The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 31 (Evangeline)

I’m so angry at my mother right now. Not as angry and hurt as I am by my father, but it’s close. She basically implied that Jaxon only wants me for s*ex. Honestly, if that were the case, he could have taken my virginity last night. We pretty much did everything else.

And now, this man is sitting here, asking me what I want. Man did I hit the mate bond jackpot!

When I tell him I’ll punch him if he tries to go three months without seeing me, he bursts out laughing.

“You think I’m joking? It would be a travesty, but I’ll rearrange that Super Hotty face of yours,” I say. He pulls me in, pressing his lips to mine while still laughing.

“Oh Eve, I swear I’m already so in love with you,” he says, making my heart flutter.

It should feel weird, we only really met about a week ago, but I feel the same way. Maybe not IN love yet, but my feelings for Jaxon are very strong. And according to him, he thinks my feelings aren’t as strong as his, because I’m not yet 18. He may be right, because if my feelings for him get stronger than this, I would definitely be saying that I’m in love with him too.

As he calms down, he tucks my hair behind my ear, the smile still on his face.

“So, what do you want, my love? What do you think we should do?”

“Well, I’m not going home until I know for sure that my parents will let us see each other. As I mentioned, I have no intention of going months without seeing you.”

“I’m glad to hear it,” he says, running his fingers through my hair and watching as my hair slides through easily.

“What about you? What do you want?” I ask him.

want to do what I told your mom. I want us to

my hair while we talk. I turn,

pack lands and make them into one large pack. And if only one of us wins, then I’d think we’d have the same people in our pack. Either way, those that would choose you or me as their leader

AND intelligent. How did I get so lucky?” he asks then

we come in the top couple of spots so no one else picks one of the

he looks thoughtful. “Yeah, we’ll have to think about that one. But first, we have to both get through the next competition. I’m guessing you

have a chance

that. I was getting her help

to help get me back?” I ask, shyly. It’s very sweet and

much more diplomatic than I am, but when Magdalena called and said you were here, all that went out the window. I just jumped

what did Maggie

Jordan to relay a message to me that this morning wasn’t about me and that you had left to come here. Just

she is. She and I are best friends. I’ll call her tonight

if your parents don’t change their mind?

over the muscles of his chest. “I’ll stay

see if Jordan is willing to have you come stay with us,” he says

I’m going to stay here and see what happens when I speak to

stroke my fingers over his

“What about me?”

stay here

want me

look up at him and nod. “Do you think Alpha Jonas

it doesn’t put any kind of