The Claiming by Cooper

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 69 (Jace)

Jordan immediately steps out of my grasp. F*uc*king Nolan, this is twice he’s interrupted a conversation I was having with Jordan.

“Nolan, what are you doing here?” she asks him.

“I came to see if I could pry you away from your work and take you to dinner,” he says, eyeing me.

“Yes, absolutely,” she says, turning to me.

“We’ll talk later, Jace.”

I take a step back. “Remember what I said, Jordan,” I say, holding her gaze until she nods.

I walk past Nolan, nodding my head in greeting before walking out. As I get to the end of the hall, I hear him. “So, he’s the mate, huh?”

So, Jordan told him about me, or at least that she has a mate. I’m guessing that he also knows that she rejected me.

I walk downstairs, going to the kitchen to grab something quick to eat before heading back upstairs to my room. On my way out of the kitchen, I hear his voice.

You should accept her rejection and let her move on with

mean move on with

betrayed the mate bond, and her. She needs someone that will stand by her side, support her in being the best Alpha she can possibly

so she doesn’t have to fight for herself and her position every f*uc*king day. You know nothing about what Jordan needs. And what do think will happen if she accepts you as her mate? That you would just continue to go off and train people around the world? Leaving her here to run and pack AND raise her pups? What kind of life is that for Jordan? I’ll tell you. It isn’t one and it’s not one that she’ll

nothing about me or my intentions, pup,” he says condescendingly, getting in

in a pack. When’s the last time you spent more than a week or two in any pack, much less your own? You’re a wanderer, a lone wolf. Leave my Alpha

is sharp. I take a step back, my eyes never leaving

Alpha,” I say before

Evangeline POV

of these pack lands wasn’t it. They are a disaster and

falling apart in front of us. The second

work that will need to be done once we claim our packs. Well, let’s be honest, no one is going to move to any of

as the first one

like now. Think about what it will look like when we’ve made

I ask. It’s the first time he’s said

out here. I much prefer having it like it is in Jordan’s pack, closer to the mountains. So, rather than rebuilding what is falling apart, we start fresh,

the space differently as I listen to Jaxon, seeing his image of

pack members open their own shops, making it easier to get

nuzzles my ear. “I love that idea, and I love you. So, do you agree, we can put this