The Claiming by Cooper

chapter 28

“What do you know of the effects of she-wolves on feral-fever?” I ask her.

She frowns. “The effect of she-wolves on feral-fever?” She asks.

Once I explain it to her, I see the lightbulb go on in her head.

“That’s why you’re always touching them?”

“Yes, and if you truly want to take on a leadership role in this pack, which I hope you do, you will need to help me keep our pack members from going feral.”

“Yes, Luna. I’d be happy to.” She says.

“In addition, some changes are coming. I’d like for you to play a role in that. Whether it’s here in our pack, or in the other packs, I think your Beta blood and your willingness to help will be much. needed.” I explain the changes that we’ve made with the council. and the impact we are already having at Alpha Davis’s pack.

“I would need to be mindful of Melinda, but I want to help. If I can, and if it is safe for Melinda, I will help in any way I can.”

I nod. “We’re going to have a meeting in the next day or so. We need to speak to Alpha Luke and Alpha Quinton, but Alpha Quinton. has already requested our presence. He might be a good start for you.”

“As long as Melinda is safe.” She clarifies.

“Of course, and Hana and I were just discussing that no Luna, or in your case, no Beta would go to a pack alone.”

“Okay. Tell me what I need to do.”

After I explain to her about feeling for the darkness in our pack. members, Brynn heads back to the kitchen to oversee dinner preparations.

Again, I’m just about to go get the pregnancy test, when Mason walks in.

“Hello love. How was your day?”

about his conversation with

find time to take the pregnancy

tomorrow.

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Mason

heading back to Alpha Davis’s pack. This time, Seth was going to accompany them. Asher isn’t happy about it, but he feels. better

mate and daughter, so I’m sending him with his mate. They had also gotten Luna Nina, Jara’s mother, to agree to go with her and Jara’s father, Alpha Phillip, is going to. That way, we know that Brynn and Melinda will be safe, and Nina will be able to accurately assess Quinton’s pack. This also give Elijah a chance to see Layan. He was upset to learn how poorly she is doing, and this

I forwarded his request to Jara. She and Hana are in charge of setting up the schedule of visitation

are all scheduled to visit Alpha Shawn this weekend as

until the end of the weekend. In the meantime, it gives me time to begin my hunt for Typhon. Elder Jason will be here next week, and I will be busy digging through the records he brings with him. Elijah found a very

amount of information on the effects of feral-fever but

is that Typhon is suffering from both. I know what the claiming haze feels like, and I know what my pack members have described feral-fever as feeling like. In both. instances, the person is out of control, instinct taking over in the extreme. If Typhon is dealing with both, then

desire to claim your mate, but your are driven to extremes so you can achieve

that he is lost, whether it’s to the claiming

they would

to do our own search. If anyone feels strongly that we should not go after Alpha Typhon and kill him, you are free to stay here. The

later, my entire group of warriors are at the forest line. I look at all of them, proud of

in charge of protecting

swiping my hand through

let him get onto our lands. While Jara, Brynn and Melinda aren’t here right now, we don’t want him to find a place

“Yes, Alpha.”

my voice becomes menacing as I think about Typhon stalking

before they split off and I take my group to the place where we know that Typhon

tracker. See what you

go at it again. We know Typhon’s been here off and on and if we catch a newer trail,

if you can catch a more recent trail.” We

that smells like something is rotten. A couple of times, someone howled,