The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 117

The Council Chapter 24. Mason

Mason

“No, it wasn’t on the agenda and today, we do have some important things to discuss. First, without realizing it, both Mason and I absorbed members of Alpha Shawn and Alpha Gunnar’s packs. Not only that, we got their mates and both of them had she- wolf pups.”

Asher whistles. “If they didn’t hate us before, they sure do now.”

“It’s worse. Luke, Jara’s guard at the claiming, indicated that things in Alpha Shawn’s pack are not healthy. And while his mate, Brynn is adjusting here in my pack, there is another she-wolf who has a daughter, one that will be going into the claiming next year, a Gamma. Based on what Brynn told Jara, this Gamma female wants out of their pack and is willing to leave her mate to protect her daughter. I’ll tell you, Brynn is very skittish around my pack members, especially with her daughter, and Melinda is only two.”

“Two? And she’s worried about your unmated males around her?” Antonio asks in disbelief.

“It’s the same for Hana’s guard and his mate. They arrived last week, and while their daughter is a bit older, she’s still a pre-teen. She, Alexis, is terrified to leave her daughter with any of my pack members except my mother.” Seth says.

“They came from Alpha Gunnar’s pack?” Davis asks.

“Yes.”

“How many others are still there?” Quinton asks.

“According to Alexis and Randal, they were the only two, so now

Alpha Gunnar has no she-wolves in his pack.” Seth says.

“Good. It keeps our mates from wanting to go into that snake’s territory.” Antonio growls.

“Agreed.” Zaire says.

“So, we need to decide if we are going to help this she-wolf or not.”

I say.

thinking?” Asher

Alpha Shawn cheated to win his place as Alpha. And

would be interested to know that. He seemed like the only one that had a brain in his head.” Davis remarks.

in Alpha Saul’s pack.”

friendly. I will put the bug in his

of five. He could continue to

would still be good for him

nearly of-age daughter. What are we going to do?”

I’m not thrilled with the idea. There’s no way that Alpha Shawn will allow

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and there is no way he’ll let me into his pack. I won’t allow her

can go.” Zaire

in?” Seth asks, echoing the question in my mind.

I can get Saul and his mate, Tessa to join us. We can make it a pack tour. We can leave Alpha Shawn’s pack and then go to, say,

the way you think, Alpha Zaire.”

If that doesn’t work, we’ll meet

but please, have your mates schedule a Luna call before then. I want to make sure my mate and Saul’s are very clear about their roles and their rights

of how excited my mate will be to

“Hana, too.”

“It’s the first time they’ve ever had a say. The first time that this many Alphas are

that sink in. It’s true, the change that will come is only possible because we are giving our mates the freedom to be the strong, independent

on the agenda

“Typhon.”

Brynn POV

outside the back of the packhouse, watching Melinda run around. Some of the warriors are tentatively playing with her. I know they are worried that I will stop them, and I want to, but I trust Luna Jara and so I’m giving them

pack. Here, they look at Melindal as if she’s a daughter, a niece, a little sister. In Alpha Shawn’s pack, there was a hint of lust, a look of desire as if Melinda would become their mate in the future. If she were sixteen or seventeen, I might have understood it more, but at two years of

began to worry that they might kill Luke, just so they could take me as a mate. I’m thankful that he is the strong warrior that he is and of true Beta blood. No one was ever able to take him down, not even

not in a sick or disgusting way. It’s as if they truly believe that I am special,

bolder since I haven’t stopped their

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