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.

crawled into bed,” he says, making

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

Do you

hurt you? Are you injured?” he asks worriedly. “No,” 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

looks at Jordan. “Did I hurt you? Are you injured, little wolf?” he asks her and Kyra

into his lap and

like me calling Alpha

head, looking away from

her chin, a smug smile on his face. He likes

“Why not?”

her words so quiet that I almost didn’t hear

wolf,” he says, standing and setting her on her feet. “Clothes, please,

for you to work while I get dressed,” he says, taking Kyra’s

Jordan. “But have you ever heard of a bear being mated

that was about? I thought he had gone crazy, but you think they’re mated?” Darryl asks, having

young, too young to feel the mate bond. But I’ve also never heard of a wolf being mated

have you Brynn? You sat on the council for

he’s heard of anything. But, in truth, I doubt it. In the previous generation, she-wolves were nearly extinct. There were only a handful of us, so if there is a history of bears

at the entrance, seeing

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

I see everyone

and I are going to go follow the scent of these wolves. We’re going to see if we can find their den. They have to have

You

them…” my

our warriors are going too,”

Apollo?” Jordan

pack members are trying to help us. It makes sense for us to work together. After all, isn’t that why you’re

until they can create a vaccine. Hopefully, it will help them as much

mate bond,” all of the wolves say

Apollo asks.

It’s strange that Balor seems impacted by a bond that is something only the wolves have,”

that he’s mated to a wolf,” I

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