The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 25 (Jace)

I already don’t like this bear. Well, I don’ t like any of them. Their welcome has been less than warm.

Jordan moves to take her bag off my shoulder.

“I’ve got it,” I tell her.

“Do you need help, pup? I can carry those for you?” one of the bears asks. ‘Jace, please. I know they’re on your last nerve already, but we’re here to make alliances. To do that, we need to be friendly,’ Jordan says in my head.

‘Tell that to our car, Jordan,’ I say, but slap a smile on my face and look at the bear.

“I’m good thanks, Pops,” I say. It worked for Jordan and Balor, maybe it’ II work for me and this guy.

“Don’t call me that,” he grumbles and shoulder slams me as he walks past me. Goddess almighty, my shoulder feels like he nearly dislocated it.

“You know our names, what are your names?” Jordan asks.

“My name’s Darryl, sweetheart. I’m Balor’s second in command,” one of the bears says to Jordan. I try to hold back the growl at him calling her sweetheart, but it doesn’t quite work. I swear I see him look at Balor who smirks back at him. They’re enjoying this.

“Darryl, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Alpha Jordan, as you’ve no doubt heard, and this is my Gamma, Jace,” she says introducing me.

“Gamma? Isn’t that like, third in command?” the shoulder-smacker bear asks.

I look at him. “That’s right,” I say.

once over, then snorts. “You’re awfully small

the pup be, Jusan,” the fourth bear says to

Apollo, little Alpha, and if we had ranks like you wolves, I’d be

you boys destroyed my

want to be careful who you’re calling a boy, little wolf. All of us are older than you,” Jusan warns her. I

is responsible for

Balor says

and more on Balor’s good side. It’s just enough to let them know she won’t take their crap, but not so much to be offensive. As usual, Jordan is perfect. “Old enough

snarl viciously, but

that an older, experienced gentleman can give you, little wolf, don’ t knock it. There’s a lot to be said for a man that knows how to give a woman pleasure until you think you’ve died and gone

women have had

a purr, but in Balor, it’s a deeper, resonating sound. “I

hope that I get the chance to take you for a spin and

of intensity with Balor. But either way, I’m glad when he is no longer t*ouching

glance in my

don’t force women and I’m certainly not going to strip your Alpha down right

sure you know where my bed is, in case you change

Jace while I’m here. He’ll keep me

for her to say, that I have to fight to keep my face from showing

were being possessive of your

in, sniffing Jordan again and looking at her, a smirk on his face. He taps his nose but doesn’t

he knows we’re not sleeping

(Nolan POV)

be watching us, I suggested taking our breakfast outside and finding a spot to eat and talk. We ended up back at

the area closer to the mountains, in the direction of

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