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.

announced that Brynn was pregnant again and the ache that I felt in that moment nearly brought me to my knees. I

the biggest issue will be delivery. The doctor had asked about s*e*x. I told him that it had hurt at first but was better now. He indicated that having a natural delivery would be even harder for me, and that if the scar tissue didn’t give, we could risk the baby getting stuck in the birthing canal,

you’re saying that Layan can’t have a baby?” Elijah

C- Section. It would require me to numb your spinal column and then remove your child from your stomach,

my mate!” Elijah had exclaimed. He had looked at me. “No way am I

it, so can I.” I looked at the doctor.

I know someone that does. The 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

Elijah and I had argued. He was terrified of losing me and wouldn’t even hear of me getting pregnant, no matter what I said. Finally, I convinced him to go with me to Alpha Seth’s

us that the procedure was very common amongst the humans and with the proper 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

much as I did, so I understood

pregnant is for the male to knot her. And that ended up presenting the biggest issue 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 to me and cooing to me, trying everything possible to help me relax and relieve the pain. In the end, I had torn and bled and Elijah had raced me to the pack hospital as soon as his

during delivery, so a C- section would be our only choice. After that, Elijah refused to knot me again, telling me that he would never knowingly hurt

had worked and had

just returning to the packhouse after leaving the pack

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

of his clothes from the day and putting on more casual clothes

wondering where you’d gotten off to.” He says, coming over to kiss me. I wrap my arms around his neck, pouring all of my

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