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.

are you thinking?”

in your pack against their will. And that should be enough, except, Luke also told me that Alpha Shawn cheated to win his

know that. He seemed like the only one that had a brain

Saul’s

will put the bug in his ear, so to speak and let him tell Elder Jason that his fellow council members are

knows, but he is one of five. He could continue to be overruled.” Seth

be good for him to know.” Antonio says.

nearly of-age daughter. What are we going

go into the pack. I’m not thrilled with the idea. There’s no way

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be helpful. Not only that, but he’s already unhappy with us, and there is no way he’ll let me into his pack.

and I can go.”

asks, echoing

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,

way you think,

we’ll meet and

a Luna call before then. I want to make sure my mate and Saul’s are very clear about their roles and their rights

thinking of how excited my mate will be to have

“Hana, too.”

time they’ve ever had a say. The first time that this many Alphas

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

other item on the

“Typhon.”

Brynn POV

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 the benefit of the doubt, but still being very

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 age,

were the looks they’d give me. I 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

the pack members look at me as if I’m a treasure, something to be cherished, but not in a sick or disgusting way. It’s as if they truly believe that I am special, that we, as she-wolves, are their salvation.

Melinda play with the warriors who have become bolder since I haven’t stopped their playing, I hear

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