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.

a she-wolf became Alpha over her

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 to lead,” I tell

while every other pack gave theirs to the oldest male?” Apollo

tell them honestly. “But we had several packs that were vacant, and he won one of

asks, looking at me

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

looks at Darryl and Apollo. “What?” I ask as we

finger,

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

my name,’ Jace

‘Jace…’ I warn.

Jordan,’ he says, as

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

us to the entrance of a set of caves with a large firepit outside of it. The fire is going and there is m*eat roasting on a

to sit and we all sit around the fire, Balor sitting on one side and Jace on

that look before?” I ask, getting

your brother had moved into a pack land

“That’s correct,” I say.

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

you

his nose. “Keen sense

his mate have been building a packhouse on the lands, having demolished what was left of the old buildings out

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

you know?”

Darryl says. “Do you have any

at least thirty in each pack,” he

standing up and moving away

Balor. “Have any of your clan been bitten by these wolves?” I ask. “Yes, several were bitten and survived,” Balor says, but Jasun

it survival. The

a sick sense

holds mine. “Crazy, like rabid,” he

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 their done with their tests on my pack members. It sounds like the bears are not immune to the feral- fever.

says, and I turn back to

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