The Claiming by Cooper novel Chapter 312

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)

Chapter 39 (Jace)

Jordan and I sit in front of the video on the computer, getting ready for the Alpha conference the next morning.

I look at the bed and a sudden flash of the images from last night run through my mind. I had been laying on the bed and my mate, in nothing but her p*anties, had crawled onto the bed, slowly making her way up my body. Never once using her hands, she had leaned down and using her teeth, she had pulled my boxers down, letting my h*ard length spring free. Then, again without using her hands, she had taken me in her mouth and edged me so f*ucking h*ard that when I finally did come, it felt like an explosion went off in my body. I swear to the goddess that I passed out for a moment. Nothing in my life had ever felt that good. My mate had taken everything I had given her, l*icking and s*ucking me clean before smirking proudly at me and coming to lay beside me.

I had curled up around her, but she had smelled so good and the feel of the heat pulsing from her p*ussy against my t*high had been more than I could bear. It had been hours later, after pleasuring each other multiple times that we had finally fallen asleep in each other’s arms, exhausted and sated.

That was then, and now, thinking of it again, has me shifting around on the seat, trying to ease the uncomfortable pressure of my jeans against my now h*ard length.

‘Focus, Jace,’ Jordan’s voice comes through the mind link.

‘I am, it just happens to be thoughts of you that I’m focusing on, not on this call,’ I say, leaning away from the camera and giving her a wolfy smile while I wiggle my eyebrows at her.

I am rewarded with one of Jordan’s rare laughs.

“Good morning, Jordan,” Luna Jara’s amused voice comes through the speaker.

Jordan schools her features, to my disappointment. “Good morning mother, good morning council members,” Jordan says, back in Alpha mode.

I follow her lead and return to the camera.

“Good morning, Jace,” Luna Jara says, giving me a knowing look.

“Good morning, Luna. Good morning council members,” I say, just as the camera from two more packs come on.

Once everyone has joined, Councilman Jason calls the meeting to order. “First, Alpha Jordan, have you heard anything from Dr. Braxton?”

“Yes, I spoke with him this morning. The bears continue to show signs of improvement. He feels that he can return to the pack in the next day or two.”

“Good, and what about our alliance with the bears?” he asks her.

She looks at me and we both smile.

“I think we’re good,” she says. “But, Balor, the leader of the clan, was injured protecting me from the rogue Alpha that tried to mark me, so I’ve been waiting to finalize our alliance until he’s well.”

“What aren’t you and your Gamma telling us, Alpha?” Councilman Antonio asks shrewdly.

“It’s something else we wanted to talk to the council about. We, that is Alpha Jordan, had intended to speak with Councilman Jason about this, but with everything that happened, neither of us had time to follow up,” I say.

“Are you going to tell us now, Gamma, or keep us in the dark?” Councilman Saul asks me.

I look at Jordan, deferring to her.

“Have any of you ever heard of a bear being mated to a wolf?” she asks them. There’s a collective gasp from the group.

“Who? Not you?” Luna Jara asks, looking concerned, her eyes going from Jordan to me and back again.

“No, Dr. Braxton’s daughter, Kyra,” Jordan says.

Everyone frowns. “How old is she?” Alpha Mason asks.

“Do tell, Jordan,” Luna Jara says. “I think the ten existing packs should ask for volunteers and allow those interested to go assist the new packs with protection, building and creating a new pack. Many of those individuals might be interested in joining these new packs. We know many of our pack members are signed up for the Beta Trials and those that don’t win will most likely sign up for the Gamma Tournament.”

“But those are ranked positions. You’re suggesting that we just allow our pack members to leave? To go join another pack?” Alpha Tarik asks. He’s the oldest of the younger generation, having been an Alpha to his pack for six years.

“Yes, that’s exactly what I’m suggesting. Every one of the new Alphas are our family members. All of them have found their mates and nearly all of those individuals are also our family members. Alpha Tarik, you may only have one brother, but his mate, Flavia, has four other siblings, one of which is participating in the Beta Trials. You don’t think it’s possible that in your entire pack there aren’t some wolves that may want to live in a pack where your brother is Alpha? You wouldn’t even consider giving them that opportunity? I, for one, want to lead my people, not command them. If that means helping them to find the life that they want to lead outside of my pack, then that is what I’m going to do. Our younger generation may want to be a part of building a pack from the ground up. They may want to put their stamp on something that will live much longer than they will. We can’t offer them those types of opportunities in the existing packs, but the new Alphas can. I can guarantee you, right now, that there are members of my pack who would want to join my twin’s pack. I’m sure there are those that would want to move to my sisters’ packs as well. Why should I force them to stay in my pack when, not only would they prefer to try something new, but our family members need the pack members more than we do?” she asks, and I want to cheer. My mate is incredible.

“But that will weaken our packs, during a time when we may need the strength to overcome the rogue attacks,” Alpha Aiden says. He’s the second oldest of the newer generation Alphas. Both he and Tarik come from the northern packs, having small families in comparison and being several years older than the other Alphas.

“Alpha Aiden, are you telling me that you are concerned about fighting a pack of rogues with twenty to thirty members? Most of our packs are over 150 individuals now. Even if you lost half of your pack, you should still be able to handle that number of wolves with the trained fighters that we all have in our packs. Hell, most of us didn’t even make it to the rogue fight that took place outside of Alpha Jordan’s pack. The patrols, Nolan and Alpha Taylor took most of them on. I’m in agreement with Alpha Jordan. We should give our pack members a choice. Otherwise, we are dictators, not Alphas,” Alpha Alejandro says.

“But you are not yet Alpha of your pack, Alpha Alejandro,” Alpha Tarik says, looking to Alpha Luke.

“I support my son as the future Alpha of our pack and I will support my children, by allowing my pack members to choose if they want to try another pack. Was it not always the intention of the council that the packs would have a choice once the new packs were established?” he asks, looking at the Councilmembers.

“Yes, that is true, Alpha Luke. However, the council has decided to let the existing packs decide if they are willing to allow their pack members to choose. We will take a vote and the majority will decide.”

“Well, I’m with Jordan and Alpha Alejandro. I’ll let my pack decide,” Alpha Griffin says.

“As will I,” Alpha Paolo says.

“And I,” Alpha Giovanni says.

“All in favor?” Councilman Jason asks.

Eight hands go up. I watch Tarik look at his brother, then sigh before raising his hand. Alpha Aiden, however, refuses to concede.

“By a vote of 9 to 1, the existing packs will allow their pack members to decide if and where they choose to live. The packs will have one week to announce this to their pack members and then in two weeks, we will have a gathering of all new Alphas and any interested pack members, that includes all individuals currently enrolled in the Beta Trials,” Councilman Jason says. “This meeting is adjourned.”