Chapter 312


    The iming by Cooper Book 4


    The Beta Trials by Cooper (Jace & Jordan)


    Chapter 39 (Jace)


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


    morning.


    I look at the bed and a sudden sh of the images fromst 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 dide, 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 anding toy 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 hourster, 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


    ufortable pressure of my jeans against my now h*ard length.


    ‘Focus, Jace,’ Jordan’s voicees 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 rareughs.


    “Good morning, Jordan,” Luna Jara’s amused voicees 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 n, 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.


    “Young, not quite fifteen,” Jordan says. “Balor is old enough to be her father,” Nn says.


    “Yes, he is, and he and Dr. Braxton have apparentlye to an agreement about it,” Jordan tells them.


    “And she feels the mate bond, even at her young age?” Alpha Luke asks. I notice that all his daughters,


    but particrly Evangeline who joined the group today, turn and give him ‘I told you so’ looks.


    “She knew she needed to be close to him and help fight the virus and she already seems to feel the


    draw to him. He had be…overwhelmed with the virus, bing almost feral in his actions and


    she was able to calm him.” She stops and nces at me before turning back to the group. “Balor feels


    it too.”


    Councilman Jason frowns. “Bears don’t have mate bonds, do they?”


    “No, unless, apparently, they have wolf mates. We didn’t know if this is something that has happened in


    the past or if this is new,” I say.


    “I’ll have to research it,” Councilman Jason says, looking up. “I’m assuming this is what you called me


    about the other day? I apologize for not getting back to you. Things have been chaotic on our end as


    well.”


    “Yes, it is. And Ipletely understand, Councilman,” Jordan says to him. “So, in light of that, I’d say


    our alliance with the bears is strong?” Luna Jara asks.


    “Yes, that would be correct,” I say. “They may be rough around the edges, and they nearly destroyed


    our car when we got here, but they fixed it and things between us seem to be settling,” I tell them.


    “We should probably make a point of meeting them,” Alpha Jaxon says to Alpha Tobias.


    “Agreed. Our packs are closest to their n and if it appears that bears and wolves can actually have


    mate bonds, then the more we know about them, the closer our bond, the more likely we are to find


    those mate bonds,” Tobias says. “Okay, our next order of business. The question was raised about


    what to do with the new packs and how we n to assist the new packs to continue with their building


    and growth,” Councilman Jason says.


    Everyone goes quiet and I turn to Jordan. “I told you.”


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    “Told her what, Jace?” my sister Melinda asks. She has joined with her mate, Alpha Jonas, who is still


    Alpha of his pack since their children are so young.


    “Jordan had an idea that she assumed everyone would have. I told her that I didn’t think so.” I turn and


    look at her. “Only an Alpha as special as she is would consider it.”


    I can feel her embarrassment of my glowing des, but it’s true and I want everyone to know that


    they should strive to be the kind of Alpha that Jordan is.


    “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, via, 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, notmand 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 ovee the rogue


    attacks,” Alpha Aiden says. He’s the second oldest of the newer generation Alphas. Both he and Tarik


    “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 ce outside of Alpha Jordan’s


    pack. The patrols, Nn 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.”