The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 153

The Council Chapter 61 Jara

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Jara

When the howl goes up that we’re under attack, Mason and I jump out of bed. He’s out the door and shifted before I can follow him. I try to shift

but I’m not able to.

Shit, I know what this means. I’m pregnant! But I can’t focus on that right now. I need to get myself and my baby to safety.

After what happened with Typhon, Mason had a door that leads to a safe room installed on our floor. I rush to the end of the hall, hearing the sounds of crashing and snarling behind me.

“Mason is in the packhouse fighting, any wolves in the packhouse, get to your Alpha. Fight!” I shout through the mind link as I rip open the door. I hear the snarls of Elijah’s wolf and I know he’s jumped into the fight as well.

I move into the stairwell. It’s dark, but I don’t need light to see. I rush down a flight of stairs, before seeing a door open on the stairwell below

“Go, Jace. Luna Jara will be there momentarily. Help protect our Luna.” I hear Joe say.

“I’m here.” I call, rushing faster down the stairs. “Where’s Stella?” I ask.

“She went to get Brynn and Melinda, she’ll bring them to tl safe room. Go!” Joe says before closing the door. I reach over and turn the lock on the door from our side before taking Jace’s hand.

“Come on, Jace, let’s go.”

We continue down the stairs, the sounds of fighting getting louder as we

  1. As we reach the bottom, there is a thunk and the wall beside us shakes as if a wolf was thrown against it. I hear a snarl before I turn in the other direction, following the hallway to the safe room.

Just as we get to the end, a door to the hallway opens and Luke, my guard, steps in.

“Oh, Luna, thank the goddess.” He’s holding Melinda and he pushes Brynn and Stella into the hallway before closing the door behind him.

“Let’s get you all inside the safe room.” He says, as another body smashes against the wall nearby.

“How many are there?” I ask him.

“It looks like they sent everyone.” Luke says.

I use my handprint to open the safe room door. As the others filter in, I turn to Luke. “All of them?”

“Yes, Luna. Our numbers are very close. We may have a larger pack, but many of ours our omegas and they have more fighters.”

“I’ll call Seth, see if he can send help.”

“Stay safe.” He says, turning to leave.

too.” I say before stepping into the safe room. The door shuts with a resounding boom and I turn the lock. No one can get

installed for just this purpose. I dial Seth’s number. He answers on the third ring.

His voice groggy

Gunnar sent everyone, we’re under

before I’ve

way, Jara. Are you

the safe room.”

there, we’ll be there as soon as we can.”

is under attack. I’ll alert the others, but I need to know you’re safe.”

on our way.” He

much. Occasionally, there is a thunk as a body is thrown against a wall, but it’s much more muffled than it

has Jace. I’m pacing, trying to relax. I keep gently reaching out to Mason, just to feel that he’s okay. His mind isn’t as open as it usually is as he focuses on the

dies. Watching, I know that Brynn and Stella can feel it too. Their eyes go wide as we

shelf and begins playing with Melinda, encouraging Jace to come over and play as well. She’s right, they may

check my watch for the hundredth time and realize that it’s finally about the

I feel a wave of relief pass

“I think Seth and his pack have just…”

stop, watching Stella who just grabbed her chest. She looks at me and her eyes go

I feel the tether to Joe snap.

sound that echos around the room. Jace dashes to her side.

screams, but she’s lost in the death of her

him and holding him against me as

in the background, but I’m whispering to Jace, turning him away as his mother falls

moment her tether to me breaks. She may not have chosen Joe as her mate so many years ago, but he has been a good mate to her, and they were happy.

her head in his lap, crying. “Wake up, momma. Wake up. It’s okay, I’m here. Momma, please, wake up.”

at ne, his eyes pleading. “Why won’t she wake up,

any words that will soothe or comfort him. He turns to me and begins

I hear Mason in the

“I’m here, Mason.”

for

the door, unlocking it, just as Mason pulls it He’s covered in blood, fur and guts. He looks at Jace in my arms and then at Stella on the floor,

His

open.

and his head drops as he feels the loss

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Mason

floor of the packhouse, every wolf turns and begins jumping on me. I begin tearing into them, trying to fight my way out. I knew they’d be after me, specifically, and I was right. It’s only a moment or two later that I hear Elijah’s wolf snarling and Gunnar’s wolves start

this group has more warriors than we do. Elijah and I can take on more than one at a time, but it feels like they just keep coming and I still haven’t seen Gunnar,

the she-wolves are in the safe room. I relax just a bit, knowing that no matter what happens, Jara is safe. And I know my mate is smart. She will have called Seth and help will be here within the hour, we just have to survive

members die on the battlefield. I hate that we are losing even more wolves, but it can’t be helped, and Gunnar and his group will die today for

I y close together, ripping into wolves as they enter the packhouse. We’re leaving a path of death behind us as we make our way outside. He and I have always

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