The Claiming by Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 65 (Evangeline)

After spending a couple of hours talking with my parents, I promise we’ll come visit. I warn my father again about crossing me.

“I’m willing to give you another chance dad, but this is your last one. There won’t be any more chances. You either trust me and Jaxon, or that’s it. I want you in our child’s life, but not at the risk of my mate. He doesn’t deserve the treatment you’ve given him, and I won’t allow it.”

“I’ve been very honest with Jaxon, Evangeline. Someday, when we have more time, I’ll have the same conversation with you, if you’d like. In the meantime, I’ll just be thankful to have you around again and if you decide to give birth in your old dad’s pack, I know your mother and sisters will be thrilled.”

“What about you, dad?”

“I’d be thrilled as well, of course. I can’t wait to meet my grandson,” he says before pulling me into a hug. “I love you, Evangeline.”

“I love you too, Dad.”

It wasn’t much later before the announcement comes for everyone to meet outside to get the information on the next competition.

Nearly everyone has remained to get the information on the next competition. Flavia is the only Alpha that didn’t make it to round 3. Half of the remaining contestants are Alphas, many more are ranked members and then there are a few remaining warriors.

As we walk outside, Jaxon takes my hand.

the remaining Alphas will compete, but I’d like to start making

the stage, seeing Elder Jason walk

we all cheer.

contests will occur much more quickly as we, the council, do not feel that much additional preparation is needed. In these events, you either have the skills

sensory skills as well as your speed. You will each have one hour to collect as many flags as you can get from within the old claiming territory. The only clues you will have will be visual, auditory and olfactory. You must use your senses to find and collect as many of your colored flags as possible while you are in the territory. The maximum number of flags will be 10, giving you six minutes in between to

me at an advantage or disadvantage, being pregnant,” I say quietly

is a tie, and the top 20 individuals cannot be identified, day 4 will be a timed contest to see who can get all 10 flags the fastest. All

will be eliminated

correct. And in the final contest, the top 10 contestants will become the new Alphas, and based on the rank in

questions?” Councilman Jason

contest is adjourned. You will

those who remain in the competition. “If my math and pack lines are correct, each pack how has between

“Let’s make a list at dinner. I know there are

two packs with that many still in the competition.” Dinner is just the two of us. As I look around, I see what looks like a lot of mate pairings, Maggie and Caleb, Reid and Ainsley, Tobias and Flavia, Rowan and Enzo. Lazio looks lost as he gets his food

I call, tapping

are fewer of us, the mate bonds

my arm around his shoulders. “Don’t worry, little bro. You’ll find your mate. You’re

maybe she was eliminated already. If that’s the case, you might not be around her to smell her now, but when the

and he looks at

all the packs have some level of