The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 182

Layan’s Retum Chapter 27: Jara

Jara

Even though it’s the middle of the night, we all hear the howl of victory. I rush out of bed and begin getting dressed before turning back to Mason.

“Who do you think caught her?” I whisper so we don’t wake the twins.

He yawns, totally unconcerned. “No telling, but that was definitely an Alpha’s howl, so she’s a Luna now.” He says, rolling back over. “I’ll stay and watch the kids.”

I stare at his back for a moment. “Seriously? You’re not the least bit curious?”

He turns his head just enough to look at me. “You’ll tell me or I’ll find out in a few hours when I get up. Either way, it won’t change the outcome, love, and I need sleep.”

I frown at him before I finish getting dressed and rush out of the room. I’m just closing my door when Hana, Annabel and Mignon come rushing out of their rooms. We smile at each other and race down the stairs and out of the house.

“None of the guys cared to come find out who claimed her?” I ask them.

We all agree that our mates are the most uninquisitive men we’ve ever met.

“Asher even went so far as to say that he didn’t have to be nosey because I’m nosey enough for both of us. Imagine!” Mignon says, offended.

“The nerve of him.” Hana says.

“This isn’t being nosey, this is being curious.” Annabel clarifies.

“Curious and wanting to ensure that Katerina is safe and was claimed properly.” I say.

We all agree that those are our reasons and being nosey has nothing to do with it.

I see that nearly all of the claimants are there, watching to see who brings Katerina out. I notice the Alpha Jonas is front and center. We all know that he and his pack members weren’t invited to Katerina’s claiming, but in

the territory, all of them looking worn and weary.

even saw her.”

caught her scent.”

she was really in there?”

Lunas. We all smile proudly. She gave them a good run, a good hunt.

so quiet in there. They couldn’t find her.”

wonder where she was.” Mignon

Jara was, I’ll bet.”

so long.

and water.” And that’s when it dawns on me. If she was very careful, very stealthy, Katerina could have used the watering hole as her

on top of the cliff.”

of the territory. He also looks exhausted and run

come out

says, watching the forest

to wait and see who claimed

a bottle of water and give it to him, watching as

where I couldn’t find a scent trail. That was one hell of a

thirty minutes before Alpha Davis comes walking out of the territory empty-handed. Hana grabs him a bottle and he sits down next to

it was Luke that caught her?”

an Alpha’s howl to me.” Quinton

standing beside them, watching.

his arms, her long dark hair swinging nearly to the

not sure what to expect after

and I approach, looking at her

caught her. It made marking her a much gentler

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