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.

driven long when my

someone want to tell

say a word. Maggie reaches out and takes

mother drags

back 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,

at her, seeing worry flash in her eyes before she looks at my father.

When we pull up, I

of the car, going to get

you doing here?” my mother asks my grandmother as she

pick her up.” She says,

to her and let

My father says behind

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

but that can change. Don’t make

see the hurt flash

will be h*ard to undo later. Alpha Luke,

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

ready to reject

turns to look at her, but she’s

spend some time with your grandmother. I’ll be calling

of me relieved that I won’t have to reject my father or this pack. I love my 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 much as it would hurt him if I

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

talk to him. I’ll find out what’s going on. I’ll make it right,” he says

she is crying. “Bye, Evie. I

hug Lazio. He says something

love you. I’ll talk to your father, and we’ll figure this out. I’ll be in t*ouch later,” she says, pulling back and

up at my grandmother.

coming to

turning me toward her

to her car without looking at my father or saying goodbye

soon as we get off the pack lands, my grandmother turns to

this

Katerina POV

drive away, before turning to

nearly a week. Time to get back to

usual moans and groans, they all quietly

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