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.”

that I have ever met. He and the other warriors don’t belong to a pack. He had gone away for years, training to become

Alpha, and then immediately behind that, I felt the weight of the responsibility that I now have. The lives of every member of my pack are

been given to you and

“Thank you, Nolan.”

you for a couple of weeks, but

disappointed if you

to you soon. And, if it’s not too forward, when my next time comes to be in your pack, I’d like to come a day early and

“I would love that.”

you in two weeks’ time and it’s a date for three weeks

on my face

and I smell Jace. I’ve been

“Come in.”

comes in and sits in front of me, but I

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

difference. He’s calling

who just took her oath to be gone for a week with

but unable to with him sitting in the room. My heart still hurts, still aches for

with Taylor in Griffin’s pack this week, it’s fine. They have Logan coming

be here, training with him

for your

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

aren’t you? Isn’t that what this is about, Jace? You being in this competition? Isn’t it about you becoming an Alpha so you feel

he says, his amber

Jace. I’m not any

teeth but doesn’t argue with me. He stands and walks to the

do whatever it takes to change your mind, Jordan. I’m

it behind him. I have no

Jaxon POV

I’ d still want her. The woman is all Alpha, except when I take charge of her body and make her submit to me. Her strength and power only

week, meaning we’re headed back to Alpha Jonas’s pack. He was fine with us

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

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