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.

compete, but I’d like to start making a list of the other ranked members

outside to the stage, seeing Elder Jason walk up

and we all cheer. He waits for the

next two 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 and knowledge

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

sure if this puts me at an advantage or disadvantage, being pregnant,” I say quietly to

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 contestants will run in at the same time and the first ones out will win,

be eliminated

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

additional questions?” Councilman Jason asks,

none, this contest is adjourned. You will meet back

the competition. “If my math and pack lines are correct, each

at dinner. I know there are four of us still from

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

call, tapping the

comes over and looks around. “Now that there are fewer of us,

“Don’t worry, little bro. You’ll find your mate. You’re still young and maybe she’ s even younger,” I

eliminated already. If that’s the case, you might not be around her to smell her

and he looks at what

It looks like all the packs have some level