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.

Luna Jara says, storming into the room, Luna Hana right

in my own

will not allow her to

STEAL? You have a lot

feral and both

demands, and everyone

to walk out with the

says,

of you,” Luna Jara says and there is no room

going to bother to help, stay out,” Luna Hana barks at Seth

we’re in trouble,”

will make your life hell until you get back into her

back into her good graces as quickly as possible, trust

into the conference room and Luna Hana closes the door. I move to stand closer to Jordan, not getting too close and Nolan does the same with

who are still staring at each other as if they are

what’s going on? Why two cousins, two

always known she has to be more mature, more appropriate than any other Alpha so

a mate issue,” she says quietly,

that? It’s a mate issue,” Jara says sarcastically, and I flinch inside at the tone. This is

issue? You 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, it’s

what’s going on?”

then stops when all eyes turn on him,

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

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

is a loud warning

me earlier and said she wanted to talk. I didn’t let anyone

and now I’m about to pay the piper. “I should also confess that I’m

to me, and I swear I see Jara’s

me?” Alpha Seth

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,

“Jordan,” I begin.

one else gets to

room, and we all turn to look at both Jara and

you weren’t going to help, you should stay out. So, find a seat or get out,” Hana says. She stares at him until he clenches his jaw and moves to

all

“So, Jace. You dated Taylor,