The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 313

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 40 (Nolan)

“Fighter Nolan, might I have a word?” Councilman Jason asks before we can disconnect from the Alpha call.

“Of course, do you want me to call you?”

“If Alpha Jaxon is okay to leave the video on, we can just stay here,” he says, and I look up at Alpha Jaxon. “Just turn it off when you’re done,”

Alpha Jaxon says, holding his newborn son.

“Did you want me to stay or go, Nolan?” Taylor asks me.

I look at Councilman Jason. “Is there a reason my mate can’t stay?” I ask, and I see Taylor’s l*ips tip up. She likes it when I call her my mate. It gives me hope for us.

“That is up to you, but I don’t see any reason she shouldn’t stay, especially when this idea was hers to begin with,” he says.

“What idea?” she asks, looking up at the video screen on the wall.

“The idea that the fighters would act as guards during the Beta Trials,” Councilman Jason says, looking from her to me. “So, I’d like to know if you’d be willing to offer your services to protect our packs while they compete in the Beta Trials. I would hope that the rogues will be caught and dealt with in the next couple of months, but if not, we’ll need all the eyes and ears we canget. The best fighters of all would make those of us on the council feel a lot better about continuing the Trials,” Councilman Jason says.

“No, that was a terrible idea,” Taylor says, her voice panicked as she turns to me. “You would be at risk, Nolan. I brought this idea up before I knew you. You can’t do this,” she says, and I can tell that this is coming from a place of fear, but it angers me that she feels that I am so incapable of protecting not only myself, but also others from these rogues.

“I can do this if I choose to, Taylor. This is my decision to make, not yours,” I tell her.

“Have you even asked the others?” she snaps at Councilman Jason.

I have, and

he tells her calmly.

I say, knowing that Taylor and I are about

will forward it to

he says before disconnecting

says and I can feel her Alpha aura in the

your mate, your command flows

about as your mate? Would you listen to me as your mate?” she asks, fighting against my hold, but I don’t

am the best in my division, Taylor. That makes me

I could be injured

could

I have the antibodies. If not, I will get the vaccine, as

to you?” she says

get hurt. It’s possible that I could be

never sparred together, but I

have to do with anything?” she asks softly, her eyes

“I’m top in my division for a reason, Taylor. No one beats me. Perhaps it’s time you realized

“You want me

me. Your lack of confidence in my ability to protect myself and others is insulting to me. You need to realize that I am mated to an Alpha for a reason, and that reason isn’t that

intelligent, I’ll give her that, and some of this is her youth, but I’m hoping I can teach her, through example, how act on her thoughts and intuition, rather than reacting based on

opening as she looks up at me in a way I’ve only dreamed about until

to reward me,” I saw honestly. I feel extremely lucky to have finally found my mate. I would have wanted her anyway, but having an Alpha as a mate makes me think that the two of us are meant to do great things together. Or perhaps, we are meant to complement

she says, snorting and

lucky. So, about that sparring

you want me to kick your a*ss so we can be done with

beat me. I’m excited to see if she’s really as good as I’ve heard. But even if she is, she came in fourth overall in the sparring competitions. I may not have defeated her, but I’ve defeated

right now?”

her eyes become shrewd. “And if I win, you won’t participate as

I win, I get to take you to a fancy dinner and you will wear a nice dress and heels,” I say and watch the look of horror that

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