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.”

“Griffin is the oldest male, right? He just took over

right?” I ask, making sure I understand the family tree. I need to know,

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

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

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 come with me to grandmother Isabella’s pack,

work, we’ll either come stay here with Jaxon and his family

raises an eyebrow at me. “You’ve really thought

have no intention of letting dad or anyone keep

mom and dad try to keep you

across her

of

are still giggling together when

Caleb’s eyes go

I’m Evangeline. I’m mated to your cousin, Jaxon.”

I heard about

“Good things, I hope.”

“I guess it runs in the family, since

morning.

“Thanks, Evie.”

said hi.” Caleb says. “Will

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

long?” he asks me. “I

“Care to share?”

to your

He frowns. “Griffin?”

just arriving

is your father going

sure, but Maggie and I will have to talk more this weekend. You and I may have a plus two from

don’t care how many more

I think of Maggie, Caleb or my parents for the

Jace POV

walks out of the room. Taylor rushes to me, wrapping her arm

“Jace, what happened?”

her that Jordan was my mate. I guess I figured Jordan would reject me early on and

me.” Better to just

you as

look at Taylor. “As

like I slapped her across

“Jordan is your mate?”

“Yeah.”

knew?

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