The Claiming by Cooper Book 4
The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)
Chapter 25 (Jace)
I already don’t like this bear. Well, I don’ t like any of them. Their welcome has been less than warm.
Jordan moves to take her bag off my shoulder.
“I’ve got it,” I tell her.
“Do you need help, pup? I can carry those for you?” one of the bears asks. ‘Jace, please. I know they’re on your last nerve already, but we’re here to make alliances. To do that, we need to be friendly,’ Jordan says in my head.
‘Tell that to our car, Jordan,’ I say, but slap a smile on my face and look at the bear.
“I’m good thanks, Pops,” I say. It worked for Jordan and Balor, maybe it’ II work for me and this guy.
“Don’t call me that,” he grumbles and shoulder slams me as he walks past me. Goddess almighty, my shoulder feels like he nearly dislocated it.
“You know our names, what are your names?” Jordan asks.
“My name’s Darryl, sweetheart. I’m Balor’s second in command,” one of the bears says to Jordan. I try to hold back the growl at him calling her sweetheart, but it doesn’t quite work. I swear I see him look at Balor who smirks back at him. They’re enjoying this.
“Darryl, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Alpha Jordan, as you’ve no doubt heard, and this is my Gamma, Jace,” she says introducing me.
“Gamma? Isn’t that like, third in command?” the shoulder-smacker bear asks.
him. “That’s right,”
awfully small to be a ranked member,
the pup be, Jusan,” the fourth bear says to the one who truly is on my last
and if we had ranks like you wolves, I’d be
you boys destroyed my car?” she
want to be careful who you’re calling a boy, little wolf. All of us are older than you,” Jusan warns her. I move, putting myself between him and her, not liking his
which one of you geriatric fossils is responsible for the demolition
shut your f*ucking mouth and quit antagonizing my guest,” Balor says
enough to let them know she won’t take their crap, but not so much to
down Jordan’s cheek. I snarl viciously, but Jordan holds out a hand to stop
There’s a lot to be said for a man that knows how to give a woman pleasure until you
how would you know that these women
says, and it’s almost a purr, but in Balor, it’s a deeper, resonating
wolf. I do hope that I get the chance to take you for a spin and show you
level of intensity with Balor. But either
fl*icks a glance in my
I’m certainly not going to strip
“But I’ll make sure you know where my bed is,
Jace while I’m here. He’ll
for her to say, that I have to fight to keep my
over-reaction. I just thought you were being possessive of your Alpha, pup.
looking at her, a smirk on his face. He taps his
we’re not sleeping together. My scent is on her, but not like
(Nolan POV)
and finding a spot to eat and talk.
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