The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 26 (Jordan)

Jace is letting these bears get under his skin and they’re enjoying taunting him. They found his b*utton almost instantly and they just keep pushing it. Me.

Except, I’m not playing along. I hadn’t intended to say that I’d be sleeping with Jace, but I was hoping it would let Balor know that I wasn’t interested.

Instead, he caught me in my lie and he made sure that I knew it.

Overall, though, I like the bears. Darryl and Apollo have more restraint than Jusan, but if I’m right, they have some years on him too. I wonder if he’s a younger brother of one of them. I turn, looking at all of them and when I turn back, Balor is looking at me.

“Something on your mind, little wolf?” he asks me.

“Yes, big bear, I was wondering which one of you is Jusan’s big brother,” I say, taking a risk. But the moment I say it, I know I’m right. Balor barks another one of those belly laughs.

“Damn, little wolf. Are all Alphas as smart as you?” he asks me.

“That’s a matter of opinion, I guess,” I say.

“Whose brother do you think he is?” Darryl asks me.

I look at all of them, but now they are being careful not to show any outward signs to clue me in.

“Yours,” I say to Darryl.

“You got some fox in you, little Alpha?”

Apollo asks me, giving me a big bear smile.

“I don’t think so,” I say.

“Do you have any brothers, little wolf?” Balor asks me.

“A twin, actually,” I tell him.

she-wolf became Alpha over

born, regardless of gender, would be named Alpha. Of all the packs, only my parents remained firm in the belief that it doesn’t matter if an Alpha is a male or female, what matters if their heart and their ability

with you getting the Alpha position while

several packs that were vacant, and he won one of them.

asks,

other side of that mountain over there,” I say pointing. “My brother and his mate got one pack and

“What?” I ask as we come up to

a finger,

Alpha Jordan and her Gamma, Jace. They are my guests,

name,’ Jace

‘Jace…’ I warn.

as we walk

so their stares don’t phase me.

caves with a large firepit outside of it. The fire is going and there

around the fire, Balor sitting

look before?” I ask, getting back to

had moved into a pack land

“That’s correct,” I say.

at each other again. “That’s where one of the wolfpacks that’s been attacking our kind was

do you

his nose. “Keen

were there? My brother and his mate have been building a packhouse on the lands, having demolished what

been a while, but we do know that there are at least two wolfpacks,” Apollo

do you know?”

says. “Do you have any idea how many wolves we’re talking about?” I

pack,” he says, and I look

call Councilman Jason,” he says, standing up and moving away to make

wolves?” I ask. “Yes, several were bitten and survived,” Balor says, but

can call it survival. The bite makes

I say, a sick sense

like rabid,” he says. “Only, these wolves

over my face. “Little wolf…” Balor begins, but I hold up my finger like he did to me earlier. ‘Jace, tell Councilman Jason that we need Dr. Braxton and Kyra out here as soon as

and I

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