The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 20 (Jace)

I walked Dr. Braxton and Kyra to the front door and after making sure that they knew their way to the hospital, I turned to head back inside and that’s when I heard the snarl.

I raced back into the main room leading to the dining room and found Taylor and Jordan facing off.

“Stand down!” Jordan snarls at Taylor. “He’s MY mate!” Taylor snarls back at her.

“Really? You want to go there? With ME?” Jordan snarls back at her.

I walk up to Nolan. “What the f*uck is going on?”

“Alpha Taylor texted me, said she wanted to talk, so I came here to talk to her. Jordan asked me what I was doing here and that’s when Alpha Taylor came out and began snarling at her to get away from me.”

I can tell he doesn’t want to be happy about the two of them fighting, but it’s hard not to feel good about your mate publicly claiming you. That, I understand.

“You stay away from him,” Taylor snarls.

“Oh, like you stayed away from my mate for the last few years?” Jordan snaps.

“I didn’t know he was your mate until recently!” Taylor says and the two of them keep inching closer together.

I know it’s wrong, it’s really wrong, but there is something about an Alpha wolf cat fight that is really f*ucking s*exy.

“Damn,” Nolan says, and for once, we’re in agreement.

“Yeah,” I say, never taking my eyes off the two of them.

“And I didn’t know Nolan was your mate until yesterday, so I’ll say it again. STAND DOWN!” Jordan growls.

“Jace, why aren’t you getting in there and breaking this up?” Alpha Mason asks as he comes and stands beside me, Alpha Seth right behind him.

I turn and look at him like he’s crazy. “Do I look stupid to you, Alpha? Those two would tear me to shreds. And no offense, but I don’t see either of you jumping in there,” I say to him and Alpha Seth.

He glances at me quickly. “We’re not stupid either. One may be my daughter and the other my niece, but we’re talking about mates here,” he says.

Jordan and Taylor have literally just gone toe to toe when there’s a much louder snarl, echoed by a second and the Alpha aura in the room becomes almost suffocating.

meaning of this?” Luna Jara says, storming into the room, Luna Hana

my own pack,”

will not allow her to steal my

have a

snarl is nearly feral and both females

and

the others

she says, looking

in the conference room, all of you,” Luna Jara says and there

aren’t going to bother to help, stay out,”

we’re in trouble,”

will make your life hell until you get back into her good graces,” Mason says quietly as we make our way back to

get back into her good graces as

and Luna Hana closes the door. I move to stand closer to Jordan, not getting too close

the two women who are still staring at each other as if they are

Why two cousins, two ALPHAS, are acting like children in front of

to be more mature, more appropriate than any other Alpha so that her pack and others will take her

a mate issue,” she says quietly, looking at

issue,” Jara says sarcastically, and I flinch inside at the tone.

don’t say? I’m pretty sure that EVERY F*UCKING PACK in a thousand-mile radius knows it’s a mate issue,” Luna Hana says, barking out her words. This time,

again, what’s going

stops when all eyes turn

Nolan. No one else seems to

my fault. Yesterday, Alpha Taylor and I realized that we were mates. Obviously, I have been dating Alpha Jordan,” he says and Taylor

daughter is a loud warning that

talk. I didn’t let anyone know that I was coming, I

now I’m about to pay

and I swear I see

me?” Alpha

but he’s already across the room, his arm pulled back to punch me. I brace for the punch, but before he can hit me, Jordan is in front of me, blocking his punch. “Griffin already

“Jordan,” I begin.

else gets to either,” she snaps

we all turn to look at both Jara

going to help, you should stay out. So, find a seat or get out,” Hana says. She stares at him until

we all sit,”

“So, Jace. You dated