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.

driven long

someone want to tell me what’s going

a word. Maggie reaches out

my mother drags out

look back out the window. I can feel the tension in the car getting heavier as everyone tries to figure out what

flash in her eyes before she looks at my father. Without saying a

drive. When we pull

out of the car,

what are you doing here?” my mother asks my grandmother as

me to come pick her up.” She says, looking at me and

her and let her wrap

father says

mother asks, but I don’t wait for him to answer

may be my Alpha, but that can change. Don’t make me reject you and

family all s*uck in air at my statement, but I mean every word. I see the hurt flash in my father’s eyes, but I don’t care. It’s

undo later. Alpha Luke, I don’t see any reason that your daughter can’t come

need to stay here,” my father says to

chin, ready to reject him when my

to look

time with your grandmother. I’ll be calling you later.

pack, I love my family and even though I’ m so angry I could scream at my father, I love him too. It would hurt me as

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

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

she is crying. “Bye, Evie. I love you,” she says, and I pull her into a hug. “I love you too,

Lazio. He says something similar to what Alejandro

and we’ll figure

at my grandmother. “Take care of my

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

turning me toward

her car without looking

the pack lands, my grandmother

this

Katerina POV

daughter drive away,

unpacked. We’ve been away for nearly a week.

usual moans and groans,

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