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.

look at him. “That’s

once over, then snorts. “You’re awfully small to be a ranked

says to the one

we had ranks like you wolves, I’d be Balor’s Gamma,” he

destroyed

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 notices but just smirks as

fossils is responsible for

f*ucking mouth and quit antagonizing my guest,” Balor says to

to let them know she won’t take

cheek. I snarl viciously, but Jordan holds out

There’s a lot to be said for a man that knows how to give a woman pleasure until

how would you know that these women have had

always come begging for more,” he says, and it’s almost a purr, but in Balor, it’s

take you for

reached her own maximum level of 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 and sassy

fl*icks a glance

women and I’m certainly not

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

with Jace while I’m here.

that I have to fight to keep

explains the excessive over-reaction. I just thought you were being possessive of your Alpha, pup. It makes more sense

in, sniffing Jordan again and looking at her, a smirk on his face. He taps his nose but doesn’t say anything as he turns and

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

(Nolan POV)

be watching us, I suggested taking our breakfast outside and finding a spot to eat and talk. We ended up back at the same spot that we were in yesterday, looking out over

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