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.

me against the rogue Alpha

had clothes on when we crawled into bed,” he says, making Kyra snarl. She slaps her hand over her mouth,

looking at Jordan. “It’s okay, Kyra. We’ll figure it out and I stayed with Balor for

Do you remember that?” she asks

asks worriedly. “No,” she says, and he begins to calm. “You listened to me, even when you weren’t listening to

looks at Jordan. “Did I hurt you? Are you injured, little

pulls her back into his lap and

like me calling Alpha Jordan ‘little wolf’?”

her head,

her chin, a smug smile on his face. He

“Why not?”

be your little wolf,” she pouts, her words so

standing and setting her on

see my cave. I’ll find a space for you to work while I get dressed,” he says, taking Kyra’s hand and walking her into his cave, Dr.

say, walking over to Jordan. “But have you ever heard of a bear being mated to a wolf?”

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

too young to feel the mate bond. But I’ve also never

never heard of it, have you Brynn? You sat

There were only a handful of us, so if there is a history of bears and wolves being mates, it’s been a

to Balor’s cave. I stop at the entrance, seeing that Dr. Braxton is having a serious

off before setting them on the

Jordan, I see

to see if we can find their den. They have to have

pack attacked a clan of bears. You and Victor won’t stand a chance against

engage them…” my father

and several of our warriors are

sure, Apollo?” Jordan

to help us. It makes sense for us to work together. After all, isn’t that why

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

all of the wolves

that potent?” Apollo asks. “It is,” my father

seems impacted by a bond that is

he’s mated to