The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 24 (Jordan)

The bear hits the car, feeling like a freight train hit us, lifting my side of the car off the ground.

The car flips, tumbling down the incline beside the road and landing upside down. From above us, I hear the growl of more than one bear.

“Jordan, are you okay?” Jace asks.

“Yeah, you?” I ask, smelling blood. I’m not sure if it’s his or mine.

“I think so, I bashed my head against the window, but I’m okay,” he says. So, the blood is most likely his.

“We need to get out of this car. I’m not going to take on a group of bears upside down and pinned in,” I say, working to push my door open. “You’re not taking on a group of bears at all, Jordan. That’s a death wish,” he says, but I can hearthem crashing through the brush to get to us. Jace won’t like it, but I’m his Alpha, it’s my job to protect him.

I unhook my seat belt, careful not to let myself fall on my head and I pull myself out of the car.

“Jordan, dammit, wait for me!” Jace says.

and just in time to. There are three of them standing there. All three are huge

were warned to stay away from our lands, wolf. Tell me why I shouldn’t kill you right now,” the leader says, just as Jace leaps over the car, landing beside me, having

We did not come here to fight. We came here to see your Clan Leader, Balor, and speak to him about the problems that you are having with

problem you created?” their leader

think we have a Clan Leader named Balor?” A second bear asks, his voice growly, but before I can answer

if we did, we wouldn’t let filth

snarling and snapping at the

of my paw,” the leader says, extending his claws that are at

say to him

giant of a man begins making his way toward us. He’s the largest man I’ ve ever seen, easily the size of two Alphas. He’s big, but he’s all muscle. “What did you say your name was, little wolf?” he asks me, and I watch as the others step aside deferring to him. ‘Jace, step back, I think this is Balor,’ I say in the mind link. Jace moves back but ensures that he’s still in front of me. The motion does not go unnoticed by

told me of your troubles. Before that, we, the wolves that is, didn’t know that we had a rogue problem. But we do now, and because of you, we were warned of the pending attack on me and my cousin, the only other female Alpha. I’d like to get more information on these rogues, and you should know that our elders are already out hunting forthem. We intend to take them out, but we’d like to know more about them, if

ago. We believe that they were hiding in the

have been killing bears, humans and who knows what else. Those dead humans have caused us a lot of problems. Dead humans mean more humans come traipsing around our forests, interrupting our serene lifestyle,

you,”

“So, you’re the little wolf that all the fuss was about. I can see why.

extends his hand. “I’m Balor, by the

give Jace a low, warning growl of my

yanks me to him, leaning in

smell

him as well. “You smell like