The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 17 (Jordan)

After checking on my patrols and sending the ones with bites and scratches to the pack hospital, I send a mind link to my father letting him know the rogues were taken care of. I’ll need to reconnect Jaxon to my pack before I leave so he can use the mind link. ‘Griffin is sending more patrols to watch over Taylor’s land,’ my father tells me.

‘Good, because several of my patrols were injured and isn’t there some concern for them being bitten or scratched by someone with feral fever?’ I ask him.

‘The wolves had feral fever?’ he asks, concern evident in his voice.

‘According to my patrols, they weren’t normal wolves dad.’

‘I’ll get Councilman Jason and head over to the pack hospital to see what they doctors are saying. I’m guessing we’ll need to put your patrols into quarantine for the time being, honey. I’ m sorry, but it’s probably the only way to be safe.’

‘I understand, Dad. Their mates and pups may not, but I do,’ I say, closing the mind link and sighing.

“That’s the third time you’ve sighed in the last two minutes, Jordan. What’s up?” Jace asks me as we hear Griffin’s patrols heading our way.

“Dad says our patrols that were bitten or scratched will have to go into quarantine until we know for sure that those wolves didn’t have feral-fever.”

says. “Wasn’t that like a huge deal

were acting erratically. We’ll have to bring in the scientists to do blood samples. Hopefully, even if it is a new strain, they will be able to come up with

think it’s the same one from our

and they had a pup, a female, but she would be a couple years younger than me still,

we get back to the packhouse, my mom and Aunt Hana are helping people out of the safe rooms. I jog up to my

Dr. Braxton and his daughter. She’s studying to be a doctor and will most likely follow in her father’s

“Thanks, Mom.”

is set up for the afternoon, having a place to work and some privacy to call their packs and make arrangements to increase

have to be quarantined. I spend the rest of the afternoon and evening speaking with mates and family members, explaining what happened and why their loved ones are in quarantine. We make arrangements for them to be able to speak to their loved ones so they know that they aren’t alone, and I also went around to each of them, letting them know that Jace, Elijah and I will be by every day that they are in quarantine

a kid’s area where the pups could play while parents talked and had them also set up spaces for the pup-less mates to stay in the hospital if they wanted to be

the time that is done, it’s late. I head back to the packhouse, my head spinning with everything that is going on, what it could mean and trying to decide if I

presents itself for this rogue Alpha to capture me. And what about the other rogue pack? What is that Alpha doing? Is he also on the prowl? Now

I now have a group in quarantine and the pack is on edge, waiting to see if we’re going to be attacked by rogues. The news of the quarantine will have gone around the pack already, making them even more nervous. Should I change my plans about going to meet with the bears? I feel like it’s important to get the information, and something inside me

of course, there’s Nolan. I have no idea what it means that he is Taylor’s mate. Are she and I so much alike that our mates dated the other person? She and I have never been close. She was always much more competitive than I was, always acting like she had to prove herself, which I guess

get to the packhouse. It’s quiet inside. I can hear murmurings around the packhouse, but in general,

but I ignore it. I missed dinner. Again. Oh well,

my way to my room. As soon as I open the door, I can smell Jace’s scent of honey roasted almonds. He’s been in my room. I look around, wondering what

off the food. Two wraps, one turkey and ham and the other roast beef, with a plate full of potato chips. I grab a wrap, taking a bite and nearly moaning out loud it

‘Alpha,

I checked on you several times. All the visitors are comfortable and have

the trip to see the bears, we’ll