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.

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

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

and were acting aggressively. Do you remember that?” she asks

calm. “You listened to me, even when you weren’t

you? Are you injured, little wolf?” he

pulls her back into his lap and k*isses

Alpha Jordan

head, looking away

chin, a smug smile on his face.

“Why not?”

wolf,” she pouts, her words so quiet that I almost didn’t

and setting her on her feet. “Clothes, please, Balor!” Dr. Braxton says, losing

work while I get dressed,”

you ever heard of a bear being

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

feel the mate bond. But I’ve also never heard of a wolf being mated to a bear. Have any of you?”

never heard of it, have you Brynn? You sat

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 and wolves being mates, it’s been a few

entrance, seeing that

on the floor and walking out. I’m not interested in getting involved in that drama unless I have to or unless Jordan tells me we need

Jordan, I

if we can find their den. They have to

bears. You and Victor

engage them…” my father

going and several of our warriors are going too,”

sure, Apollo?”

our clan. You and your pack members are trying to help us. It makes sense for us to work together. After all, isn’t that why you’re here, little Alpha?”

Kyra and be near the clan members until they can create a vaccine. Hopefully, it will help them as much as it helps the wolves,” I

the mate bond,” all of the wolves say at

that potent?” Apollo asks. “It is,” my father

don’t have mate bonds. Not like that anyway. It’s strange that Balor seems impacted by a bond that is something only the

to

especially if they don’t have a vaccine