The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 3

Layan’s Return by Cooper (Jara & Mason)

Chapter 43 (Epilogue 1)

Layan

It’s been a year since Elijah claimed me, an amazing, happy year. We’ve spent the time slowly getting to know each other, mentally and physically.

True to his word, Elijah has taken his time, letting me go at my pace when it comes to intimacy. I’ll admit, I had no idea there were so many ways to find pleasure without ever having actual penetration. But he and I explored them all, learning every possible way to make the other come undone.

When the time had finally come and I was ready to try to have him inside me, we had gone very slow. It had hurt.

Not as much as the first time, but I have enough scar tissue that it had hurt to have all of that broken up and stretched. I had cried and Elijah tried to stop several times, but I wanted this. I wanted to have everything with this man, so we pushed through. In the end, he had thrust into me quickly, breaking up some of my scar tissue and after the initial sting and throbbing subsided, Elijah took my body into a whole other world of pleasure.

After that first time, it had gotten easier and every time we were together, the pain was less and less until now, there is only pleasure, and I can’t get enough of my man. He loves it, always willing to oblige me when I tell him I need my dose of Elijah, which is pretty much every day.

come after Jace’s birthday party. They had announced that Brynn was pregnant again and the ache that I felt in that moment nearly brought me to my knees. I told Elijah that night that I wanted

the next day and they ran all sorts of tests on me. Basically, there is no reason I can’t get pregnant or carry a baby to term with proper rest and increased medical monitoring than most women don’t need, but the biggest issue will be delivery. The doctor had asked about s*e*x. I

can’t have a

that is called a caesarean delivery, or C- Section. It would require me to

“No way am I risking losing you, Layan. I only just got you. No!” He had been

if the humans can survive it, so can I.” I looked at

pack doctor in Alpha Seth’s pack worked in the human hospitals for a while and did a rotation in obstetrics. I will get with him and see how comfortable he would be to do

me getting pregnant, no matter what I said. Finally, I convinced him to go with me to Alpha Seth’s pack to

care and rest following the delivery, that he felt confident that I could not only have a pup but would also recover with nothing more than a

wanted a pup as much as I did, so

of all. Neither of us were prepared for the pain that his knot would cause me. I had cried the entire time, having no choice but to wait it out. Elijah had held me, rubbing my back, purring

delivery, so a C- section would be

worked and had been worth

just returning to the packhouse after leaving the pack hospital. I

that it means I’ll probably have to go on bedrest soon, but it doesn’t matter. Against the odds,

his clothes from the day and putting on more casual clothes for this evening, looking as

arms around his neck, pouring all of my love for him

can see the self-satisfied grin on his face. “Something on your mind, my