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.

put my face in

perfect night and Dad ruined it. All it did was remind me that Dad doesn’t think I’m good enough or strong enough to be an Alpha, to make good decisions. He doesn’t believe in me, thinking that I’m a foolish girl that only thinks with

in a loving embrace. I lean back, letting Jaxon soothe my frayed

make you his heir, Evangeline. He has

don’t 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 see him

“Evangeline.”

my mate! What would he

different then, Evangeline,” my mother says

that means that times are different now. And if he doesn’t believe me, maybe he should talk to his precious heir. I’m not the only one that felt the pull to the

says quietly

you, isn’t he?”

have to go, mother. I’ll talk to you soon.” I say, hanging up and turning in Jaxon’s

find a way to make it

you two, are you hungry? I have lunch here.”

hand over my cheek, running his fingers through

he asks

shake my

I know I worked up an appetite last

says, reaching down to gently

under his arm, holding me

grandmother is watching us. When we sit down, Jaxon makes sure I have food before getting his own. I watch Alpha Jonas as he watches Jaxon, and I can see that he recognizes the behavior as one a mate would use. He subtly nods his head before looking at Melinda

us about yourself,”

“Gran…”

a chance to get to

Jaxon’s hand, moving closer so that our bodies are touching. Jaxon reaches his arm around me, holding me against him with one arm as he eats with the other. I lean against him,

would you like to know?” He

your intentions with my

her as my

about the contest?” grandmother

me. “Do you

that I intend to continue competing, similar to Tobias and

if you both win, Alpha Jaxon? What then?”

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