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.”

He just took over as Alpha.

I ask, making sure I understand the family tree. I need to know, not only

there’ s another sister, Brooke, but she already found her mate. She’s your age, not quite 18, but her parents let her go spend time in her mate’s pack and let

is in the

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. I could do what you’re doing with Jaxon. We could split our time between the packs and decide which trainers we want to

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

want to come with me to grandmother Isabella’s pack, I’ll

work, we’ll either come stay here with Jaxon and his family or we’ll go find our own place

me. “You’ve really

have no intention of letting dad or anyone keep me

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

spreading across her face. “He’s

of ‘talking’

I are still giggling together when there’s a quiet knock

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

I’m Evangeline. I’m mated to

I heard

“Good things, I hope.”

turning to Maggie. “I guess it runs in the family, since your gorgeous sister

my head, smiling. “I’ll see you in the morning. Keep your ears out

“Thanks, Evie.”

Jax, I said hi.” Caleb says. “Will

open and Jaxon pulls me into his room and into his arms, closing the

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

“Care to share?”

is mated to your cousin,” I

He frowns. “Griffin?”

He was just arriving as I

father going to

Maggie and I will have to talk more this weekend.

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

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

Jace POV

of the room. Taylor rushes to

“Jace, what happened?”

out how to tell her that Jordan was my mate. I guess I figured Jordan would reject me early on and it would

rejected me.” Better to just say

rejected you as her

look at Taylor. “As

like I slapped her

“Jordan is your mate?”

“Yeah.”

knew? All this

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