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 they have all

he tells her calmly.

information Councilman,” I say, knowing that Taylor and I are about to have a battle of wills and not

forward it to your

says before disconnecting

Nolan. I forbid it!” Taylor says and I can feel her

me. “You are not my Alpha and even if you were, as your mate, your command flows off of me. Do not think that you can control

me as your mate?” she asks, fighting against my hold, but I

the best in my division, Taylor. That makes me the perfect person to be asked to act as a guard in

says. “Correct, just like I could be injured in every

catch this new virus. It could kill you,” she says, taking a

I have the antibodies. If not, I will get the vaccine, as I’m sure it

you?” she says softly, her fear making her

cheek, thinking through my response to her. It is possible that I will get hurt. It’s possible that I could be killed, so

sparred together, but I hear you

with anything?” she asks softly, her

Taylor. No one beats me. Perhaps it’s time you realized how strong your

want me to fight

I want you to spar with 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 I need her

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

her eyes opening as she looks up at me in a way

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 each other. I can temper

she says, snorting

very lucky. So, about

to kick your a*ss so we can be done with this argument?” she asks,

to beat me. I’m excited to see if she’s really as good as I’ve heard. But even if she is,

now?” I ask

won’t participate as a

But if I win, I get to take you to a fancy dinner and you will wear

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