The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 32 (Jaxon)

Alpha Jonas agreed to allow me to stay as long as both of us kept our families apprised of the situation.

“I’m not going to separate mates, but I’m also not willing to start a pack war with one of my pack member’s daughter and grandchildren,” he says.

“Understood. And just know, Alpha Jonas, if it becomes a problem, I’ll go stay with my Aunt Sophia,” Eve had told him.

“I don’t think that will be necessary. Will the two of you be joining us for warrior training?”

“Yes! Do you know if Beta Jared got any of the fighters to come train in your pack?” I ask.

“He did. “We’ve got Ezekiel starting tomorrow. We only have him for a week, but we’ll take what we can get. Collin and the others who are still in the contest will be participating in extra, specialized training with him in the afternoons. You are welcome to join if you’d like. The morning training sessions will be open to the entire pack.”

“Thank you. What’s his specialty?” I ask.

of their specialties have similarities but subtle differences. If you’re still here in a few

we can work out a trade. Our packs

had borrowed a car, headed back home to speak to Jordan and pick up some clothing before returning to Alpha Jonas’s pack, intending to stay as long as Eve is. Alpha Jonas had given me a room near

master, and it was obvious from day one that he expected us to master this martial art in one week, even if he had to beat it into us. All I have to say is that I’m extremely thankful for my advanced healing. Everyone struggled and by the end of the week the pack members that joined the morning training had dwindled, but those of us that were training for the contest continued and each

has 9 contenders in his pack who were part of the specialized training and Jordan agreed to trade fighters, since she has a different fighter, Nolan, coming next week. Nolan specializes in kick boxing and Jordan agreed that not only could Alpha Jonas’s pack members join, but that Eve could join our training as well. We haven’t quite figured out the arrangements yet, but I’m hoping that maybe Eve can convince her parents to not only allow her,

Makayla joins the call,

doesn’t mean that we can’t get together. I miss

each have our own, but we’ve chosen to sleep together. However, after our training sessions at night, it’s all

but he doesn’t say anything and neither does Isabella. Eve’s grandmother has been supportive

of training with Ezekiel. We’ll have one day off then we have to figure out arrangements for going to Jordan’s pack to train. If Eve’s parents give her a hard time, we’ll just continue to train here in the morning and go with Jonas’s pack to join training in the evenings before coming back here. But I really hope that her parents will agree to let Eve and her siblings stay at our pack for the week. I want my family to have a chance to

we come in from morning training, ready to eat. She told me to call her Grandma, saying that since I was going to be mated to her

that there is plenty of food. Those of us that are training have been voracious eaters and there is always a large amount of

you and Evie come sit with me,” Isabella says, shooing others

goodbye to Collin, Beta Jared’s son who

the last day of training with Ezekiel?” she

of rest, grandma. This week has been harder than

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