The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 35 (Jara)

“Mmmmm,” my mate growls as he pulls out of me, the water from the shower washing over both of us.

I nip at his chin as I put my feet on the floor.

“We need to get ready, my mate,” I say, knowing that look in his eyes. It’s the look that he has when he hasn’t had his fill of me yet.

He leans in nipping at my n*eck. I lift my chin, giving him full access to me. “Are you sure?” he asks, his voice husky with desire.

“Something to look forward to after the call?” I say.

“I can be quick,” he says, and I start laughing.

“Oh my love. You can do many things, but making love to me quickly, isn’t one of them.”

“It’s not my fault that you’re so incredible that I can’t enough of you,” he says.

I don’t know how it is that this man, after so many years can still make me crave him like I’m a teenager. But he does and since he does, I turn, arching my back and pushing against him. “Be quick,” I say, looking at him over my shoulder.

“Never,” he growls as he slides himself inside me slowly, making me arch even h*arder.

We’ve only just finished and are stepping out of the shower when we hear Mason’s phone begin to ring. He grabs a towel and quickly dries himself as he runs to answer the phone.

Seth and Hana are coming over to join the conference call with us and, of course, we still have several of the other Alphas and Lunas here in your pack. I must say, Jaxon is doing a great job in your absence,” I hear him say as I wrap a towel around my hair and then move

here, hold on,” he says. “I need

me the phone and I see my

are you?”

mom, I’m in

things from me, I know when they can barely contain their excitement and I know, like now, when they need to tell me something that they don’t

say, and I see Mason’s head snap up to look at me. I don’t look at him, I stay focused on my daughter. Something is wrong. “I need to talk to both of you,” she says. “Where’s Jace?” I ask, worried that something might have happened to him. They have both tried to hide it from me, but I’ve known for years from the way Jace looked at my daughter that they were mates. It took a lot for me not to interfere, but I feel good that I’ve let them figure it out and it seems like they are finally getting closer, so I hope this isn’t about their

that Jace is driving but he turns and smiles into the phone. I know instantly that

what is this about?” I

right here,” he says,

move to Mason’s. “You should sit

I begin, but Mason takes

in public or when something is serious. Once we’re settled, Mason takes the phone from

see how much Jordan doesn’t want

bitten protecting me from the Alpha wolf, the one from the

heard it was another Alpha, but yes, Jaxon told us what Balor did to protect you. Is

fine. He’s being treated by Dr. Braxton just like the others. But Dr. Braxton has been running tests on the strains of the virus that infected the wolves. It’s an older version of feral fever and the claiming haze,” she says. “Does he need our blood?” I ask,

Jordan,” I hear Jace say quietly, and I watch as Jordan looks

I know it must be

know, but terrified of what it could be that’s got Jordan so

from the claiming haze. Both of the viruses were from your younger days, the days of the claiming. The first,

That horrible man had a

They worked together for six years. They know the nuances, the

the other

looks right into my eyes. “Dr. Braxton says it’s the same strain of virus that Alpha Typhon had in