The Claiming by Cooper Book 4
The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)
Chapter 02 (Jace)
I’m looking over the pack’s financials while Jordan is away when Carter comes in.
“Hey, what’s up?” I ask him.
He comes and flops into a chair across from me. “Are you joining the Beta Trials?” he asks me.
Title of the document
“No.” He nods, looking around the office.
I watch a moment before setting down my pen down. “Are you?” I ask him. “I don’t know. I’m not sure how I feel about being Beta to a female Alpha.”
him, keeping hold of my temper. If he’s another one that will undermine Jordan, he needs to go and I’m more than
are you just basing this decision
You can’t tell me that you wouldn’t rather be a ranked member to
I can. I’m perfectly happy in this pack, which is
man who joined The Contest. Besides, you could always end up getting Taylor
second guess and undermine our Alpha, better to resign now
position and then Jordan could
it, then don’t bother trying to figure out our ranked members. We’ll manage just fine without you. And, by the way, how are your parents feeling about this change of heart?” I
final decisions yet,” he says, as
from your position. If you aren’t
who competed in the contest. Why did
about Jordan being my mate. I won’t make it public until she accepts me. If she
“I have my reasons.”
our reasons for the choices we make, Jace,” he says
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