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

disrespected in my own pack,” Jordan says,

not allow her to steal my mate,”

have a lot

snarl is nearly feral and both

Luna Hana demands, and

walk out with the others

says, looking over

all of you,” Luna Jara says and there is no room for argument in her

you two aren’t going to bother to help, stay out,” Luna Hana

we’re in trouble,”

you, it’s that when your mate is pissed off with you, she will make your life hell until you get back into her good graces,”

to get back into her good graces as quickly as

the door. I move to stand closer to Jordan, not getting too close and Nolan does the

still staring at each other as if they are going to attack each other

Why two

has to be more

she says

sarcastically, and I flinch inside at the tone. This is

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, it’s Taylor

again, what’s going

stops when

him. “Speak, Nolan. No one else seems to want to explain this f*ucking

my fault. Yesterday, Alpha Taylor and I realized that we were mates. Obviously, I have been

at her daughter is a loud warning that thankfully, Taylor heeds.

me earlier and said she wanted to talk. I didn’t let anyone know that I was coming, I just showed

I screwed things up, and now I’m about to pay the piper. “I should also confess

eyes turn to me, and I swear I see Jara’s eyes

Alpha

starts to say, 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

“Jordan,” I begin.

Jace. If I’m not willing to hit you, then no one else gets to either,” she snaps at me, her hand still on her uncle’

turn to look at both Jara and Hana

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

we all sit,”

Jara rubs her temples. “So, Jace. You dated Taylor, knowing that Jordan was your mate, is that