The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 286

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 13 (Jace)

It’s late in the evening when I step out back behind the packhouse and see my sister sitting on the patio looking out over the pack pool and the forest.

“Is this seat taken?” I ask Melinda. She’ s nursing Kaiden and I’m assuming that Jonas is upstairs with their other two. “It is if you sit in it,” she says, and I take the seat.

“So, am I getting another niece or another nephew?” I ask her.

“Don’t know yet, it’s too soon. We should find out next week.” I turn and look at her. “I saw dad leave. How was that?”

She shrugs and I smell the salt of her tears. I reach over and lay my hand on her arm.

“It was good to see him,” she says, and I can tell her throat is tight with emotion. She looks down at Kaiden, stroking his head of dark hair. He, like Ryder, is going to look like Jonas.

I stroke her arm, not saying anything. She swipes her face with the back of her hand. “He says mom’s sorry, that she misses me and wants to meet her grandchildren. I just… how do I trust her after what she did? How do I even begin to forgive that? You know?” she says, turning to look at me.

“She kept me from my mate, the father of my children, making us both think that we didn’t want to see the other. Who does that? What kind of person keeps their child away from her mate because you don’t agree with the age difference?”

“I’m probably not the best person to answer that question, Mel,” I say, turning and looking out over the forest.

She’s quiet a moment.

clean and told Jordan

ask how you knew, but you’ve always known things that

Jace. I’m glad you finally

rejected me,” I say and now it’s time for my throat to

bet she did. You DID date

say jokingly,

ever be okay with that, did you?”

was good enough for her,” I say quietly. “Your

how closed off you were after your parents’ death. You tried to shut everyone out, and you did a damn good

but I smile at

in you, Jace, is the same thing I’ve

chest, rubbing and gently tapping on his back until

do, big brother?” she asks, turning to face me, pulling one leg up

be a good

think you have to

before, but I do now. After everything, well, she hasn’t rescinded the rejection and

now we have to add another mate bond to the

you mean?” I ask, more sharply than

me. “I think you

her a moment. “You’re

I’ll

lean down, k*issing the top of my

are you going to

slouching down and resting her head on

give her a chance to see Ryder and Molly

be happy to do it,”

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