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.
then snorts. “You’re awfully small to be a ranked member, aren’t
the fourth bear says to
name is Apollo, little Alpha, and if we had ranks like you wolves, I’d be
of you boys destroyed
her. I move, putting
you geriatric fossils is responsible for the demolition of my car?” Jordan
guest,” Balor
more and more on Balor’s good side. It’s just enough to let them know she won’t take their crap, but not so much to be offensive.
cheek. I snarl viciously, but Jordan holds out
knock it. 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 have
begging for more,” he says, and it’s almost a purr, but in Balor, it’s a deeper, resonating sound. “I don’t beg for
get the chance to take
feel that I’m on the verge of shifting and tearing into these bears or if she’s 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
a glance in
don’t force women and I’m certainly not going to strip your Alpha down
“But I’ll make sure you know where my bed is, in case
bed with Jace while I’m here. He’ll keep
unexpected thing for her to say, that I
your
again and looking at her, a smirk on his face. He taps his nose but doesn’t say
basically just told her that he knows we’re not sleeping together. My
(Nolan POV)
morning. Rather than sitting inside where everyone would be watching us, I suggested taking our breakfast outside and finding a spot to eat
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