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.”
that will undermine Jordan, he needs
or are
You can’t tell me that you wouldn’t rather be a
I can. I’m perfectly happy in this pack,
Taylor to accept you
second guess and undermine our Alpha, better
be good for you, Jace. You could move up into my position and then Jordan could take Victor
then don’t bother trying to figure out our ranked members. We’ll manage just fine without you. And, by the way,
and stands. “Well, I haven’t made any final decisions yet,” he says, as he
and Jordan a favor, resign from your position. If you aren’t 110%
the man who competed in the contest.
Jordan being my mate. I won’t make it public until she accepts me. If she
“I have my reasons.”
we all have our reasons for the choices we make, Jace,” he says as he
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