The Claiming by Cooper

Layan’s Return Chapter 18 Mason

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Mason

Later that week, Seth and Hana arrive with their two little ones in tow. Hana immediately goes to Layan, hugging her tightly.

“I’ve missed you!” She says.

“I can’t believe you’re here. You literally gave birth a few days ago.” Layan says to her.

Hana scoffs at that and I see Seth giving me a pained look. He obviously wanted to wait longer to come here. I just give him a knowing smile. I’m mated to a strong woman too. I get it.

As this year’s females settle into their daily routine of choosing their claimants and participating in their social gatherings, it gives me time to speak with my Gamma Luke, who is running things back at the pack. Since we have quite a few pack members here, there isn’t a lot going on. but the pack still has to be managed and run. In the mornings. I video chat with him and discuss everything that is going on, what I need to handle. or anything that he’s dealing with.

Jara and the other Lunas usually go to the stage in the morning when the females announce any new members in their claims. Jara told me that Layan has invited a few omegas from her pack. I was a bit surprised by that, but Jara told me that she has worked with them in the kitchens and is fairly comfortable around them. Not surprisingly, she hasn’t chosen any more Alphas for her claim.

We’re coming to the end of the first week, when Councilman Phillip comes to see me and Jara.

“Hi Dad.” Jara says, walking up to kiss him. I shake his hand in greeting and ask if he wants to come in.

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“Actually, I’d like it if the two of you would come with me. We have a visitor that would like to speak with the two of you.”

“Who?” Jara asks him.

“Dr. Braxton.”

me as my hackles go up. “Why does he want to meet with us?”

here. Too

at Jara. “We can at least see what he wants.” I tell

look after our pups and we follow her father to the main packhouse. When we arrive. Phillip takes us to his office, the same office that Jason used last year when he

their social events. It really is amazing how different this year feels from last year when tensions were so

into the office, Dr. Braxton stands, extending his hand. “Alpha,

I say, shaking his

me know if you

door.

Dr. Braxton says and we sit, facing him across

table.

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with you both because I’m not sure I was clear

my

higher antibodies than we do, as does Melinda. You were going to test the children of the other recently mated Alphas and Lunas to see if their pups have the same higher level of

that much was clear.”

to talk to us about, doctor?” Jara says, trying to ease

overlooked, Alpha, Luna, is that one of your pups is a male. He also is showing the higher level of antibodies in his system. It’s very possible that he is the

our pups had higher

does that mean?” Jara

glasses up his nose, looking at both of us. “I can’t say for sure yet. But there are some possibilities. First, it’s possible that we, as a species, are evolving. That means, it’s possible in the future, both males and females will have antibodies for both feral-fever and claiming fever. Or it could be that as

understand that you were beginning to feel the effects of

“Yes, that’s correct.”

would assume that you don’t have the antibodies in your system. I’ ve started another round of tests, looking at the males, specifically the older population and my initial findings are very interesting.”

was here, he’d be

from males who may have lost their mate, but were mated for a long time before their mates passed away. In those instances, such as with Councilman Phillip, the males have a low level of antibodies in their system. It’s not enough that I would say they were

who conceivably did have the antibodies, their bodies actually were able to produce enough to

is my current assumption. None of this data will be known for sure for many years. But we know from Alpha Typhon’s tissues samples, that he did not have the antibodies in his

the antibodies, truly are a vaccine to the