The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 43 (Evangeline)

When I arrive back at my pack, everyone seems happy to see me, as if they all missed me.

“Of course, they missed you,” Makayla says when I mention it. “You’re the heart of this pack.”

“Makie, that’s not true. Mom is the heart of this pack,” I tell her.

“Yes, she is, and you’ll hopefully forgive me for saying this Evie, but you’re just as much of the heart of the pack as she is,” Alejandro says.

“Why do I need to forgive you for saying that?” I ask.

“Because it means you were meant to be a great Luna, or at least you would make a great Luna,” Lazio says.

I frown at them. “Alphas have a heart.”

Both of them look at me.

“No, Evie. The Alphas are meant to be the hard ones in the pack, the ones that make the hard decisions and the ones that lay down the law and hold people accountable when someone doesn’t follow that law. The Luna is the heart, the gentleness, the kindness that counters the Alpha’s dominance of their pack.” Al says.

“And you’re damn good at it, Evie. The pack adores you, as they should…if you were going to be a Luna.” Lazio says.

“So, you’re saying I need to be a bitch if I want to be Alpha?”

“No, Alpha Jordan is finding a middle ground, sort of. I’m just saying, the pack responds to you in a way that they respond to mom, not in the way that they respond to dad.” Al says.

head to my room, wondering what it means

to have all my clothes again. It was rough living off of a few pairs of clothes

lead omega. “Do you know where my father has Alpha Jaxon and his family

are staying on the Beta floor.

a long moment. “Let me guess, he’s as far away from

yes, that’s correct, Alpha

show me which room will be

course, Alpha, I

knowing that this is very purposeful on my father’s part. He’s allowing Jaxon on our

insulting a neighboring Alpha by giving him a terrible room. The room itself has a great view of the

stocked and checking to make sure that

and Rowan’s rooms are the

like 1 said, they are

I tell

and Rowan arrive. “Welcome to our home,” Alejandro

an eyebrow at her. She presses her lips together and I see the barest of head nods. Finally, I

and I take

really good for the packs and our alliances,

do you mean?” I

win, it can only strengthen all of our packs, right? And now that

over our pain and suffering will be bonds that will last a lifetime. And obviously, mate bonds like those between your sister and 1, will create strong

encourage her,” Al and I

at us and moves to put her arm through Jaxon’s. “I like him,

Luna when the time

better get used it,”