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.

and checking the hallway. Once I see that it’s clear, I send her back to her room in nothing more than my t-shirt. I

I got less sleep than I would have liked, the sleep I get with Eve lying beside me is much better than the sleep I

step out into the hallway, ready for training, my sisters, Eve and Magdalena all come out at about the same time. Only Jordan and Eve look

cheerfully, knowing my sisters hate

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

says, giving Eve a

look away from her. “I think he smells

snorts. “Yeah,

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 glad

to be as brutal as last week, at least for me. Eve and my sisters

us doing splits by 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 inner t*highs felt like they’d been beaten

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

like I’ll never get it out of this

my nimble, incredibly flexible mate says as her l*eg swings high enough that she could actually get it over my head and

the only one. Most of the men and some of the women are having the same struggles that I’m

Alpha, Super Hotty, s*uck it up,” she says as we work the

on the punching bag that I’m assigned to. That

punching time is over,

time, I’m supposed to put the soles of my feet together, my l*egs in a diamond shape and I’m supposed to lean down to get the ‘full stretch’. The f*uc*k kind

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

could barely get the soles of my feet together and once I did, I’m not sure I will ever be

off.

hopefully you’ll be able to push forward, even just a bit. I expect that by the end of the

Nolan. That was a great workout, but this

looks like she’s going to take a

“Alright everyone, nice job! For those of you interested, please

intense? How much more

on, Super Hotty,” Eve says, putting her

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