The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 38 (Jaxon)

Okay, so Eve has a point. My sister seems perfectly fine with Nolan. More than fine, actually. My usual protectiveness seems unnecessary, but I suddenly have a bit more understanding of Alpha Luke and his reasons behind being protective of his daughter.

After the tour, I steal Eve away from the group, getting her in the forest for a few minutes of alone time. I press her against a tree and k*iss her, making sure to put every moment I’ve missed her into the k*iss.

“Is it terrible that I’m worried I won’t be able to sleep tonight if I’m not sleeping in bed with you?” she asks when we finally pull apart. 

“Honestly, I had the same thought. My bed doesn’t smell like you, and it’ll feel huge and lonely.” I say, keeping my forehead pressed against hers, my eyes closed as I take in her scent and just enjoy our closeness.

I feel her f*ingers toying with the collar of my shirt. “I could always sneak into your room.”

I open my eyes, seeing hers looking back at me.

“Are you planning to be naughty Evangeline?” I ask her, my voice rumbling at the thought of my mate sleeping beside me tonight.

She shrugs. “I sleep better beside you, Jaxon.”

“I’ll leave my door unlocked. Come in whenever you want or can get away.”

“Yeah?” she asks.

“And if I’m asleep, just crawl in beside me. I’ll leave room for you. But we’re only sleeping. We both need our rest for tomorrow. I have a feeling Nolan is going to make us work as hard as Ezekiel.”

“I hope so. I’d hate to feel like I wasted a week of training,” she says, making me smile.

Later that night, when she sneaks into my room and crawls into my bed, we spend some time kissing and t*ouching each other, enjoying the feel of our naked bodies pressed against each other again. But, soon enough, we curl up together and fall asleep. I set my alarm to give her plenty of time to get back to her room and shower before training.

stepping back and checking the hallway. Once I see that it’s clear, I send her back to

than I would have liked, the sleep I get with Eve lying beside

hallway, ready for training, my sisters, Eve and Magdalena all come

my sisters

and Teagan grumble as they pass me, Magdalena looking about the same. “Good morning, Jaxon,”

honeys*uckle,” she says, giving Eve

away from her. “I think he smells like sandalwood,” she

“Yeah, he usually

the stairs, joining the warriors and other ranked members that are joining the training session today. I note that many of the omegas are joining the class too. I’m

week is going to be as brutal as last week, at least for me.

the time our stretching was done. My mate is very flexible, I already knew that, so for her, this was easy. For me, not so much. My

you ever done repetitive motions that your body isn’t used to? It causes your body to cramp, your muscles

never get it out of this cramped position that it’s in. And, oh goody, now it’s time to switch l*egs. How the f*uc*k am I supposed to walk after

mate says as her l*eg swings high enough that she could actually get it over my head and never t*ouch me. My l*eg is

this,” I grunt. The only positive is that I’m not the only one. Most of the men and some of

Hotty, s*uck it up,” she says as we work the second l*eg for the next

fifteen and I take out my frustration on the punching bag that I’m assigned to. That is, until the normal motion of punching has

time is over, we go back

supposed to put the soles of my feet together, my l*egs in a

mate leans over, her head resting on her feet, her eyes rolling

once I did, I’m not sure I will ever be able to

lean forward, my l*egs will snap off. This is as good as it gets,” I

strive for tomorrow. When we stretch, hopefully you’ll be able to push forward, even just a bit. I expect that by the end of the week, you’ll look like Alpha

great

she’s going to take a nap in that

hands. “Alright everyone, nice job! For those of you interested, please come back tonight at 5pm.

intense? How much more intense can it

Eve says, putting her hand out

don’t think I can move,” I tell her, not reaching up