The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 11 Evangeline

I’m exhausted and everything hurts, but I’m actually enjoying myself. Jaxon is funny, intelligent and he never breaks the pace. He sets it and sticks with it. He’s a great running partner. I had thought that I might need to shift into my wolf, but at this rate, I think I can do the entire run in my human form. I’d be willing to push it anyway, just to continue talking to Jaxon.

When we hit the last rest stop, I ask again what time it is. It feels like the night is only about halfway done when they tell me it’s 5am. I’ve been running 23 hours straight. Ten miles to go, three to four hours left, and I’ve done it. I’ve passed the first cut.

“Who’s ahead of us?” Jaxon asks as we pass through.

This time it’s Alpha Paolo, Alpha Asher and Luna Mignon’s oldest son who is stationed at the rest stop.

“Tobias is a few minutes ahead of you, and Taylor is only about a minute ahead of you. She’s out of steam. I was surprised she didn’t stop.”

“Not her style.” Jaxon says as we run through.

As we run back out into the darkness, I look at Jaxon. “Almost there “

“Almost! We can do this.”

“Definitely.” I say.

“Okay, when you’re ready, it’s your turn to ask first.” He says to me.

I’d been thinking about it, so I’m ready. “If you win…”

“When I win.” He corrects me.

planning to go with the

Not only that, if I take a Beta and Gamma from another family, I’ve just strengthened my alliances with those packs. For me. I’ll already have an alliance with Jordan, then, let’s say your brother Lazio doesn’t win in this tournament. If he were to compete in the Beta trials and I chose him as my Beta, well, now I also have an alliance with Alejandro. And your cousins from Alpha Quinton and Luna Sophia’s pack aren’t even

run. “Let’s say I took their son, Wade, as my Gamma, well now I’ve also created an alliance with your cousin Nathaniel when he takes over the

an alliance with three of the 20 packs, your pack being the fourth.” I say. It’s not necessarily needed, but in wolf packs, it’s always good to have

Now, I’m also allied with her brother, Giovanni. So, I’d be allied to a quarter of the packs. And that doesn’t include if Taylor gets a pack

all the things he just said, the one sticking in my head is Jaxon

morning, I see a smile

say

bit. “She’s that uppity Alpha female type

it bothers me to think of Jaxon with Noelle. I mean she’s okay, I barely know her, but

Griffin are the same age, so he’ll be 18 in the next couple of months. If she

better knowing

in the path when we see Taylor standing on the side

slows. “Taylor, are

leaning over and sucking

your wolf, Tay.” He tells her but she shakes her head. “No, I can

ARE doing this. The rules are the same no matter

of you have.” She

been my pacer almost the entire time. He’s a

We’re all so close I can taste it. I just need

chuckles and turns to me, nodding. I nod back and he picks up our pace again, back to

I can feel my anticipation of finally being so

they are doing points for the race?”

they are giving points in groups of ten. Top ten group to finish gets 100 points, next group gets 90 and so on until the

points are

“Exactly. “

the sun has come up enough that I can actually see the finish