. It’s

There, very faint, is her scent. I have

as high as I can, growling in frustration when the tree limbs are too low for me to catch. I still can’t see her, but when I jump,

growling in my frustration, clawing at the tree, leaving

I sense more than hear another wolf stalking

and bite down on his neck as I catch him by surprise. I shake my head, violently as our snarls and growls

his back, trying to dislodge me. His paws begin scratching my underside, slicing

wolf’s back. I leap back and we begin circling each other trying to

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leg. I feel teeth bite down on my back, tearing my skin and sinking into my flesh. I thrash my head, hearing the snap of the leg between my

take the opportunity to grab hold of the side of his neck, my bottom teeth puncturing his throat. I can hear the wolf begin gasping for air, the sound becoming a gurgling sound

continues snapping at me until he becomes too weak. When he collapses at my feet, I hold on to him

air, howling my dominance over

up before turning back to the tree. I jump up and realize that my mate’ s scent is now even more faint than

fighting to

Elijah POV

making sure that he didn’t get injured. I was hoping that I would be immune to the claiming haze, but once he succumbed it became harder

Jara treed, I found a tree that I could climb and slowly made my way to her. When I finally got to her, she was in a precarious position. The limb she’s on

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