The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 35 (Evangeline)

When I close the door on Alpha Jordan and Jaxon I turn and Maggie smashes into me again.

“I’ve missed you,” she says, holding me tightly.

“I’ve missed you too,” I tell her, wrapping my arms around her.

“So, wow, you and Super Hotty?”

“Yeah, I know it seems soon, but I feel it, Maggie. I know he’s my mate.”

“Dad’s been very quiet this week. I’m not sure what’s going on in his head, but I know he wants you to come home. We all miss you. It would be one thing if you became an Alpha and took over your own pack. But this is different. The way you left…” her voice chokes up and I pull her to me again.

“Let’s see how things go this week. Mom seems to be wavering both ways. Sometimes, I feel like she’s on my side and sometimes I feel like she wants to pull me away from Jaxon. Jaxon has been nothing but supportive. So, if they won’t allow him to come train with our pack next week, I won’t be coming home either.”

“Where will you go?”

“Either back to Alpha Jonas’s or to Aunt Sophia’s pack. If they won’t take us, then we’ll find someplace else to live until the next competition. It’s only a couple of months away.”

Her eyes go wide. “Evie…”

“Let’s not worry about that now. I need to go punch dad a few times to work off my anger at him.”

We finish getting ready and head downstairs. I see Jaxon walking back inside, smiling when he sees me.

“I saw you weren’t outside yet, so I thought I’d come wait for you,” he says, wrapping his arm around my shoulders.

arm around his waist and that’s how we exit the back of the packhouse. I see there are quite

mind link out to the pack that you and I were going to show off what we learned from Ezekiel and if they wanted a firsthand look at the future training, to come

approach, even more people come

you want,”

wasn’t expecting it,” I tell

ready to show me what

k*isses the side of my head. “Give him hell,

area, everyone milling around so they can watch. It’s not uncommon in the packs to have two strong fighters battle

a few minutes to warm up before looking at my

Eve,” I hear

like usual. I’ve been sparring with my father since I was a child. He knows all my moves and he counters them easily. What he

soon as he makes his first move, I put him on the ground.

job!”

getting back on his feet.

I say

at him overshadow my fight. Letting emotion take over is the easiest way to lose

three more times before

a bit in

to me,” I tell him, using one of his catch phrases to us

steps back, looking

want to have a go at my brother,” Jordan says,

pack begins

his arm around me as he passes

“Nice job, beautiful.”

in the

stand beside me. “Is it wrong that I’m jealous that leaving the pack literally gave you a fighting advantage?”

great when we get Ezekiel,” I say, watching Jaxon. I see him get into position, and

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