The Claiming by Cooper novel Chapter 170

Layan’s Return Chapter 15: Layan

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Layan

I told Mignon that I would watch her babies while she and Alpha Asher went to the council meeting. Katerina is watching Alpha Mason and Jara’ s twins, and we told Annabel that we could watch Ella, her daughter as well. So, we put them all on the floor in the living room together and took turns watching the younger ones while cooking breakfast and feeding the older ones. McKenna came down and helped as well.

“So, who do you think will go in first?” McKenna asks.

Katerina shrugs. “Not sure, but it would make sense that it was Layan.” She looks at me. “You only have to choose 10 males for your claiming and I’m guessing that you already have two picked out.” She says smiling

at me.

“You do?” McKenna asks. I haven’t spent any time with her before now so I’m not sure why she’s surprised.

I nod. “I do, but I also don’t want to go first. I guess it doesn’t matter what we want. they’ll pull our names from a bowl like they did last year ” I say. wiping baby food from Gianna’s mouth.

“Soooo, who are you choosing for your claim?” McKenna asks me.

“Beta Elijah and Alpha Davis.”

“Oh. Alpha Davis is your Alpha isn’t he?” She asks and there is something about the way she asks that has me looking up at her.

“He is.”

“Is he a good Alpha?” She asks.

“He is. He’s been very kind to me this past year.”

“Good. I intend to choose him for my claiming as well.” She turns to

Katerina. “What about you, Kat? Are you going to choose Alpha Jonas for your claim?”

“No, I spoke to him yesterday. I won’t be choosing anyone from my pack.”

That has my head shooting up.

“Are they mean?” I ask, my nerves kicking in.

“Oh no. It’s just….he’s been with my mom, you know? It’s too weird.”

McKenna shrugs. “As long as he will be faithful once we’re mated. I don’t care. It’s practically impossible to find any male that has experience, what with so few females and all.”

“How about you, McKenna? Anyone other than Alpha Davis that you are going to invite?” Katerina asks her.

“Yep. All four Alphas and the two Betas. I’m hoping to be a Luna, but I wouldn’t mind being a Beta female.”

“That’s only six.” I say to her, realizing that she plans to include both Elijah and Alpha Davis into her claiming. Something about Elijah ending up with McKenna doesn’t sit right with me.

“I know. The others I’ll have to talk to and get to know better, but we have two weeks, right? They are giving us two weeks to choose our claimants?” She says, looking between us.