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 is

my nose into the air, sniffing again. There, on the

the scent, trying to find that delicious smell. My mouth waters at it. All I

I lift my head up, listening, not wanting to move. This is a hunt, and I am a stealthy predator. I

catch her scent. I turn, focusing my attention on

go. There, very faint, is her scent. I have her caught in the tree!

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 big g*shes

sense more than

my head, violently as our snarls and growls echo in the surrounding forest. Animals all around us wake suddenly and begin scurrying

back, trying to dislodge me. His paws begin

of fur and flesh, leaving a gaping wound on the wolf’s back. I

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front leg. I feel teeth bite down on my back, tearing my skin and

the side of his neck, my bottom teeth puncturing his

death hold. I just have to wait him out. He continues snapping at me until he becomes too weak. When he collapses at my feet, I hold on to him until I hear his breathing and heart stop. I hold on for just one more moment

howling my dominance over this competitor

up before turning back to the tree. I jump up and realize

fighting to the death,

Elijah POV

get injured. I was hoping that I would be immune to

her. When I finally got to her, she was in a precarious position. The limb she’s on is small and as I watch, I see her wavering with her

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