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.”

the oldest male, right? He just took over as Alpha. And that would

and Harper’s brother too, right?” I ask, making sure I understand the family tree. I need to know, not only because I’m Jaxon’s mate, but now my

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

is in the contest

is. I saw him at the race, and I felt the pull, 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.

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 there aren’t other reasons for us to spend time

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,

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

at me. “You’ve really

dad

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

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

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

giggling together when there’s a quiet

door and Caleb’s eyes go wide. “Oh,

Evangeline. I’m mated to your cousin,

Evangeline. I heard

“Good things, I hope.”

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

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

“Thanks, Evie.”

I said hi.”

the door swings open and Jaxon pulls me into his

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

“Care to share?”

mated to your cousin,”

He frowns. “Griffin?”

He was just arriving as I

your father

more this weekend. You and I may have a plus two from

don’t care how many more there

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

Jace POV

as Jordan walks out of the room. Taylor

“Jace, what happened?”

to tell her that Jordan was my mate. I guess I figured Jordan would reject me early on and it would never come up.

Better to

you as

look at Taylor. “As her

looks like I slapped her across

“Jordan is your mate?”

“Yeah.”

you knew? All

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