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

It was a 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

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

your father didn’t make you his heir, Evangeline.

I 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.”

he try to keep me from my mate! What would he have done if someone tried to keep him from

were different then, Evangeline,” my mother says

then that means that times are different now. And if he doesn’t believe me, maybe he should talk to his precious

says quietly

you, isn’t he?”

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

figure it out. We’ll find a way

hungry? I have lunch here.”

his hand over my cheek,

eaten?” he

my head.

know I worked up an appetite last night,” he

says, reaching down

tucking me under his arm, holding me close as

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

us about yourself,” my

“Gran…”

Your grandmother is family, and she should have a chance to get to know your future mate,” Jaxon

bodies are touching. Jaxon reaches his arm around me, holding me against him with one arm as he eats with the

like to

are your intentions with

her as my mate when she turns 18,”

the contest?”

“Do you want

knows that I intend to

both win, Alpha

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