The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 248

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 48 (Jordan)

“Hey Nolan. I know we talked about me meeting you at Alpha Luke’s this week, but it doesn’t feel right. I just took my oath as Alpha two days ago and now I’ m planning to go train for a competition that I’m not even eligible for. I need to be here.” I say, by way of greeting.

“Jordan. It’s nice to hear from you. You’re an Alpha, officially the leader of your pack now. I understand if you can’t join me this week, although I won’t say that I’m not disappointed. However, I looked at my schedule. If you can’t join me this week, perhaps you could join me in two weeks? I’ll be in Alpha Jonas’s pack. I believe that’s relatively close to your pack.”

“I can make that work. It gives me time to work with Elijah to prepare for me to be away. This week, all I’ve had time for is preparing for the Alpha ceremony.”

“Excellent. So, tell me, how does it feel to be an official Alpha?”

“Honestly?” I ask him.

“I thought we had agreed to only ever by honest with each other,” he says.

It’s true. When he was here, we had talked about honesty, how important it is. Nolan is about 15 years older than I am and he never found his mate. It was refreshing to talk to someone that wasn’t interested in me just because I’m an Alpha. He wanted to know about me, Jordan, the woman.

When I had started to give him my usual responses, he had called me on it.

“Is that you speaking or is that the Alpha speaking?” he had asked.

I had looked at him. “I’m not sure I know the difference anymore.”

“Hmm, how about, from now on, you tell me what you, Jordan, think when we talk, not you, Alpha Jordan.”

“I don’t know if I know how to do that,” I say honestly.

“What about when you are speaking to your twin? Do you struggle to know the difference then?” he asked.

“No, Jaxon knows me. It’s part of being a twin. There aren’t a lot of secrets.”

“Then, I’d like you to talk to me like you would talk to Jaxon. If the answer doesn’t come from your heart, from you, the woman, from a place of honesty, then I don’t want the answer.”

to a pack. He had gone away for years, training to become a master in his art, lethal in

and then immediately behind that,

that has been given to you and you want to

“Thank you, Nolan.”

see you for a couple of weeks, but can I continue to call you,

be disappointed

too forward, when my next time comes to be in your pack, I’d like to come a day

“I would love that.”

that I will see you in two weeks’ time and it’s a date for three weeks from

know I have a huge, dopey smile on

door and I smell Jace. I’ve been avoiding him and either he was

“Come in.”

in front

Luke’s pack for the week, Alpha. What do you need for me to

recognize the difference. He’s calling

just took her oath to be gone for

with him sitting in the

want to go train with Taylor in Griffin’s pack this week, it’s fine. They

have Jameson coming here. I’II be here, training with him

for your training, Jace,” I

not leaving you, Jordan,” he says quietly, and I know he’s not talking about this

do look up. “But you are, aren’t you? Isn’t that what this is about, Jace? You being in this competition? Isn’t it about you becoming an

mate,” he says,

Jace. I’m

argue with me. He stands and walks to

takes to change your mind, Jordan. I’m not

as he walks out the door, closing it behind him. I have no idea how to feel

Jaxon POV

d still want her. The woman is all Alpha, except when I take

headed back to Alpha Jonas’s pack. He was fine with us returning and on our last day in my pack, we meet

Luna Katerina begins. “He wanted to speak to all of you before

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