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.”

we were immune to that.” Jace says. “Wasn’t that like a huge deal with our generation, the immunity to feral fever and the

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 if it is a new strain, they

we need to call the lead scientist? I think it’s the same one from our parents’ generation, right? His daughter is still too young to have

year or so after the last claiming, and they 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 to

Hana are helping people out of the safe rooms. I

daughter. She’s studying

“Thanks, Mom.”

leave Jace to help Elijah make 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 but lost their scent in the rivers and lakes in between pack

We make arrangements for them to be able to speak to their loved ones so they know that they aren’t alone,

understanding, even 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

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

while I’m gone. 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

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,

in my head when I get to the packhouse. It’s quiet inside. I can hear

I

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

pick up the note, and then pull the covering 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 tastes so good. Or maybe I’m just that hungry.

‘Alpha,

several times. All the visitors are comfortable and have contacted their packs. Everyone had dinner

quarantine. 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