The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 50 (Jordan)

I’ve been training in Alpha Jonas’s pack for a week, taking advantage of the opportunity to spend a bit of time with Nolan. However, he offered individual training to Alpha Jonas, just as he did for me, and Jonas took him up on it.

So, rather than spending time with Nolan in the afternoons, I’ve been spending time with Melinda and her children.

“I still can’t believe you’re pregnant again,” I say for the umpteenth time.

She shrugs. “When you find your mate, you want nothing but them. After being kept apart, I can’t get enough of him. And I don’t care what anyone says about our age difference, my mate is a fine, s*exy specimen.”

“I’m not sure how I feel about you describing me like a piece of meat,” Alpha Jonas says, walking up behind us. Nolan is with him, and he comes to sit beside me.

“How was Alpha training?” I ask Jonas.

“Brutal, but apparently, I have an image of a fine, s*exy specimen that I need to uphold,” he says, smirking at Melinda, making her giggle.

He looks around. “Where are the kids?”

“Napping,” she says and even I see his eyes darken.

I look away, my heart still hurting to see other mates interacting this way. “Want to get up close and personal with a fine, s*exy specimen, Luna?” Jonas purrs at her.

She stands. “Always, Alpha.” She turns to me. “I’ll see you two later.”

“Have fun!” I say, waving at them.

When they’re gone, I turn to Nolan. “So, how was training?”

“Alpha Jonas may be older than I am, but the man is strong and he’s a quick learner,” he says appreciatively. “How did you get into this, anyway? How did you end up packless, becoming a lethal warrior?” I ask him. He’s quiet, not answering and I turn to see him staring out into the forest.

sorry. It’s none of

the forest. “Do you know, I can’t remember the last

started dying out, that we needed to strengthen our

look at him. “I do, but I’m surprised that

when it comes to women, or

might take offense to that,” I say

to have a certain number of females on the council. Your mother and the others in her generation made sure of it.

different. That was a choice that your parents made. One that no other Alpha and Luna from their time made. So, of course, everyone is expecting you to fail. They are watching

one, don’t think you will fail, and

making me a lethal weapon?”

looks at me a

that both of them win. You will be without a Beta or a Gamma, although I’m sure your current Beta, Elijah, will stay in his position until you choose someone from the Beta trials. But even then, that person will be new. You will be tested, Jordan. The moment anyone feels that you are vulnerable, that you show the slightest bit of weakness, they will attack. You, more than any other Alpha in this generation, will have to prove herself. If I had to bet, I’d say you’ll have to prove yourself more than once.

would attack my pack?” I ask, shocked that he

right to lead your pack. I think they will come from within your own pack and also other packs. But that is my assessment based

that I’m lethal. I need to be able to take on and defeat any enemy, any fighter who

smile spreads across his face. “I see you

to become strong enough to defeat every one of the elite warriors that are training the

then no one

forward, putting my head in my h*ands. “How do I

enough to do it, you’re definitely smart enough to

mine. “How many more of the elite do you

him smile. “Then, before the competition, I have the last three coming in, Ezekiel,

you want my opinion, the three styles are different, but of those three, Ezekiel is the toughest. Plan to put in extra time that week, show at least your pack members that

think I hold back?”

I consider it a generosity that only the strong can afford to give. You don’t even try to defeat me because I’m the expert. I’m there to teach you, so you make sure that

and in the next

see it, now I want

say, standing up and walking out into the

sure about this?” he

at him, “is it too soon after your session with Alpha Jonas. I can wait until