The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 289

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 16 (Jace)

After lunch, the Alphas began talking about finding the rogues. Now that it is settled that Jordan and I will go to see the bears, their next plan had to incorporate actually finding the rogues and deciding what to do with them. We’ II know more after we talk to Balor, the clan chief of the bears, but Nolan’s intel was that there were two packs.

“While we’re talking about dividing our Alphas up and sending all of you out to search for rogues, might I inquire about the Beta Trials? We’re only about a month away from the start of the trials at this point. Has anyone considered that we would be at high risk for an attack during those challenges?” Jordan asks.

“That’s a valid point, although, I’m surprised that you’re concerned about them, Alpha, being that you already have a Beta. Do you have a lot of individuals entering the Trials?” Alpha Tarik, Tobias’ brother, asks me.

“I do have several individuals who have entered the Beta Trials, but my Beta heir has also thrown his hat into the Trials. So, you I’ll be looking for a Beta just like the new Alphas,” she says, and I watch as Alpha Mason jerks his head at Elijah, who nods subtly, his l*ips pressed tightly together.

“Why would a Beta, with a guaranteed position in a pack, decide to go into the Beta Trials?” Alpha Aiden asks me. “You’d have to ask him,” Jordan says diplomatically.

Taylor, however, isn’t so diplomatic. “It’ s because you’re a female Alpha, isn’t it?”

“He didn’t… specify, in so many words…” Jordan begins, but Taylor snorts.

“Well, there’s one Beta I won’t have to worry about, he’s now eliminated from my list,” she says.

Alpha Caleb looks like he’s just about to say something, when we hear Jordan’s patrols send up the howl of alarm.

Jordan’s up and moving toward me as the patrol mind links us both.

“Jordan?” Jaxon asks.

We both turn to Taylor. “It’s your pack, Taylor. The rogues are attacking your pack.”

I tell her, following Jordan as we race out of the conference room and to the back door of the packhouse. Almost as one, me, Jordan and Taylor leap and shift, racing to her pack.

orders to increase the patrols of our pack and sending out the message to get the elderly and women with young children into the safe rooms. I’m sure Griffin is doing the same for his pack as well, since they are just as close to Taylor’s pack as ours

the air and howls to let the others know we’re on our way.

soon as we break through the clearing that Taylor has created for her packhouse, I see and smell the rogue Alpha. He’s definitely an Alpha based on his size. He has a wolf on the ground, snapping

but Taylor snarls a feral snarl, and leaps forward slamming into the rogue Alpha, knocking him off of Nolan. She takes a

a moment to be thankful that this rogue’s focus is on

to go after him, but Taylor grabs onto his tail with her teeth, holding him in place. I

that I was right. Taylor is his

he calls Taylor ‘mate’, Jordan jerks beside me. I look at her while Taylor shifts and repeats the word back to Nolan. Then I watch as Jordan shifts, staring at Nolan.

“Jordan.”

Taylor looks back and sees Jordan. Understanding and pain run

“You’re Nolan?”

“Yes. And you are?”

“Taylor.”

brows furrow. “The cousin who…” he turns looking

running up to us,

going on?”

and Nolan are mates,” I

that’s not at

Taylor,

here right now,” she says, turning and

or Jordan’s, Taylor! You can’t be alone with that rogue Alpha on the

as Taylor turns in the direction of Griffin’s pack. Nolan moves to go after

space. I understand what it feels like to have your mate dating your cousin. She

head snaps to

words out before he’s punched me,

“GRIFFIN!” Jordan shouts.

Taylor, but you better get your s*hit together man,” he snarls at me. “I already have. I broke up with your sister a while ago,” I tell him. “Yeah well,” he turns, looking at Nolan, then at Jordan, “this is still

foot on my pack lands until my sister agrees to

hear you, Alpha,” he says, before Griffin

asks me, pulling my hand away from my face and flinching. I’m

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