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.

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

will not be disrespected in my own pack,” Jordan

allow her to steal my

have a lot

nearly feral and both

demands, and everyone

with the others when

two,” she says, looking over at

Luna Jara says and there is

help, stay out,” Luna Hana barks at Seth

trouble,” Seth mumbles to

your mate is pissed off with you, she will make your life hell until you get back into her good graces,” Mason says quietly as we make our way back to

back into her good graces as quickly

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

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

explain to me what’s going on? Why two cousins, two ALPHAS, are acting like children in front

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

issue,” she says quietly, looking

a monkey’s uncle. Hana, did hear that? It’s a mate issue,” Jara says sarcastically, and I flinch inside at the tone. This is going to get ugly, I can

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,

ask again, what’s going

then stops when all eyes turn on him, some more friendly

Nolan. No one else seems to want to explain

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

snarl at her daughter is a loud warning that thankfully,

didn’t let anyone know that I was coming, I just showed up. Jordan saw me and asked what I was doing here and then Alpha Taylor got

a deep breath. I screwed things up, and now I’m about to pay the piper. “I should also confess that I’m Jordan’s

eyes turn to me, and I

me?” Alpha

he can hit me, Jordan is in front of

“Jordan,” I begin.

then no one else gets to either,” she snaps

turn to look at both Jara and Hana

stay out. So, find a seat or get out,”

we all sit,”

temples. “So, Jace. You dated Taylor, knowing that