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

and those males 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 a vaccine for it. The whole issue of feral fever in males was because of the limited female population. Or, at least, that’s what I remember my parents telling

it’s the same one from our parents’ generation, right? His daughter is still too young to have taken

I understand he found his mate a year or so after the last claiming, and they had a pup, a female, but she would be

I jog up to

She’s studying to be a doctor and will most likely follow in her father’s footsteps, so I guess it’s good

“Thanks, Mom.”

sure everyone is set up for the afternoon, having a place to work and some privacy to call their packs and make arrangements to increase their own patrols. In addition, several of the previous generation went out hunting for the rogues

members that 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

though they are 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

what it could mean and trying to decide if

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

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.

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

the packhouse. It’s quiet inside. I can hear murmurings around the packhouse, but in general, it’s so late

rumbles, but I ignore it. I missed

He’s been in my room. I look around,

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 tastes so good. Or maybe I’m just that

‘Alpha,

know you didn’t eat tonight. 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

The scientists will be here tomorrow, and we’ll figure it out. Don’t worry about the trip to see the bears, we’ll make it work. I talked to Alpha Jaxon tonight and he is ready to rejoin our pack for the time he’s