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.”

so different from anyone that I have ever met. He and the other warriors don’t belong to a pack. He had gone away for

then immediately behind that, I felt the weight of the responsibility that I now have. The lives of every member of my pack are now mine to protect. It’s up

the responsibility that has been given

“Thank you, Nolan.”

know I can’t see you for a couple of weeks, but can I

be disappointed

in your pack, I’d like to come a day early and take

“I would love that.”

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

have a huge, dopey smile on my face when I

knock on my door and I smell Jace. I’ve been avoiding him and either he was recovering from the rejection, or he’s been avoiding

“Come in.”

in and sits in front of

tonight or tomorrow to train in Alpha Luke’s pack for the week, Alpha. What do you need for me to cover while

difference. He’s calling me Alpha rather

wouldn’t look good for an Alpha who just took her oath to be gone

papers around on my desk, trying to focus, but unable to with him sitting in the room. My heart still hurts, still aches for the mate that

this week, it’s fine. They have Logan coming in.” I finally

here, training

you think is best for

and

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

he says, his amber

your mate, Jace.

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

to change your mind, Jordan. I’m not

he walks out the door, closing it behind him. I have no idea

Jaxon POV

take charge with her mother and the other mates in the room is f*uc*king hot. I’m pretty sure if she wasn’t my mate, 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 make

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

“He wanted to speak

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