Chapter 32


    The iming by Cooper (Jara & Mason)


    It was hours before Layan finally woke.


    When she did, she looked around and immediately broke into tears. We all moved around her, hugging


    her and letting her know that she’s safe here.


    “Your parents are on their way.” I say, because I don’t know what else to say. I’m angry that 1 couldn’t


    keep her safe, that she and the rest of us are being forced into this entire process.


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    “Will… will you stay with me until they get here?” She asks quietly.


    “I’ll stay here as long as you want me, we all will. iming be damned. That pack of savages can go


    hang for all I care.”


    A ghost of a smile crosses her face before she turns her face away and I see tears dripping from her


    eyes to the pillow.


    “How about, Iy here with you, so you know, even in your sleep, that you’re safe?”


    She turns and looks at me, before nodding. I crawl into the bed beside her.


    “And I cany on your other side, so you’re wrapped in love and protection.” Hana says, crawling into


    her bed on the other side.


    “Come on, Annabel. You can join us too.” I make space between myself and Layan and Annabel crawls


    in between us. I wrap my arm around the two of them and feel Hanay her arm across them, holding


    on to me. We’ve wrapped them in our embrace.


    Layan falls asleep first, then Annabel. Hana looks up at me. “What are they going to do with her?” She


    asks quietly.


    “I don’t know, but 1 have no intention of letting them put her back into the iming territory. She needs


    to go home with her parents.”


    “I’ll stand with you. No matter what it takes, we make sure she goes home.”


    “No matter what it takes.” I say to her.


    Two dayster, we found out what they nned for Layan. She was released from the hospital in the


    morning, and Elder Carson called a meeting in the early afternoon. ording to Mason, he’s been


    reced, but his recement won’t be here until tomorrow. Apparently, he intends to continue acting


    like he’s in charge until they arrive.


    Elder Carson calls Layan to the stage. She gives me a terrified look and Hana and I take one of her


    hands and walk her onto the stage. I turn and nod for Annabel to join us. We will be presenting a


    unified front to these males. They do not get to choose what happens to Layan.


    “We are all aware of what has happened to the Omega Layan. And while these unfortunate events


    have caused a dy in the iming process, the im will go on.”


    Unfortunate events? This man is delusional. An unfortunate event is breaking a leg, not being mauled.


    “Tomorrow morning, Layan will go back into the iming territory.” I hear Layan whimper behind me as


    she breaks down into tears. Annabel rushes to her, holding her as she crumbles to the ground.


    “No.” I say, my voice ringing out over the crowd, causing them all to go silent.


    “Excuse me?” Elder Carson says, turning to me.


    “I said no. Layan is in no condition to go back into the iming territory. She will be allowed to go home


    with her family.” I point to where her parents are standing and only now see that Layan’s father is


    supporting her mother who looks horrified with this announcement.


    “Alpha Jara. You have no jurisdiction here. The iming process…”


    “I. SAID. NO! And I have more authority here than you do, Elder. Believe me when I say, that girl will go


    back into the iming territory over my dead body.” I hear a collective gasp from every male in the


    crowd at my deration.


    “And any of you savage beasts that think you can get to her, will have go through me.” I snarl at them.


    Hanaes to stand next to me. “And, you’ll have to go through me. I’d rather die than let any one of


    you lot im her. None of you deserve her.”


    Sethes to stand in front of the stage where we are standing. “And you’ll have to go through me. I


    believe the omega deserves to go home with her family. Let her heal.”


    “And you’ll have to go through me.” Mason says, making eye contact with me before turning to stand


    beside Seth.


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    “And me.” Alpha Antonioes to stand beside them. One after another, the true ranked members


    come to stand side by side, willing to protect Layan.


    Elder Carson snarls at me. “Fine! We will wait until my recement shows up tomorrow. He can


    decide. Good luck if he decides to put her back into the iming territory.” He says before stomping off.


    I wave Layan’s parents over and her motheres and wraps her arms around her. Layan looks at


    me. “Will they really put me back in there? I can’t, Jara. I can’t…” She breaks down sobbing.


    1 squat down next to her, stroking her hair while her mother tries tofort her. “I was serious, Layan.


    You’re going back in there over my dead body. I won’t allow it, no matter who deres it. Go with your


    parents back to your room. Hana and 1 will be there soon.” I turn and look at Annabel. “Will you…”


    “Of course.” She says and begins walking back with Layan and her mother, her father walking


    protectively behind them, watching the males in the iming.


    I walk up to Seth and Mason. “Thank you, all of you.” I look at the others that stood for Layan. “I


    appreciate all of you standing up for Layan.”


    A chorus of ‘You’re wee, Alpha’ and ‘she deserves to go home’ answer me. They all start to walk


    off and I turn to Seth and Mason. “I really appreciate both of you standing up for her. I’m not sure the


    others would have done it if you hadn’t.”


    “Do me a favor, Jara.” Mason says, taking my hands. “Don’t threaten to fight to the death.”


    I pull my hands out of his. “I meant what I said, Mason. I wasn’t today, nor will I tomorrow, allow them to


    hurt that sweet girl more than she already has been.”


    He takes my hands again, holding them as I try to pull them away again. “I know that. But it won’te


    to that. I won’t allow it either.


    But my stomach felt like it dropped to my feet when you threatened to give your life for her. I know you


    would, but please, know you won’t have to. I will stand for you and her. I swear.


    “Same goes for you, Hana.” Seth says to her.


    “You’re both too important to risk your lives.”


    “Our life isn’t any more valuable than hers.” Hana tells Seth.


    “Agreed.” Seth says, pulling her against him. “I don’t want to see any of you injured or hurt. But I


    definitely don’t want to see any of you dying of fighting to the death either. I’m with Mason, I’ll fight, you


    stay alive. Promise me, Hana?”


    “And you promise me, Jara. Let us fight for her. You be the strong woman you are, but no giving your


    life for Layan or anyone else. Deal?”


    “Mason…”


    He pulls me in for a fierce kiss. “Promise me, Jara.” “Okay, Mason, I promise. If you stand for her, then I


    won’t fight.”