The Claiming by Cooper Book 4
The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)
Chapter 22 Evangeline
When my sisters pulled me onto the dance floor, Maggie went in for the kill. “You know he thinks you’re his mate, right? I mean, he’s not showing anyone any attention but you,” she says.
“I know.”
“And?”
“And what?”
“And how do you feel about him?” she asks, giving me a look like I’m being purposefully dense.
“I like him. I like him a lot.”
“Are you going to dance with him again?” she asks. I turn and look at him on the edge of the dance floor, talking to his sister.
“He told me to save every slow dance for him.”
She stops dancing and stares at me. “Evangeline! Super Hotty wants all your slow dances. He is definitely on the mate track. Have you thought about what you want to do?”
“What do you mean? I’m not going to DO anything,” I tell her. “Well, I mean, I’m going to date him, but I’m not quitting the competition.”
“Does he know that?”
“Yes, I’ve been very clear about that. And
him and his sisters train with us. Jax already asked Alpha Jordan and she agreed we could come train with them. Now I just need to find out who dad got and who Alpha Jordan got for the fighters and see if we can convince dad to let us train with
smart,”
tell her as Makayla hops
get some
we head to where
becoming slower. Maggie nudges me and I look up to see Jaxon heading my
and without a word, he takes it and guides me back
songs, I dance with my sisters, or get something to drink, but the
begin to head off to sleep before they have to get up and leave, Jaxon pulls me outside, near the entrance of the
he asks, tugging me
to get home then to come see me. Are you sure you don’t want to wait
don’t want to wait a day before I see you again. I’m already dreading leaving. Once we’re back in our packs, it will be much
of his jaw, just visible in the moonlight. His short hair tickling my
as I bring it to his mouth. There’s something about the night
that you’re my mate,” I say, without taking my eyes off my
k*isses my finger again.
him. “I think it’s possible. I feel drawn to
finger. “Only ‘pretty drawn’ to you?” he asks, sucking my finger into his mouth and gently licking and sucking on
suddenly feels like it has a direct line to my core. I begin to feel the ache of d*esire between my
what I can tell, you haven’t given any other she-wolves attention since
anymore. The only person
that I’m
of a crowd of people in this competition,
begin tracing his lips with my fingers. “Honeysuckle,
all mouthwatering. So
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