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?

chest. No one is taking what is

nose into the air,

at it. All I want to do is sink my canines into her

am a stealthy predator. I will hunt my mate. I will run her down

As it passes my face, I catch her scent. I turn, focusing my attention on the leaf, sniffing hard. It’s faint,

against the tree, putting my front paws as high as they will go. There, very faint, is her scent. I have her caught in the tree! Now, how to

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

in my frustration, clawing at the tree, leaving

than hear another wolf stalking

his neck as I catch him by surprise. I shake my

on his back, trying to dislodge me. His paws begin scratching my underside, slicing into my ribs, but I

mouthful of fur and flesh, leaving a gaping wound on the wolf’s back. I leap back and we begin circling

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

his neck, my bottom teeth puncturing his throat. I can hear the wolf begin gasping for air, the sound becoming a gurgling sound the longer I hold him

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

howling my dominance

back up before turning back to the tree. I jump up and realize that my mate’ s

to

Elijah POV

that he didn’t get injured. I was hoping that I would be

When I finally got to

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