The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 146

The Chapter 53 Jara

Jara

The doctor released me the day after I woke up. I haven’t spoken unless someone asks me a question. I feel so numb that all I want to do is sleep.

Mason helps me get up and get dressed. When we step out of the room, the waiting room is full of our pack members. I can feel their need to be close to me, to comfort me and to be comforted by me. But I’m empty. I have nothing to give to them, so rather than saying anything, I walk past them toward the packhouse.

“It’s lunchtime, Jara. Did you want to eat?” Mason asks.

I shake my head and turn toward our bedroom, climbing the stairs, and walking to our room. When I get there, I kick off my shoes and crawl into bed, pulling the blankets over my head.

I don’t know how long I lay there, but I wake to quiet voices talking outside the door.

The door opens. “Layan, just leave her be.”

“I don’t think so, Alpha.”

A moment later, the blankets are ripped off me. “Okay Jara, time to get in the bath. You smell.”

“Leave me alone, Layan.”

She leans over me in the bed, putting her hands on either side of my face, her face so close I can feel her breath. “Not a chance.”

“I agree.” I hear and looking past Layan I see Isabella. “If Layan isn’t strong enough to carry you to the bathtub, I know that I am.” She says, coming to sit on the other side of the tub.

“I’ll go get the water running.” Layan says, leaving me with Isabella.

not saying anything. I can feel the tears welling in my eyes before they begin to spill over. She lets me cry,

then, time to get into the

don’t want to.” I say, really just wanting

“But you’re a Luna. You don’t get to wither away and die.”

Layan says, coming up behind me. I guess I still have some of the blood and saliva

begins undressing me. As soon as

water running through my hair. Layan returns with body wash and a washcloth and begins

Layan says, not looking up as she washes me, “that after the

The funerals are today. I can’t go, I can’t. I begin to

this about?” Isabella

and Mignon all came to visit me. We had pizza, popcorn, sodas and watched movies.

and they kept up the

idea to me.” Isabella

sure you both have more important things to do than sitting with me watching

my friend, Jara. There is nothing more important than you right now.” Her eyes are

be the funeral.” Layan

can’t.” I

But as your friend, I know that if you aren’t there to send Lewis off to the Moon Goddess, you will never forgive yourself.”

she’s right, but I don’t know how I can ever

the entire time.”

you are not required to always be the strong one. Let us be your strength right now. We will support you and hold you up for as long as you need us.” She

you.” I say.

done, they help me out of

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