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. And that

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

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

in the contest too,

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

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

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

come stay here with Jaxon and his family or we’ll go find our own place to live until we’re

eyebrow at me. “You’ve really thought this through,

letting dad or anyone keep me from Jaxon.

and dad try to keep you apart. Did you talk to

me, a sheepish smile spreading across her face. “He’s

I did a lot of ‘talking’ that first night,” I say using

when there’s a quiet

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

I’m mated to your

I heard about

“Good things, I hope.”

that stole Jaxon’ s heart,” he says, turning to Maggie. “I guess it runs

head, smiling. “I’ll see you in the morning. Keep your ears out for dad. We’ll figure

“Thanks, Evie.”

Jax, I said hi.”

sneak upstairs, and I’ve just lifted my fist to knock when the door swings open

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

“Care to share?”

to your cousin,” I tell

He frowns. “Griffin?”

was just arriving as I

your father going to take

will have to talk more this weekend. You and I may have a plus

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

think of Maggie, Caleb or my parents for the rest

Jace POV

of the room. Taylor rushes

“Jace, what happened?”

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

me.” Better to just say

rejected you as

look at Taylor. “As her

like I slapped her across

“Jordan is your mate?”

“Yeah.”

you knew? All

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