The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 32 (Jace)

I go back to the room and while I wait for Jordan, I get clothes and go bathe in the nearby lake. I’m just getting back when she walks in, looking thoughtful. “Everything okay?” I ask her.

“Yeah, how was today? Did you find anything?”

“We found some well-used trails, hunting trails we think. Their scent is way off, Jordan. They smell unclean, like they never bathe after taking down game and the blood and guts are just on their bodies, rotting. It’s disgusting.

Apollo and the other bears had it worse than we did with their enhanced sense of smell. But at least I know what I’m looking for now. I’ll recognize that stench from now on. Dad wanted to keep hunting, but I told him you ordered us home,” he says, looking at me.

I didn’t actually order them, but Jace was right to use that if needed to get his dad home. Luke hasn’t seen the wolves in action yet and while we’re all pack hunters, they attack when they have no business attacking, like with the bears.

“What about the doc. It looked like he was able to get a vaccine started,” I ask her as she looks through her limited clothing.

“Yes, and I called to get us rooms at the hotel for the next couple of days. Your family will help patrol the clan’s borders while we go figure everything out with the Elders,” she says, and I watch as her head drops.

“Is this about the Alpha that Dr. Braxton thinks is Alpha Typhon’s son?” I ask her.

“I don’t know if I should give my mother a head’s up or not. I’m not even sure she’s not out hunting the wolf pack with the others,” she says.

Councilman Jason called them all back. What would you want if it was you, Jordan? Would you want to find out ahead of time?” I ask her, moving to her and

way, it’s going to be a kick in

head, my mind going back to the time of Typhon and his attack on Luna Jara. “Even though I was young, I remember. It was

look down at her, seeing her watching me closely. “You need to have your father on the phone as well. I don’t know how your mother will take the news, but she will

into me. “Are you

held me while I screamed for her not to leave me. She did for me what my mother couldn’t. She was there for me; she has watched over me as much as I have watched over her

“Jace,” she says softly.

off. I don’t Jordan’s pity. “It’s okay,

at her for that. She wasn’t

eyes. I don’t want to see her pity. Her hands slide up my chest, but I don’t want her because she thinks I need her. I want her because she

to say?” I ask, changing the subject. I expected that the change of subject would have her stepping back, but she doesn’t. She

asking if I was going to make you my Beta, and if so, he wants the Gamma position,” she

trying to stay focused, but her warm body pressed against mine and her soft voice so close to me is sending my hormones into

be my Gamma, than a Beta to

but he never complained about it. His adopted brother got the position that his father had for 15

sweet peppermint scent. “I do. But what do you want, Jace? Do you want to be my

what title that gives me. I don’t care if a lose my title altogether. I just want you, Jordan. I can still

going into my hair and gripping it

I’m ready to accept you as my mate, Jace, but I, Jordan Stern, rescind my rejection of you, Jace