The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 145

The Council Chapter 52 Mason

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I found out from Phillip that he and Seth had taken over handling the funerals for my dead pack members. I also found out that Elder Jason, Councilman Jason now, asked him to keep Typhon’s body so our doctors could run tests and experiments on his blood and tissue. While I hate the idea of that monster’s body even being in my pack lands, I know that we need the data. There is so little of it, that the more we can get, the better.

Davis had offered to run my pack for me, in the interim while Jara was in the hospital and for as long as I needed. I accepted his offer, knowing that I’m in no shape to do anything.

When I had returned from killing the Elders, I had gone to Jara. When she woke, her despair was overwhelming. Feeling it mixed with my own was unbearable. I failed her. I failed both of them. There is nothing that I can say to her, nothing that will make this right.

I stay with her until the doctor gives her another sedative and then I have Nina sit with her while I go back to the packhouse to get a shower and fresh clothes. I have just closed the door to my room when there’s a knock.

I open the door to see Elijah, who might look even worse than I do.

“May I have a word, Alpha?” He asks.

I nod, stepping back and letting him into the room. His eyes are on the floor and his teeth are clenched.

“What’s on your mind, Elijah?”

He turns to face me but doesn’t say anything for a moment.

barely a whisper. “I

you both. I understand if you want to remove me as your Beta. I don’t deserve to be a Beta if I can’t protect

lie, I blamed you for a moment, a brief moment. But I realized, it’s not your fault. It’s

Alpha. Tell me what I

in his voice.

pack lands safe. The others will come for us. I know it. I left a clear message for them and when they do,

begins walking to the door.

“Elijah.”

turning to

get them cleaned up. From what little I’ve heard, Typhon was full of disease. Don’t make me bury you too because you didn’t take care of yourself. That’s an order.” I say, not putting the Alpha command behind it, but knowing

“Yes Alpha.”

peel off my clothes, going to the shower to wash away today’s sorrow before putting on a new set of clothes and heading back

take on today’s sorrow.

Elijah POV

not watching where I’m going. I run right

into Layan.

grab her before she falls. “Oh, Layan, I’m so sorry, are you okay?” I say, looking her over

around

you okay?” I had told her to call me Elijah instead of Beta. I want her to feel comfortable

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