The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 37 (Jace)

I’m not sure if Jordan’s look is about being nervous that she might end up alone and hunted, or if she’s worried about being forcibly marked. Either way, I don’t have any intention of leaving her alone. We’ve just started making progress with our bond, she finally rescinded her rejection. I refuse to allow anyone to mark her but me.

Her smile when I tell her I’m not going anywhere is everything that I’ve always wanted to see from Jordan. It tells me she’s happy, thankful and willing to let me be here for her. Jordan isn’t the type to be vulnerable, so her willingness to let me be here to support her says more to me than her willingness to experiment in bed last night.

Dr. Braxton finishes giving an update on the rogues’ packs and afterward, the Alphas begin asking questions. As they talk, I reach under the table and take Jordan’s hand. She squeezes mine in return and laces her fingers with mine. There’s a lot of conversation about the vaccine and Dr. Braxton talks about using Jordan, Jaxon and Luna Jara’s blood to create the vaccine.

“What about the rest of us? If I understood you before when the viruses were ramp*ant, doctor, Jara’s immunity should have been passed to the pack. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t have to take blood from my mate and children only.”

“We know Alpha Jaxon has the immunity, but I’d like to take blood from Alpha Tobias, Alpha Evangeline and Alpha Flavia,” Dr. Braxton says.

Both Tobias and Jaxon snarl at that. “No!” They say in unison.

“You can have all of my blood that you want, you vampire, but you won’t t*ouch my mate or our child,” Tobias says. “Same,” Jaxon snarls. “My mate just had our son. You won’t be coming anywhere near either one of them.”

“It was a suggestion. I wouldn’t be injecting them with anything…”

I can feel their Alpha auras through

Braxton must too as he puts his hands up in defense. “Of course, I wouldn’t forcibly

hold building our packs, and we need to have a plan. We need to

keep our pack members safe,” Councilwoman

able to build our packs. The ten of us who won packs and our mates are all currently displaced while we figure this out,” Alpha Reid

with being out there alone,” Councilman Jason says.

take the rest of the day, let Dr. Braxton work his magic on the vaccine. If he can come up with a vaccine that will protect everyone, then we have

packs? I’ve been lucky because my cousin and brother have given me patrols to help protect my lands, but not everyone has that option,”

to think about and as I said, we can reconvene tomorrow

and I look at the monitor to see her face

worry, Luna. I’ll protect Jordan,”

(Taylor POV)

we end

“Taylor?” Nolan asks.

for a walk,” I say, moving

Dr. Braxton. Don’t make me put a guard on you,” my father says

to see my reaction. I can’t believe my father just called me out in a room of my peers. If he wasn’t my father, I would never tolerate this type of disrespect, but

Seth, I don’t believe that you would have said that if you were talking about Griffin. I don’t hear you telling Alpha Caleb that you’re going to put a guard on him. I

it means to be a father and to want to protect your child,” my

in front of him, but Nolan puts

a bit more at risk than your sons, but it is extremely inappropriate for you to specifically call her out in a room of her peers. She has earned her right to be here, placing fourth out of hundreds of other competitors. If you still can’t see who and