The Claiming by Cooper

Chapter 267

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 67 (Evangeline)

I didn’t sleep well. Or, I should say, I wouldn’t have slept well if it weren’t for Jaxon purring everytime he realized I was awake. So, I wake much more rested that I expected to be and after a good breakfast, I’m feeling ready for today’s challenge.

I’m third in the queue, meaning I have about two and a half hours before it’s my turn. Caleb is first up this morning, so we go outside to stand with Maggie while her mate runs through the course.

“I hope he does better than I did,” she says after the gun goes off and he races into the territory.

“It’ll be fine Maggie,” I tell her. And when he emerges, I’m proven right. Caleb exits the territory with eight flags.

Maggie runs into his arms, and he swings her around. It’s very likely that Caleb just made it through to the final round with that many flags.

I begin getting nervous as the second contestant enters the territory. I begin to fidget and move around, I’m getting myself really worked up when Jaxon wraps his arms around my waist, putting his h*ands on my stomach. “Relax, Eve. You’ve got this. Your senses are so much stronger right now.”

“I know, but…”

“Shhhh, close your eyes.”

“Jaxon…”

ear. “Close your

as

back against me,” he says as he

senses,” he says, his l*ips so close to my ear that I can feel his

to my ear. He pulls his head back, so I can continue to lean against him.

growling mountain lion. It’s on a loop, running for a few seconds every

I wouldn’t think much of it, but like the mountain lion, it’s on repeat and once I’ve heard it several times, I recognize that the sound repeats itself

mole, or some other animal burrowing into the earth. Just like the bird, I wouldn’t have paid attention except that

the deer. That one must be close. No deer would

since no one has come racing out of the territory, running from a giant bear, I’m pretty

this territory, the scent of sunflowers in a

of blood. I’m really hopeful that it’s just a small amount of

the hour is nearly up and

my blue flag and keep going, following the sound of

if I wasn’t three months pregnant, but I’m still able to get to all of the

He comes out with seven flags. Since we’re about halfway into the contest, it’s becoming clearer that anyone under seven is out, anyone over seven is in and those who have seven flags are

and he emerges with

she’s out of the competition. Jaxon, while still making sure to t*ouch me, is distracted and I know tonight

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