The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 246

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 46 (Evangeline)

Jaxon and I spent the evening laughing and dancing together, celebrating his sister becoming the pack’s Alpha. It felt a lot like we were already a mated couple. No one else asked me to dance, not that Jaxon gave them the chance, but there were no jealous she- wolves hovering around us either, clamoring for a chance to dance with Jaxon. It was a great night and now, I’m heading to my room to shower and change before I sneak up to Jaxon’s room for the night.

When I get out of the shower, Maggie is just walking in.

“Hey Maggie, did you have a good time tonight.”

“Hey, Evie, yeah I did,” she says distractedly, going to her bed.

“You okay?” I ask her.

“Yeah, I’m good. You headed to Jaxon’s room?”

My sister and I have been best friends our entire lives. We know everything about each other and right now, I know something is bothering my sister.

I finish getting dressed in my pajama shorts and top and I sit on my bed. “Spill,” I say.

“Is it that obvious?”

“Well, I mean, you’re not like Makayla and bouncy all the damn time, but you’ re usually more upbeat than this, especially when we’ve just come from such a fun night.”

She begins chewing on the inside of her m*outh. A sure sign that something is bothering her.

“I found him, Evie.”

I wait, thinking there’s more. She doesn’t say any more, she just looks at me.

“Found who?”

“Him. My mate.”

I jump up, pulling her into a hug. “Maggie, that’s wonderful!” I say, before stopping and pulling back.

“Wait, why aren’t you more excited?”

“Dad, obviously.”

“Oh shit.”

“Yeah, oh shit. If he’s struggling this much with you, imagine how he’s going to act with me. I’m six months younger than you are.”

“How old is your mate? WHO is your mate?” I ask, watching as a smile spreads across her face.

“Jaxon’s cousin, Caleb. And we’re the same age.”

male, right? He

need to know, not only

her parents let her go spend time in her mate’s pack and let him come to visit theirs. I guess they are splitting the time going to where the trainers are best since they are both in

is in the contest too,

crazy with dad that I didn’t approach him, and he didn’t approach me, or he didn’t have a chance since dad rushed us out of there so fast on the last day. But Evie, now I want to spend time with him, I want to get to know him.

while still getting to know each other. I know that, unlike you and Jaxon, I won’t be 18 before the next competition, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other reasons for us to spend

If you want to

if that doesn’t work, we’ll either come stay here with Jaxon and

eyebrow at me. “You’ve

no intention of letting dad

could even stay there if mom and dad try to keep you apart. Did you talk to

across her face. “He’s actually coming here tonight so we can

a lot of ‘talking’ that first

giggling together when there’s a quiet

and Caleb’s

I’m mated to your cousin, Jaxon.”

Evangeline. I heard about

“Good things, I hope.”

“I guess it runs in the family, since your gorgeous sister

the morning. Keep your ears out for dad. We’ll figure

“Thanks, Evie.”

I said hi.” Caleb

when the door swings open and Jaxon pulls me into his room and into his arms,

you so long?” he asks me.

“Care to share?”

is mated to your cousin,” I tell

He frowns. “Griffin?”

He was just arriving

your father going

talk more this weekend. You and I may have a

I don’t care how many more

and that’s the last I think of Maggie, Caleb or my

Jace POV

the room. Taylor rushes to me, wrapping her arm around

“Jace, what happened?”

planned to tell Taylor. Well, I guess I never really figured out how to tell her that Jordan was my mate. I guess I figured Jordan

Better to just say

you as her

Taylor.

like I slapped her across

“Jordan is your mate?”

“Yeah.”

you knew? All

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