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.

snorts. “You’re awfully small to

fourth bear says to the one who truly is on my

we had ranks like you wolves,

of you boys destroyed my car?”

you,” Jusan warns her. I move, putting myself between him and her, not liking his threat. He notices but

of you geriatric fossils is responsible for the demolition of my car?” Jordan asks

your f*ucking mouth and quit antagonizing my guest,” Balor says to him, then turns to Jordan.

a smile. Somehow, her sass is getting her more 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

finger down Jordan’s cheek. I snarl viciously, but Jordan holds out a hand to stop me, not looking away from

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

that these women have

he says, and it’s almost a purr, but in Balor, it’s a deeper, resonating sound.

I get the chance to take you for a spin and show you just how

with Balor. But either way, I’m glad when he is no longer t*ouching her. “A shame. A pretty little wolf like you, one with an obviously sharp mind and sassy mouth, could make me

a glance in my

and I’m certainly not

where my bed is, in case you change

sharing a bed with Jace while I’m here. He’ll

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

of your Alpha, pup. It makes more sense if you’re sleeping with her,”

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

just told her that he knows we’re not sleeping together. My scent is

(Nolan POV)

next morning. Rather than sitting inside where everyone would be watching us, I suggested taking our breakfast outside and finding a spot to eat and talk. We ended up back at the same spot that we were in yesterday,

pointing to the area closer to the mountains, in the direction of Griffin’s

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