The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 225

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 25 (Evangeline)

When I get off the phone, Maggie looks at me.

“Are you really going to do this?” she asks.

“He’s not giving me any other choice.” I walk to her, taking her hands in mine. “Will you do me a favor?”

“Of course, anything Evie.”

“Don’t say anything to them on the way home.”

“Mom’s going to freak out when she realizes.”

I shrug, walking into the bathroom and stripping off my clothes. I set Jaxon’s jacket aside, knowing I may not see him now until the next competition. I hope I will, but we’ll have to see what happens.

I shower and get ready, packing my things and heading downstairs. Most everyone will be staying for breakfast, but my father is rushing us out of here.

“Why are we leaving so early?” Makayla complains, stomping down the stairs with her bags over her shoulder.

I don’t say anything. I can’t. I’m so angry, so hurt, that if I say a word, the tears will start to fall. How could the best night of my life turn into the worst morning so quickly?

My dad pulls the car around and we all begin to load our bags and get in. Alejandro frowns at me and I just shake my head at him.

“Eve!” I hear behind me. I turn and see Jaxon jogging toward me, a huge smile on his face.

As soon as he sees mine, the smile drops. “Eve?”

I shake my head at him before climbing into the car, the tears a moment from falling.

My father hits the gas as soon as my door is shut.

“Eve!” Jaxon says, running toward the car. I put my hand up against the window, my own way of saying goodbye as I watch him chase the car before he stops and watches us drive away.

When I turn back the car is eerily silent.

I don’t say a word.

haven’t driven long

someone want to tell me what’s

a word.

mother drags out

out the window. I can feel the tension in the car getting heavier as everyone tries to figure out what is going on between myself and my father. “Evangeline, you’re being uncharacteristically quiet,” my mother

and look at her, seeing worry flash in her eyes before she looks at my father. Without saying a word,

of the drive. When we pull up, I see my grandmother standing outside

of the car, going to

doing here?” my mother asks my grandmother as

up.” She says, looking at me and

and let her wrap

father says behind

going on?” My mother asks, but I don’t wait for him to answer her. I turn on him, my anger bubbling to

Alpha, but that can change. Don’t make me reject you and this

every word. I see the hurt flash in my father’s eyes, but I don’t care. It’s about time he realizes how hurt I

in anger or do things that will be h*ard to undo later. Alpha Luke, I don’t see any reason that your daughter can’t come stay with me for

need to stay here,” my father says to me, his stubborn Alpha

reject him when my mother

Luke.” He turns to look at

I’ll be calling you later. I expect you

to reject my father or this pack. I love my pack, I love my family and even though I’ m

in a hug. “Call me when you want to talk,” she whispers in my ear. I

is there, pulling me into a hug. “I’ll talk to him. I’ll find out what’s going on. I’ll make it

to say goodbye to Makayla and see that she is crying. “Bye, Evie. I love you,” she says, and I pull her into a hug. “I love you too,

Lazio. He says

turn to my mother, who wraps her arms around me. “I love you. I’ll talk to your father, and we’ll figure this out. I’ll be in

up at my grandmother. “Take

acting as if she’s going to her death. She’s coming to visit her old grandmother to make me feel

turning me

without looking

get off the pack lands, my grandmother turns

this

Katerina POV

daughter drive away,

We’ve been away for nearly a week. Time

than the usual moans and groans, they all quietly move

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