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.

it that a she-wolf became Alpha over her twin brother,”

agreement before we were born that the first 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

the Alpha position while every other pack gave theirs to

it bothered him,” I tell them honestly. “But we had several packs that were vacant, and he won one of them. It’s actually fairly close to here,” I

it?” Balor asks, looking at

there,” I say pointing. “My brother and his mate got one pack and another second son and his mate got the neighboring

ask as we come up to a cliff face

holds up a finger, telling me to

Alpha Jordan and her Gamma, Jace. They are my guests, and you will treat them as such. Any act of disrespect to either of them will be considered an act

so he does know my name,’ Jace says in the

‘Jace…’ I warn.

Jordan,’ he says, as we

underestimated, so their stares don’t phase me. I keep my head high and I make

of a set of caves with a large firepit outside of it. The fire is going and there is m*eat

all sit around the fire, Balor sitting on one side

ask, getting back

your brother had moved into a pack land that’s on the other

“That’s correct,” I say.

all look at each other again. “That’s where one of

do you know?” I

nose. “Keen sense of

brother and his mate have been building a packhouse on the

but we do know that there are at least two wolfpacks,”

do you know?”

hunt together,” Darryl says. “Do you have any idea how many wolves we’re talking

pack,” he says,

up and moving away to make the phone

turn to Balor. “Have any of your clan been bitten by these wolves?” I ask. “Yes,

The bite makes

a sick sense

holds mine. “Crazy, like rabid,” he says. “Only, these wolves aren’t

tell Councilman Jason that

shit,’ he says, and I

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