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 just took

tree. I need to know, not only because I’m Jaxon’s mate, but now my sister is going to be mated to one of

is the youngest and 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 him come to visit theirs. I guess they are splitting the time

in the contest

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

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

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 Isabella’s pack, I’ll support you. If Alpha Jonas won’t take

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

me. “You’ve really thought

intention of letting dad or anyone keep me from Jaxon.

agrees, maybe you could even stay there if mom and dad try to

sheepish smile spreading across her face. “He’s actually coming here tonight so we

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

when there’s a quiet knock on

and Caleb’s eyes go

I’m Evangeline. I’m mated to

I heard about

“Good things, I hope.”

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

“I’ll see you in the morning. Keep your

“Thanks, Evie.”

said hi.” Caleb

swings open and Jaxon pulls me into his

he asks me. “I

“Care to share?”

mated to your cousin,” I

He frowns. “Griffin?”

just arriving

father going

I will have to talk more this weekend.

have you, I don’t care how many

I think of Maggie, Caleb or my parents for the rest of the

Jace POV

walks out of the room. Taylor rushes to

“Jace, what happened?”

that Jordan was my mate. I guess I figured Jordan

rejected me.” Better

you

Taylor. “As

slapped

“Jordan is your mate?”

“Yeah.”

you knew? All this

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