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

it to your email,

he says before disconnecting

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

my Alpha and even if you were, as your mate, your command flows off of me. Do not think that you can control me just because you are an Alpha, Taylor,”

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

to you. But you haven’t given me any reason to decline the work. I am the best in my division, Taylor. That makes me the perfect person to

just like I could be injured in every training

new virus. It could

antibodies. If not, I will get the vaccine, as I’m sure it will be offered to

you?” she says softly, her fear making

stroke 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

but I hear you are

asks softly, her eyes closed as she leans into my

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

frowns. “You want me to fight

in my ability to protect myself and others is insulting to me. You need to

and some of this is her youth,

is the reason, then?” she asks, her eyes opening as she looks up at me in a way I’ve only dreamed

but having an Alpha as a mate makes me think that the

says, snorting and rolling

lucky. So, about that sparring

a*ss so

s cute that she thinks she’s going to 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 the

about right now?”

shrewd. “And if I win, you won’t participate as a guard

to a fancy dinner and you will wear a

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