The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

Chapter 29 (Jace)

“Kyra, come with me,” Dr. Braxton says, obviously concerned that his underaged daughter is sitting in the lap of a n*aked man who just moments ago was exhibiting signs of feral-fever.

Balor, however, looks up and snarls at Dr. Braxton.

“Balor,” Jordan growls warningly, just as Kyra reaches up and smacks Balor on the nose.

“Hey, that’s my father. Show some respect. He’s the man that’s going to heal you,” Kyra says, completely unconcerned that Balor was acting so erratically just moments ago.

“My apologies, little one. I thought he was trying to take you away from me,” he says.

Before Kyra can say anything that might set him off, I jump in.

“Let’s get back to why Dr. Braxton and Kyra are here. Balor, we need her to help us find a cure for your clan,” I say, trying to help him understand that she can’t continue to sit in his lap.

He looks at her. “You’re a doctor?”

She giggles. “No, I’m too young to be a doctor. But I want to be one. My father is a great scientist and I want to be just like him,” she says.

“You’ll be an amazing doctor. I can already tell that you’re an intelligent young woman,” he says, then looks up at Jordan.

“She can work in my cave,” he says then turns to Dr. Braxton. “You too, Dr. Braxton. I understand your daughter is underage and I respect that, but I want her close.”

I look at Dr. Braxton who presses his l*ips in a thin line.

“Please, dad. You know it will help him if I’m close to him,” Kyra says.

“Both of us will work there, but only if you put some clothes on,” Dr. Braxton says sternly, speaking to Balor as if he weren’t the leader of this clan and nearly his age.

Balor frowns, looking down at himself. “How did I…”

Kyra takes his face in her hands. “You’ re infected with feral-fever. You were bitten, right Alpha Jordan?” she asks, turning to Jordan.

“Yes. Do you remember, Balor? You protected me against the rogue Alpha wolf,” Jordan says.

on when we crawled into bed,” he says, making Kyra snarl. She slaps her hand

so sorry. I don’t know why I did that,” she says, looking at Jordan. “It’s okay, Kyra. We’ll figure it out and I stayed with Balor for the same reason you want to stay close to him. It keeps the feral fever away,” Jordan tells her, then turns

were acting aggressively. Do you remember that?”

she says, and he begins to calm. “You listened to me, even when you weren’t listening to Alpha Jordan. And her aura was out, stronger than I’ve ever felt before. But you

you

her back into his lap and k*isses the

like me calling Alpha Jordan ‘little wolf’?” he

her head,

his face. He

“Why not?”

she pouts, her words so quiet that I

he says, standing and setting her on her feet. “Clothes, please, Balor!” Dr. Braxton says, losing patience with the n*aked

my cave. I’ll find a space for you to work while I get dressed,” he says, taking

have you ever heard of a bear

I thought he had gone crazy, but you think they’re

mate bond. But I’ve also

have you Brynn? You sat on the council

only a handful of us, so if there is a history of bears

stop at the entrance, seeing

the bags to show her that I’m dropping them off before setting them on the floor and walking out. I’m not interested in getting involved in that

I get back to Jordan, I see everyone is waiting.

see if we can find their den. They have to have found a place

of bears. You and

them…” my father

several of our warriors

sure, Apollo?” Jordan asks

threat to our clan. You and your pack members are trying to help us. It makes sense for us to work together. After all, isn’t

say, turning to Jordan. “You and mom can work with Dr. Braxton and Kyra and be near the clan members until they can create a vaccine. Hopefully, it will help them

mate bond,” all of

asks.

Balor seems impacted by a bond that is

that he’s mated to a

be back before it gets dark, especially if they don’t have a vaccine yet. We’ll need to help contain