The Claiming By Cooper

Chapter 237

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 37 (Evangeline)

I’m already doubting that my father will behave this week, but he did agree to have Jaxon join us for dinner.

“It’ll be fine, Eve. He’s your father. Yes, he’s being a bit overprotective, but that’s his job. You’re his first-born child, he’s going to be more strict with you and I.”

“How are you so calm about this?”

“I’m calm because he’s not actively trying to keep me away from you. If that changes, so will my attitude. I’m just saying, if he’s trying, let’s give him a chance. And….I may have called in the big guns.”

“Big guns? What do you mean?” I ask him as we walk into the dining room together. “I asked my mother to sit with us,” he says smugly.

“Why, Alpha Jaxon, how very conniving of you,” I say to him, already seeing Luna Jara seated at our table talking to my parents.

As we get closer, Luna Jara stands. “Jaxon, sweetheart, you didn’t even come say hello to me when you arrived home.”

“Sorry mom, Eve and I went outside to show everyone what we learned from Ezekiel last week.”

“I heard it was impressive,” she says, turning to me. “Alpha Evangeline, how lovely to see you. I look forward to getting to know you better this week. I hope you’ll enjoy your time in our pack.”

“I’m sure I will, Luna, thank you.”

I nod at my parents and siblings before sitting down in between Luna Jara and Jaxon. I know he seated me here on purpose. It’s a way for Luna Jara to say she supports our relationship.

“I do want to hear all about Ezekiel, but first, how are Jonas and Melinda doing? I miss Melinda now that she refuses to visit.”

I’m not sure if the conversation is intentional, or if Luna Jara really does miss Melinda since she originally came from this pack.

“She’s good. She’s pregnant with her third child.”

rift between Melinda and her mother. I hope they can work it out some day. Melinda is a special woman,”

Evangeline, that I lost

in the contest was

without ever having a child,” Luna Jara smiles sadly. “And then,

watching his mother. I turn back to

you? At the time, your father hadn’t even claimed your mother yet. But a young Melinda came to me in my darkest hour. She told me that my sister had come to her in a dream and wanted her to thank me for giving her the child she never had. Melinda was maybe two or three at the time, young as I said. She insisted that Brynn allow her to tell me what she needed to say because my sister came

to go see her soon. I

say. “Grandma Isabella

cute,” Jaxon says. “Looks just like Melinda. They both do with their blond,

hear more about

like a weakling or if that is a bunch

so I expect that if you found last week to be difficult, you’ll find this week to be equally as difficult. The difference is that both of you have a bit of an advantage over the rest of us, having started your intensity training

was having such an impact. Truly, it was so exhausting that it was all we could to get through the days. At night, we’d just collapse and fall asleep,

pack and afternoon training with anyone who would like to attend, which I’m assuming is everyone still in

well,” Al says.

same, as do Mason and I. I’d like to

“That’s pretty

never stopped training and you look

doesn’t say much, but that’s not unusual when there are a bunch of us at the table. He listens and pays

to wind down, Jordan goes to the front of the dining room, whistling loudly to

know, this week we have Nolan, one of the best warriors of our time here to train us on the art of kickboxing this week. Nolan will be having two training sessions a day for the next seven days. The first one will be open to everyone in the morning from 5am – 7am. Then there will be another one in the evening from 5pm –

we’re done, Jaxon

week starts, I also know that my siblings will probably be as excited as I

was going to show me around the pack lands. Does anyone want to

jumps up.

like to as well,”

too,” Maggie

if Nolan and Jordan want

father grits his teeth but

Jara stands. “Thank you for letting me join you for dinner. It was nice to catch up, Katerina, Luke. If you or your family need anything at all while

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