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.”

right? He just took over as

I understand the family tree. I need to know, not only because I’m Jaxon’s mate, but

go spend time in her mate’s pack and

Caleb is in the contest too,

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. I could do what you’re doing with Jaxon. We

won’t be 18 before the next competition, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other reasons for us to spend

ask her. “I’ll support you in any way you want, Maggie. If you want to come with me to grandmother Isabella’s

that doesn’t work, we’ll either come stay here with Jaxon and his family or we’ll go find our own

raises an eyebrow at me. “You’ve really thought this through, haven’t

dad or anyone keep me

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

smile spreading across her face. “He’s actually coming here

“Yeah, Jaxon and I did a lot of ‘talking’ that first night,” I say using

giggling together when there’s

the door and Caleb’s eyes go wide. “Oh,

Evangeline. I’m mated

Evangeline. I

“Good things, I hope.”

stole Jaxon’ s heart,” he says, turning to Maggie. “I guess it runs in the family, since your gorgeous sister

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

“Thanks, Evie.”

Jax, I said hi.” Caleb says. “Will

fist to knock when the door swings open and Jaxon pulls me into his room and into his

took you so long?” he asks me. “I was getting good

“Care to share?”

mated to

He frowns. “Griffin?”

arriving

father going to

talk more this weekend. You and I may have a

as I have you, I don’t care how many more there are. We’ll

the last I think of Maggie, Caleb or my

Jace POV

as Jordan walks out of the room. Taylor rushes

“Jace, what happened?”

isn’t how I planned to tell Taylor. Well, I guess I never really figured out how to tell her that Jordan was my

me.” Better to

rejected you as her

look at Taylor. “As her

I slapped her

“Jordan is your mate?”

“Yeah.”

knew? All this

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