The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 24 (Jordan)

The bear hits the car, feeling like a freight train hit us, lifting my side of the car off the ground.

The car flips, tumbling down the incline beside the road and landing upside down. From above us, I hear the growl of more than one bear.

“Jordan, are you okay?” Jace asks.

“Yeah, you?” I ask, smelling blood. I’m not sure if it’s his or mine.

“I think so, I bashed my head against the window, but I’m okay,” he says. So, the blood is most likely his.

“We need to get out of this car. I’m not going to take on a group of bears upside down and pinned in,” I say, working to push my door open. “You’re not taking on a group of bears at all, Jordan. That’s a death wish,” he says, but I can hearthem crashing through the brush to get to us. Jace won’t like it, but I’m his Alpha, it’s my job to protect him.

I unhook my seat belt, careful not to let myself fall on my head and I pull myself out of the car.

“Jordan, dammit, wait for me!” Jace says.

But I don’t. I turn and just in time to. There are three of them standing there. All three are huge men, n*aked from having shifted back to their human form.

were warned to stay away from our lands, wolf. Tell me why I shouldn’t kill you right now,” the leader says, just as Jace leaps over the car, landing beside me, having shifted in mid-air. “No, Jace!” I say, grabbing his tail. I hold

Alpha Jordan Stern. We did not come here to fight. We came here to see your Clan Leader, Balor, and speak to him about the problems that you

rogue problem you created?” their leader asks

bear asks, his voice growly, but before I can answer either of them another one chimes

we wouldn’t let filth like

snarling and snapping

of my paw,”

I say to

but he’s all muscle. “What did you say your name was, little wolf?” he asks me, and I watch as the others step aside deferring to him. ‘Jace, step back, I think this is Balor,’ I say in the mind link. Jace moves back but ensures that he’s still in front of me.

now, and because of you, we were warned of the pending attack on me and my cousin, the only other female Alpha. I’d like to get more information on these rogues, and you should know that our elders are already out hunting forthem. We intend to take them out, but we’d like to know more about them, if possible,” I say, remaining polite, but making sure they understand that I appreciate their warning and that we are taking the problem seriously. “Tell me, little wolf, were you planning to hunt the rogues before or after you were attacked?” the man that I believe is Balor

didn’t know that the rogues existed until just a few days ago. We believe that they were hiding in the vacant pack lands that have now been taken over and because they are displaced, they

killing bears, humans and who knows what else. Those dead humans have caused us a lot of problems. Dead humans mean more

you,” I

little wolf that all the fuss was about. I can see why. You’re a beautiful woman. Tell your guard dog to stand down. My men

extends his hand. “I’m Balor,

warning growl of my own, letting him know that he needs to calm down before stepping around him and reaching out to take Balor’s

me to him, leaning in to

wolf, you smell

well.