The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 143

The Council Chapter 50: Mason

Mason

“I think we’re almost there, Davis. Another week and you can start moving people back into your packhouse.” I say, looking around at the kitchen that we finished installing today. It looks great.

I’m drinking some water when my phone rings. I look at the caller ID.

“Elijah, what’s up? Everything okay?”

There’s silence on the other end of the line and my heart clenches.

“Elijah.”

“Typhon attacked. Jara was outside with Layan, Melinda and Jace. The guards were nearby but had given Jara space to talk with Layan. He attacked and we took him down, but in the process, he killed Lewis, and….” I feel like the world is coming down around me. I don’t even realize I’ve dropped to my knees until I hear Davis tell everyone to stop working.

“Jara?” I whisper.

“She’s in the hospital, Alpha. I tried to get her here faster. I didn’t realize at first. Lewis died in her arms. I didn’t smell the blood on her. When I did, I raced her here…” I can hear my Beta holding his sobs as he tells me. I want to be angry with him. I want to yell at him for not

protecting my mate. But I know he would have given his life for her and obviously, Lewis did.

“You need to get home, Alpha. You need to get home now.”

“Is she alive?” I’m afraid to know the answer.

“Luna is alive, yes.”

I realize what he’s not telling me. “My pup?” I ask, feeling as though I′ ve gone numb.

down. “I’m so sorry, Alpha.”

say, hanging

drive you.” Davis says, and I

pack hospital and seeing every member of my pack in the waiting room. Everyone is crying. Several of them are still bloody and injured from the

she?” I

way, Alpha.” Someone says and I follow them to a room where Jara is hooked up to all sorts of equipment. I stop in the

be okay?” I

in bed for a couple of days, but she will recover. You will need to wait before trying to have another pup, but it doesn’t appear that any of her organs were damaged. She was just caught underneath Warrior

look at the doctor. I hadn’t gotten

long will she be unconscious?” I ask.

Alpha. But she was too small to save. Luna will be out for the rest of the

kiss her forehead, feeling the burn of tears that I refuse to let fall. I lean down to

soon.”

“I’ll get someone to stay with her.” I

“Alpha?”

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not sure what he sees on my face, but he stops whatever he had planned to say. “Okay.”

step outside and look around. I’m looking for Layan or Stella, but

rush in right at that moment, along with her parents I look at them. “Will you stay with her?”

are you going?” Nina

warned them. I warned them what I would do if they stood

her.”

at me.

his hand before moving to Jara’s room quickly followed by Nina. Seth turns and falls into step beside me Phillip’s hand falls on my shoulder. “Son, where

Elder hunting, dad Seth tells him

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