The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 26 (Jordan)

Jace is letting these bears get under his skin and they’re enjoying taunting him. They found his b*utton almost instantly and they just keep pushing it. Me.

Except, I’m not playing along. I hadn’t intended to say that I’d be sleeping with Jace, but I was hoping it would let Balor know that I wasn’t interested.

Instead, he caught me in my lie and he made sure that I knew it.

Overall, though, I like the bears. Darryl and Apollo have more restraint than Jusan, but if I’m right, they have some years on him too. I wonder if he’s a younger brother of one of them. I turn, looking at all of them and when I turn back, Balor is looking at me.

“Something on your mind, little wolf?” he asks me.

“Yes, big bear, I was wondering which one of you is Jusan’s big brother,” I say, taking a risk. But the moment I say it, I know I’m right. Balor barks another one of those belly laughs.

“Damn, little wolf. Are all Alphas as smart as you?” he asks me.

“That’s a matter of opinion, I guess,” I say.

“Whose brother do you think he is?” Darryl asks me.

I look at all of them, but now they are being careful not to show any outward signs to clue me in.

“Yours,” I say to Darryl.

“You got some fox in you, little Alpha?”

Apollo asks me, giving me a big bear smile.

“I don’t think so,” I say.

“Do you have any brothers, little wolf?” Balor asks me.

actually,” I tell

she-wolf became Alpha over

Alpha. Of all the packs, only my parents remained firm in the belief that it doesn’t matter

with you getting the Alpha position while every other pack gave

him,” I tell them honestly. “But we had several packs that were vacant, and

is it?” Balor asks,

other side of that mountain over there,” I say pointing. “My brother and his mate got one pack and another second son and his mate got the neighboring pack,”

at Darryl and Apollo. “What?” I ask as we come up to

finger, telling me

says as we walk into the clan of bears. “This is Alpha Jordan and her Gamma, Jace. They are my guests, and you will treat them as such. Any act of disrespect to either of them will be considered

so he does know my name,’ Jace says in the

‘Jace…’ I warn.

Jordan,’ he says, as we

don’t phase me. I keep

firepit outside of it.

around the fire,

was that look before?” I ask, getting back

said your brother had moved into a pack land that’s on the other side of the mountain?”

“That’s correct,” I say.

of the wolfpacks that’s been attacking our

do you know?” I

taps his nose. “Keen sense

brother and his mate have been building a packhouse

do know that

you

hunt together,” Darryl says. “Do you have any idea how many wolves we’re

pack,” he

up and moving away to make the phone

bitten by these wolves?” I ask. “Yes,

call it survival. The

say, a sick sense of fear pooling in

mine. “Crazy, like rabid,” he says. “Only, these

leaning forward and scrubbing my hands over my face. “Little wolf…” Balor begins, but I hold up my finger like he did to me earlier. ‘Jace, tell Councilman Jason that we need Dr. Braxton and Kyra

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