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.

Jara says,

not be disrespected in my own pack,” Jordan

I will not allow her to

You have a

is nearly feral and

NOW!” Luna Hana demands, and

to walk out with the others when Jara stops

says, looking over at

Luna Jara says and there is no room for

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

in trouble,” Seth mumbles

any advice we can give 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

her good graces as quickly as

move to stand closer to Jordan, not getting too close and Nolan does

are still staring at each other as if they are

going on? Why two cousins, two ALPHAS, are acting like children in front of the

home with Jordan. She’s always known she has to be more mature, more appropriate than any other Alpha so that her pack and others

mate issue,” she says quietly, looking

It’s a mate issue,” Jara says sarcastically, and I flinch inside at the tone. This is going to get ugly, I can feel

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

will ask again, what’s going on?”

when all eyes turn on him, some more friendly

else seems

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

daughter is a loud warning that thankfully, Taylor heeds. “Continue, Nolan,” Jara

this point. “Alpha Taylor texted me earlier and said she wanted to talk. I didn’t let anyone know that I was coming, I just showed up. Jordan saw me and asked

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

I swear I see Jara’s

me?” Alpha

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 me, blocking his punch. “Griffin already hit Jace yesterday, Uncle Seth. I won’t allow him to be hit again,”

“Jordan,” I begin.

I’m not willing to hit you, then no one else gets to either,” she snaps at me, her hand

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

find a seat or get out,” Hana says. She stares at him until he clenches his jaw and moves

all sit,” Jara

we sit, Jara rubs her temples. “So, Jace. You dated