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 We’ve just started making progress with our bond, she finally rescinded her rejection.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…”

both say again, and I swear I can feel their

in defense. “Of course, I wouldn’t forcibly take their blood.

figures out the vaccine issue, can I ask what we’re doing about our pack lands and the Beta Trials? Half of us are on hold building our packs, and we need to have a plan. We need to know if the Beta Trials are going to be delayed or

need to know that we can keep

The ten of us who won packs and our mates are all currently displaced while we

you take on the risk associated with being out there alone,” Councilman

work his magic on the vaccine. If he can come up with a vaccine that will protect everyone, then we have no problem continuing with the

about our packs? I’ve been lucky because my cousin and brother have given me patrols to help

think about and

and I look at the monitor to see her face looking back at us. “Do you have a

I’ll

(Taylor POV)

after we

“Taylor?” Nolan asks.

a walk,” I say, moving to

Don’t make me put a guard on you,” my father

the room goes quiet as the other Alphas watch 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 now I’m in a

about Griffin. I don’t hear you telling Alpha Caleb that you’re going to put a guard on him. I think it’s very inappropriate of you to call out your daughter. She’s just as much of an Alpha as your sons,” Nolan says, standing up

no idea what it means to be a father and to want to protect your child,” my father

in front of him, but Nolan puts his arm out, holding me back,

severely underestimate your daughter. She is a strong, powerful, intelligent woman. She may be 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 what your daughter is, then I suggest you sit back and stop embarrassing her. You would never do that to your sons, and you would never tolerate anyone treating you the way that you are treating her,” Nolan says.