The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 29 (Jace)

“Kyra, come with me,” Dr. Braxton says, obviously concerned that his underaged daughter is sitting in the lap of a n*aked man who just moments ago was exhibiting signs of feral-fever.

Balor, however, looks up and snarls at Dr. Braxton.

“Balor,” Jordan growls warningly, just as Kyra reaches up and smacks Balor on the nose.

“Hey, that’s my father. Show some respect. He’s the man that’s going to heal you,” Kyra says, completely unconcerned that Balor was acting so erratically just moments ago.

“My apologies, little one. I thought he was trying to take you away from me,” he says.

Before Kyra can say anything that might set him off, I jump in.

“Let’s get back to why Dr. Braxton and Kyra are here. Balor, we need her to help us find a cure for your clan,” I say, trying to help him understand that she can’t continue to sit in his lap.

He looks at her. “You’re a doctor?”

She giggles. “No, I’m too young to be a doctor. But I want to be one. My father is a great scientist and I want to be just like him,” she says.

“You’ll be an amazing doctor. I can already tell that you’re an intelligent young woman,” he says, then looks up at Jordan.

“She can work in my cave,” he says then turns to Dr. Braxton. “You too, Dr. Braxton. I understand your daughter is underage and I respect that, but I want her close.”

I look at Dr. Braxton who presses his l*ips in a thin line.

“Please, dad. You know it will help him if I’m close to him,” Kyra says.

“Both of us will work there, but only if you put some clothes on,” Dr. Braxton says sternly, speaking to Balor as if he weren’t the leader of this clan and nearly his age.

Balor frowns, looking down at himself. “How did I…”

Kyra takes his face in her hands. “You’ re infected with feral-fever. You were bitten, right Alpha Jordan?” she asks, turning to Jordan.

Balor? You protected me against

bed,” he says, making Kyra snarl. She slaps her hand over her mouth, her

so sorry. I don’t know why I did that,” she says, looking at Jordan. “It’s okay, Kyra. We’ll figure it out and I stayed with Balor for the

shifted and were acting aggressively. Do you remember that?”

worriedly. “No,” she says, and he begins to calm. “You listened to me, even when you weren’t listening to Alpha Jordan. And her aura

hurt you? Are you injured, little wolf?” he asks her and

his lap and k*isses the top of her

me calling Alpha

shakes her head,

lifts her chin, a smug smile on his face. He likes her possessiveness, even though she’s

“Why not?”

she pouts, her words so quiet

my little wolf,” he says, standing and setting her on her feet. “Clothes, please, Balor!” Dr. Braxton says, losing patience

get dressed,” he says, taking Kyra’s

say, walking over to Jordan. “But have you ever heard

that what all of that was about? I thought he had gone crazy, but you think they’re mated?” Darryl

I’ve also never heard of a wolf being mated to a bear. Have any of you?” Jordan asks as my

heard of it, have you Brynn? You sat on

In the previous generation, she-wolves were nearly extinct. There were only a handful of us, so if there is a history of bears and wolves being mates, it’s

stop at the entrance, seeing that Dr. Braxton is having a serious conversation with Balor. I can only imagine what that conversation

then lift the bags to show her that I’m dropping them off before setting them on the floor and walking out. I’m not interested in getting involved in that drama unless I have to or unless Jordan

I get back to Jordan, I see everyone is waiting.

see if we can find their den. They have to have found a place to hole up,” my

no. That pack attacked a clan of bears. You and Victor won’t stand a chance against them,” I

won’t engage them…”

and several of our

Apollo?”

It makes sense for us to work

and be near the clan members until they can create a vaccine. Hopefully, it will help them as much as it helps the wolves,” I say. “It’s

the mate bond,” all of the wolves say at

asks. “It

strange that Balor seems impacted by a bond that is something only the

he’s mated to a wolf,”