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,”

“You’re awfully

Jusan,” the fourth bear says to the

and if we had ranks like

you boys destroyed my

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 threat. He

is responsible for the demolition of my car?” Jordan

quit antagonizing my guest,” Balor says to him, then turns to Jordan.

is getting her more and more on Balor’s good side. It’s just enough to let them know she won’t take their

down Jordan’s cheek. I snarl viciously, but Jordan holds out a hand to stop me, not looking away from

it. There’s a lot to be said for a man that knows how to give a woman pleasure until you think you’ve died and gone to

you know that these women have had this intense experience?”

purr, but in Balor, it’s a

to take you for a spin and

intensity with Balor. But either way, I’m glad when he is no longer t*ouching her. “A shame. A pretty little wolf like you, one with an obviously sharp mind

fl*icks a glance in my

certainly not going

back to Jordan. “But I’ll make sure you know where my bed is, in case you

with Jace while I’m here. He’ll keep me warm at night, Balor,

her to say, that I have to fight to keep

just thought you were being possessive of your Alpha, pup. It

face.

told her that he knows we’re not sleeping together.

(Nolan POV)

where everyone would be watching us, I suggested taking our breakfast outside and finding a spot to eat and talk. We ended up

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