The Claiming by Cooper Book 4
The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)
Chapter 27 (Evangeline)
When we get to my grandmother’s pack,
Alpha Jonas and Luna Melinda are there to greet me.
“Alpha Jonas,” I say, as I get out of the car, “I hope it’s okay that I stay here for a while.”
“I’ve already spoken to your mother. You can stay as long as you like,” he tells me.
“How about I show you to your room? I’ve put you down the hall from your grandmother,” Luna Melinda says to me, hooking her arm through mine.
“Thank you. I really appreciate this,” I say.
“It’s no problem. I understand difficult parents when it comes to the mate bond,” she says, looking at her mate.
I’m glad they finally worked things out. I had heard rumblings, some overheard conversations between my mother and father or my mother and grandmother. And since Alpha Jonas was both of their alpha at one point, they had been angry that Luna Melinda’s mother was keeping her from her mate.
As we walk, she continues talking. “I knew Jonas was my mate before I turned 18, too. You just feel the pull to them, right?” she asks me.
I’ve never had the opportunity to spend time with Luna Melinda, but I like her already.
just draws me to him,” I
Alpha Jaxon is 18, so he would be feeling the bond as
at her. I’d forgotten that she came from
Jaxon. He’s a good man and he’ll make a great Alpha. I’m quite sure that he’ll win this competition and get his pack. He
leads me down a hallway, my grandmother and
your mate, do you plan to continue to compete in the contest?”
Alpha Jonas’s tone is one
asking. Evangeline is an Alpha, and she may want her own pack, separate from her mate,” she says, and
are twitching and
“So? What’s your plan?”
to fight and win
get settled and then come join us on the back porch. It has
turn and I suddenly feel very emotional after the morning that I’ve had. I throw my arms around Luna Melinda
me. “It will all work out in the end, just the way it’s
like
nod and pull back. She takes my hands in hers and
on the back
kids first. If they are
before dinner. I’ll have
from my mother, he had become a very rigid Alpha, devoting his life to his pack. From what I’m seeing, being mated to Melinda has loosened him up quite a
Ryder and Molly are awake. I could use some baby and
have two children already?” I ask
three. But it’s too soon to know if this one will be a boy or a girl.” Melinda looks up at her mate. “But it doesn’t matter
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