The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 279

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 06 (Jordan)

After leaving Jace, I went back inside the packhouse and called Griffin. He was understandably worried about his sister, and I felt a little better knowing that he and Elijah were joining Jace in meeting up with Taylor.

Then I left a message for each of my siblings. With them being in their pack lands, they don’t have easy access to their phones, but I wanted to make sure that they were being careful.

I have just finished my last call when there’s a knock at the door. I look up and see Carter.

“Come in,” I say, already knowing what’ s coming, thanks to Jace.

“Hey, Alpha. I wanted to speak with you.”

“Have a seat,” I say, not bothering to get up and go around my desk to sit with him, like I normally do. If he’s going to disrespect me by renouncing his position in this pack and me as his Alpha, then he can do it with me acting like an Alpha rather than his friend.

I can tell he’s surprised by my attitude, but truthfully, I have more important things to worry about right now than Carter’s ego.

“So, I wanted to let you know that I’ve entered the Beta Trials.”

I look at him, long enough for him to start squirming.

“Any particular reason that you don’t want to be my Beta? Beta to this pack that you were born into?” I ask and there is nothing warm about my tone. “I just… I’d like an opportunity to see what other packs might be available to me.”

“Packs with a male Alpha?” I ask, getting to the point since he doesn’t seem to want to.

“Well, yes.”

I nod, looking down at the work in front of me. “I wish you luck. Both in the Beta Trials and in telling your parents. They aren’t going to be happy about it.”

once I’ve earned my position,” he says, as if that will make it

that isn’t theirs? When you already had a position here, by

just terrible at making up excuses, but either way,

so others trying out for Beta positions know that I

he says and stands, just as my door slams open and Elijah walks

me. I shake my head and I watch as a look of

With me,” Elijah growls as Jace comes

“Dad…”

a ranked member or future ranked member of this pack,” he growls. He

shortly to discuss the other

issue?” Carter asks, looking from Elijah to

longer your concern,” Elijah says to him, before pointing

head and walks

go before turning to me. “I’ve left a list of the Betas who had signed up as of earlier today.

aren’t old enough to have found them yet. I thought those candidates, in particular, might

check on the patrols and the schedule for them now, just to make sure that Carter wasn’t slacking while

need to add Taylor’s pack lands into our rotation. If you want to bring the schedule in here, we can work on it

“I’d like that. And just so you know, Alpha Griffin and Alpha Seth arrived at Taylor’s pack lands before I left. I’m not sure what will happen going forward,

“Alpha Jordan,” I answer.

is Councilman Jason. I understand we have a problem

“Yes, Councilman.”

the fighter, Nolan,

here until you and

We’ll be

need a room to stay

on your hospitality, if you don’t mind,” he says as Jace walks back in. I motion for him to close the door and join me as I

impose on me, Councilman,” I ask,

and

to shed some light on how these rogues could have not only survived, but also procreated. We’ve not had a situation with hybrids in a long time. I have some books on the subject, but I’ll tell you now, Alpha Jordan, you need to be very careful. I’ll be giving the same warning to Alpha Taylor since it appears the threat is to a female Alpha. But, in the past, werewolf-human hybrids were unstable. The two coming together and producing an

“Is that why it’s against our laws to

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