The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 229

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 29 (Evangeline)

I step away from Jaxon, not wanting my mother to know he’s here until I know where she stands.

“Hello, mother,” I answer.

“Evangeline, are you at Alpha Jonas’s pack? Have you had a chance to settle in?”

“Yes. I’m here, and I’m on the back porch with grandma.”

It’s quiet for a moment and I look back at the porch. Everyone is busy doing something except for Jaxon, he’s watching me.

“I could tell you that your father regrets what he did, what he said, but I’m not sure it would matter right now.”

“Not right now,” I say, turning back to look at the forest.

“Will you tell me what happened? Your side of the story. No judgement from me. I just want to know so I can understand,” she says.

My mother may be the iron fist of the family, but there’s a reason for that. She understands our family, she understands the dynamics between all of us and when she doesn’t, she finds out so she can mediate, just like she’s doing now.

“I spent the night with Jaxon.” I say, waiting for her to blow up at me, like my father did.

It’s quiet. I don’t say anything.

“Did you want to expand on that? Spending the night could mean all sorts of things. It could mean that you had s*ex, or it could mean you laid on the ground, looking at the stars telling each other your secrets.”

“Something in between those two options.” I say.

“And you believe that he’s your mate?” she asks.

“I know he is. And he knows that I’m his mate too.” I say.

“Okay. No need to get worked up. We’re having a conversation, Evangeline,” my mother says placatingly.

face in

he was disappointed in me, mom. Disappointed! For what? I didn’t do anything. Definitely nothing that I regret. It was a perfect night and Dad ruined it. All it did was remind me that Dad doesn’t think I’m

come around me, wrapping me in a loving embrace. I lean back, letting

that your father didn’t make you his

agree with his reasons. I am my mother’s daughter, after all, and I can make my own decisions. If he can’t respect that, then I don’t feel the need to

“Evangeline.”

serious. How dare he try to keep me from my mate! What would he have done

were different then, Evangeline,” my

now. And if he doesn’t believe me, maybe he should talk to his precious heir. I’m not the

says quietly in my

there with you, isn’t

to go, mother. I’ll talk to you soon.” I say, hanging

we’ll figure it out. We’ll find a way to make it work.”

I have lunch here.”

hand over my cheek,

he asks

shake my head.

know I worked up an appetite last night,” he

is,” he says, reaching down to gently kiss

me close as we walk back to the

watch Alpha Jonas as he watches Jaxon,

us about yourself,” my grandmother

“Gran…”

grandmother is family, and she should have a chance to get to know your future

around me, holding me against him

would you like to

your intentions with my

to take her as my mate when she turns 18,”

contest?” grandmother asks

looks at me. “Do you want to

and I have talked about this. He knows that I intend to continue competing, similar

Alpha Jaxon? What

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