The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 37 (Jace)

I’m not sure if Jordan’s look is about being nervous that she might end up alone and hunted, or if she’s worried about being forcibly marked. Either way, I don’t have any intention of leaving her alone. We’ve just started making progress with our bond, she finally rescinded her rejection. I refuse to allow anyone to mark her but me.

Her smile when I tell her I’m not going anywhere is everything that I’ve always wanted to see from Jordan. It tells me she’s happy, thankful and willing to let me be here for her. Jordan isn’t the type to be vulnerable, so her willingness to let me be here to support her says more to me than her willingness to experiment in bed last night.

Dr. Braxton finishes giving an update on the rogues’ packs and afterward, the Alphas begin asking questions. As they talk, I reach under the table and take Jordan’s hand. She squeezes mine in return and laces her fingers with mine. There’s a lot of conversation about the vaccine and Dr. Braxton talks about using Jordan, Jaxon and Luna Jara’s blood to create the vaccine.

“What about the rest of us? If I understood you before when the viruses were ramp*ant, doctor, Jara’s immunity should have been passed to the pack. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t have to take blood from my mate and children only.”

“We know Alpha Jaxon has the immunity, but I’d like to take blood from Alpha Tobias, Alpha Evangeline and Alpha Flavia,” Dr. Braxton says.

Both Tobias and Jaxon snarl at that. “No!” They say in unison.

“You can have all of my blood that you want, you vampire, but you won’t t*ouch my mate or our child,” Tobias says. “Same,” Jaxon snarls. “My mate just had our son. You won’t be coming anywhere near either one of them.”

“It was a suggestion. I wouldn’t be injecting them with anything…”

“No!” they both say again, and I swear I can feel their Alpha auras through the video.

must too as he puts his hands up in defense. “Of course, I wouldn’t forcibly take their

Dr. Braxton figures out the vaccine issue, can I ask what we’re doing about our pack lands and the Beta Trials? Half of us are on hold building our packs, and we need to have a plan. We need to know if the

we can keep our pack

who won packs and our mates are all currently

lands. But you take on the risk associated with being out there alone,” Councilman Jason says. “What kind of bullshit answer is

can come up

have given me

of us to think about and as I said,

look at the monitor to see her face looking back at us. “Do you have

Luna. I’ll protect Jordan,”

(Taylor POV)

we end the

“Taylor?” Nolan asks.

for a walk,” I say, moving to walk out

Don’t make me put a guard on you,” my father says from across the

noticing that the room goes quiet as the other Alphas watch to see my reaction. I can’t believe my father just called me out in a room of my peers. If he wasn’t my father, I would never tolerate this type of disrespect, but now I’m

I don’t hear you telling Alpha Caleb that you’re going to put a guard on him. I think it’s very inappropriate of you to call out your daughter. She’s just as much of an Alpha as your sons,” Nolan says, standing up to

a father and

front of him, but Nolan puts his arm out, holding me back, practically pushing me behind

your first born as your successor. You continue to severely underestimate your daughter. She is a strong, powerful, intelligent woman. She may be a bit more at risk than your sons, but it is extremely inappropriate for you to specifically call her out in a room of her peers. She has earned her right to be here, placing fourth out of hundreds of other competitors. If you still can’t see who and what your daughter is, then I