The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 3

Jaxon

Preparing for the contest was harder than I thought it would be. I run, a lot. But I don’t run 100 miles, no one does unless you have to. I love my sisters, but they aren’t as interested in training as hard as I am, Raelyn especially. Teagan and Rowan agreed to train with me most days.

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However, the biggest surprise, and it shouldn’t have been, was Jordan. “If you have to do it, I should be able to do it too, right?” She asked me when she showed up the first day to run with us.

“Besides, you and I both know you’ll make one hell of an Alpha, we just have to get you a pack.” She said. Have I mentioned how much I love my twin?

At the end of our first run, we go upstairs to the Alpha floor. I’m ready to go shower, but Jordan calls me into her room.

“Okay, I’ve set up a board of all the ranked families and their children, at least the ones that I know. I had to ask dad about some of them and I have to be careful, I don’t know if I’m allowed to help you or not, but I’m calling this being your biggest fan.” She says, opening up the large sheet of poster paper she has.

She’s documented all of the Alpha and Beta families and their children. “I’ve put asterisks next to the ones that I think are going to be your biggest competition.” She says as she puts weights down on the four corners of her paper, holding it in place.

or Reid. For the girls, I think your biggest competition

she’s a powerhouse, but you didn’t add Brooke and Harper in there.” Brooke, Harper and Taylor are our cousins, the children of Uncle Seth and Aunt Hana. They also have two boys, Griffin, their oldest son, who

is joining the claiming that she’s found her mate, an Alpha heir, so I’m expecting her to drop out eventually. Taylor, as you know, is more like mom and

an Alpha that

their strength levels out to ours as true Alphas. But, from everything I’ve heard, Alpha Luke’s Beta line was long and he comes from a very strong line of Betas, possibly ones like Beta Jared that were second sons of Alphas way back in the day. Also, from what I know of Evangeline and Magdalena,

in that

too young to enter the contest, but even if she did. she’s

to find her mate rather than claim her pack?” I ask, knowing

I don’t think that they will make

among the females you selected.”

her mate yet, or if she has, he’s not an Alpha. She’s the daughter of Alpha Zaire and Luna Gia. She has two brothers, both are strong Alphas in their own right. Alden took over as Alpha several years ago, but Stefan is

Caleb is obvious and I know he’ll fight hard. You really think Jace is going

the way she says it that has me zeroing in on her. Even though we’re fraternal twins, we still

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here to talk about you.” She says,

look at her for a long moment and

Jace as your mate?” I ask

as her lips press together tightly and when she doesn’t answer. I know I’m right. “Well then,