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 in

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

Seth.” His voice groggy with sleep.

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

I’ve even

way, Jara. Are

we’re in the

we’ll be there as soon as we

others, but I need

way.” He says

as a body is thrown against a wall, but

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

of a 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 worry about our mates.

Melinda, encouraging Jace to come over and play as well. She’s right, they may be tired, but the energy and stress in this room is so palpable it feels like you could cut it with

time and realize that it’s finally about the time that Seth

touch Mason’s consciousness again, when I feel a wave of relief pass through him, and I

“I think Seth and his pack

chest. She looks at me and her eyes go

as I feel the tether to Joe

begins keening, a horrible, mournful sound that echos around the room. Jace dashes to her side.

but she’s lost in

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

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

whispers and I watch as 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,

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, please, wake up.” He cries and I feel

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

move to sit beside him. I wrap my arms around him, not having any words that will soothe or comfort him. He turns to me and begins to weep as I rock

Mason in the

“I’m here, Mason.”

for you.”

it He’s covered in blood, fur and

His

open.

his head drops as he feels the loss of

Chapter

Mason

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

do. Elijah and I can take on more than one at a time, but it feels

that all 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

pack 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 bringing this

close together, ripping into wolves as they enter the packhouse. We’re leaving a path of death behind us

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