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.

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

own pack,” Jordan says, moving back

not allow her to

STEAL? You have a lot of

is nearly feral and both

out. NOW!” Luna Hana demands, and everyone begins moving out of

turn, ready to walk out with the others when Jara stops me

two,” she says, looking over at

Jara says and there is no room for

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

trouble,” Seth

Gentleman, if there’s 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 graces,” Mason says quietly as we

want to get back into her good

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

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

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

to be more mature, more appropriate than any other Alpha so that her

issue,” she says

says sarcastically, and I flinch inside at

mate 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

what’s going on?”

if I may…” Nolan begins, then stops when all eyes turn on

No one else seems

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

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

she wanted to talk. I didn’t let anyone know that I

I screwed things up, and now I’m about to

eyes turn to me, and I swear I

Alpha Seth

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 me, blocking his punch. “Griffin already hit Jace yesterday, Uncle Seth. I won’t allow

“Jordan,” I begin.

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’ s

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

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

don’t we all sit,” Jara

her temples. “So, Jace. You dated Taylor, knowing that Jordan was