The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 153

The Council Chapter 61 Jara

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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.

shuts with a resounding boom and I turn the lock. No one can get in now unless I unlock the door from

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

Seth.” His voice groggy

attack. Gunnar sent everyone, we’re under attack.” I

I’ve even finished telling

Jara. Are you

in the safe

as soon as we

attack. I’ll alert the others, but I need to

on our way.” He says before

we can’t hear much. Occasionally, there is a thunk as a body is thrown against a wall, but

and Stella 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

tether as one of our pack members dies. Watching, I know that Brynn and Stella can feel it too. Their eyes go wide as we all

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

and realize that it’s finally

I feel a wave of relief pass

turn. “I think Seth and

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

just as I feel the

keening, a horrible, mournful sound that echos around the room. Jace

she’s lost in

and holding him against me as he flails. “No! Momma! Momma!”

in the background, but I’m whispering to Jace,

she lets go, feeling the 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. She would not be

him down. He rushes to Stella, putting her head in his lap, crying. “Wake up, momma. Wake up. It’s okay, I’m here. Momma,

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

I wrap my arms around him, not having any words that will soothe or comfort him. He turns to

hear Mason in the

“I’m here, Mason.”

for you.”

it He’s covered in blood, fur and guts. He

His

open.

head drops as he feels the loss

Council Chapter 62 Mason

Mason

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

mayhem. Our omegas are trained to fight, but this group has more warriors than we do. Elijah and I can take on more than one at

the safe room. I relax just a bit, knowing that no matter what happens, Jara

hate that we are losing even more wolves, but it

path of death behind us

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