The Claiming by Cooper

Layan’s Return Chapter 25 Jara

Jara

When the meeting with Dr. Braxton ends, I walk over to speak to Brynn. This is the first time she’s sat in and listened to Dr. Braxton’ s reports since the first one. It’s a lot to take in, especially when her daughter is part of it.

“How are you doing?” I ask her.

“Would you think less of me if I told you I’m overwhelmed?” She asks.

“I’d think less of you if you weren’t. I think we all are. That was a lot all at once.”

“So, why do you think Melinda has higher than normal antibodies in her system?” She asks me.

“I don’t know Brynn, we can ask Dr. Braxton, but it’s been clear from the beginning that Melinda is pretty special.” I tell her.

She nods and we approach Dr. Braxton as he’s putting his things

away.

“Excuse me, Dr. Braxton?” I say, as we walk up.

“Oh yes, Luna Jara. Hello, Gamma Brynn.”

“Doctor, we were wondering if we could ask a question about Melinda.” I say.

He gestures for us to sit, and we do, turning our chairs to face him.

“You want to know why your daughter, a true Beta, is showing the same high levels of antibodies as the Alpha children?” He guesses,

looking at Brynn.

“Well, actually, yes.”

that it’s because she was born at a time when the antibodies in your blood stream had strengthened enough to be passed to her, it could be that she is just the first to show the signs that all children will show going forward, or it could

“She’s quite a charming young lady. Engaging and

she is.” Brynn

says, watching her.

do you mean?” I ask

yet four,

Brynn tells

than that, the assessments this year were brutal from what I understand. Having her close, might have

following you,

of the doc’s and now I’ve become hyper aware of it. He really does do it all

assessments are supposed to push the

put into. Even though everyone passed, it doesn’t mean that they didn’t feel the unease of the virus in their system, pushing forward, trying to take hold. Your daughter seemed to instinctively know that they needed her presence to push the virus away, to help your pack members feel

daughter instinctively knew that she needed to help

you or your mate don’t have Alpha

but

would be possible, I mean look at Jared, Jonas’s brother. He’s a Beta, but he’s Alpha blood, he’s just a second son.” I say to her. “In a few generations, folks may not remember that he descended from an Alpha

for big things, Gamma. It wouldn’t surprise me if she became a Luna one day. Either way,

“Thank you, doctor.”

begins packing his things again. “Doctor, will you be

as researchers, to truly understand what is going on, I’ll need to continue my experiments and

seeing you around,

to the pack. With Mason and Elijah here, she and Luke are running everything for us. Now that most of our pack members have been sent home, it’s a lot of work for the two

in a baby rocker

fussing, so Mason took her up to your room so she wouldn’t wake the others. Annabel

until he settles back into sleep. I walk upstairs

doubt listening to the soft thumping of Mason’s heart.

move to the spot where Mason and I once sat listening to the sounds coming from the claiming

we’ve barely heard any howls or barks. Dad said the gunmen were put into place inside the territory last night,