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.

hear Jaxon and Alpha Mason beginning to bark 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

know we’re on our way. I lift mine

Taylor has created for her packhouse, I see and smell the rogue Alpha. He’s definitely an Alpha based on his

feral snarl, and leaps forward slamming into the rogue Alpha, knocking him off of Nolan. She takes a protective stance in front of him and while I understand her motive,

male who’s found the female he intends to mate. I have a moment to be thankful that this rogue’s focus is on Taylor, not Jordan, before Nolan’s wolf is on

her teeth, holding him in place. I hear the rogue Alpha howl, calling his pack members to him and I hear the sound of

Nolan shifts, I know that

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

“Jordan.”

Taylor looks back and sees Jordan. Understanding and pain run in rapid succession across her face. Then

“You’re Nolan?”

“Yes. And you are?”

“Taylor.”

furrow. “The cousin who…” he turns looking

running up to us, shifting

going on?” he

and Nolan are mates,” I

not at all awkward,” he

step toward Taylor,

right now,” she

with that rogue Alpha on the loose and after you,” Griffin

Taylor turns in the direction of Griffin’s pack. Nolan moves

what it feels like to have your mate dating your cousin.

head snaps to me. “You?”

I don’t get any more words out before he’s punched

“GRIFFIN!” Jordan shouts.

broke up with your sister a while ago,” I tell him. “Yeah well,” he turns, looking at Nolan,

pack lands until my sister agrees

hear you, Alpha,” he says, before Griffin

you okay?” Jordan asks me, pulling my hand away from my face and flinching. I’m

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