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.”

a huge deal with our generation, the immunity

was, but we don’t know if that’s what this is. Remember, these rogues haven’ t been part of a pack. The patrols said they only saw males and those males were acting erratically. We’ll have to bring in the scientists to do blood samples. Hopefully, even

right. So, do we need to call the lead scientist? I think it’s the same one from our parents’ generation, right? His daughter is

had a pup, a female, but she would be a couple years younger than me still, so maybe she’ll be involved. We’ll have

I jog up

in Dr. Braxton and his daughter. She’s studying to

“Thanks, Mom.”

make arrangements to increase their own patrols. In addition, several of the previous generation went out hunting for

in quarantine. We make arrangements for them to be able to speak to their loved ones so they know that they aren’t

unhappy about having to be separated from their mates. I had the hospital set up 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

spinning with everything that is going on, what it could mean and trying to decide if I feel

came across her pack and she’s an easier target, or was she always the target? Am I safe or am I still at risk if the opportunity 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 that they know there are two female Alphas,

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

mate. Are she and I so much alike that our mates dated the other person?

get to the packhouse. It’s quiet inside. I

I ignore it. I missed dinner. Again.

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 he was doing here and then I see it, a

a plate full of potato

‘Alpha,

You haven’t left the hospital all night. I know, I checked on you several times. All the visitors are comfortable and have contacted their packs. Everyone

out. Don’t worry about the trip to see the bears, we’ll make it work. I talked to Alpha Jaxon