The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 38 (Jaxon)

Okay, so Eve has a point. My sister seems perfectly fine with Nolan. More than fine, actually. My usual protectiveness seems unnecessary, but I suddenly have a bit more understanding of Alpha Luke and his reasons behind being protective of his daughter.

After the tour, I steal Eve away from the group, getting her in the forest for a few minutes of alone time. I press her against a tree and k*iss her, making sure to put every moment I’ve missed her into the k*iss.

“Is it terrible that I’m worried I won’t be able to sleep tonight if I’m not sleeping in bed with you?” she asks when we finally pull apart. 

“Honestly, I had the same thought. My bed doesn’t smell like you, and it’ll feel huge and lonely.” I say, keeping my forehead pressed against hers, my eyes closed as I take in her scent and just enjoy our closeness.

I feel her f*ingers toying with the collar of my shirt. “I could always sneak into your room.”

I open my eyes, seeing hers looking back at me.

“Are you planning to be naughty Evangeline?” I ask her, my voice rumbling at the thought of my mate sleeping beside me tonight.

She shrugs. “I sleep better beside you, Jaxon.”

“I’ll leave my door unlocked. Come in whenever you want or can get away.”

“Yeah?” she asks.

“And if I’m asleep, just crawl in beside me. I’ll leave room for you. But we’re only sleeping. We both need our rest for tomorrow. I have a feeling Nolan is going to make us work as hard as Ezekiel.”

“I hope so. I’d hate to feel like I wasted a week of training,” she says, making me smile.

Later that night, when she sneaks into my room and crawls into my bed, we spend some time kissing and t*ouching each other, enjoying the feel of our naked bodies pressed against each other again. But, soon enough, we curl up together and fall asleep. I set my alarm to give her plenty of time to get back to her room and shower before training.

walk her to my door, I press her against it, devouring her mouth and her taste before stepping back and checking the hallway. Once I see that it’s clear, I send her back to her room in nothing more than my t-shirt. I watch until I see her duck into her bedroom before closing my door and heading to

than I would have liked, the sleep I get with Eve lying beside me is much better than the sleep

come out at about the same

ladies,” I say cheerfully, knowing my sisters hate

and Teagan grumble as they pass me, Magdalena looking about the same. “Good morning, Jaxon,” Jordan

says,

but doesn’t look away from her. “I think he smells like sandalwood,” she says,

“Yeah, he usually

that are joining the training session today. I note that many of the omegas are joining

as last week, at least

that, so for her, this was easy. For me, not so much. My inner t*highs felt like they’d been beaten with a cane before we even started sparring

the same kick over and over. Have you ever done repetitive motions that your body isn’t used to?

like I’ll never get it out of this cramped position that it’s in. And, oh goody, now it’s time to switch l*egs. How the f*uc*k am I

could actually get it over my head and never t*ouch me. My l*eg is barely high enough to come even

positive is that I’m not the only one.

Alpha, Super Hotty, s*uck it up,” she says as we work the

take out my frustration on the punching bag that I’m assigned

When punching time is over, we go back

my l*egs in a diamond

her head resting on her feet, her eyes rolling closed. “Oh, this feels so

she’s some sort of masochist. I literally can’t move. I could barely get the soles of my feet together and once I did, I’m not sure I will ever be able to get myself

l*egs will snap off. This is as good

to push forward, even just a bit. I expect that by the end of the week, you’ll look like

Nolan. That was a great workout, but this stretch

literally looks like she’s going to take

his hands. “Alright everyone, nice job! For those of you interested, please come back tonight at 5pm. We’ll get

more intense can

Hotty,” Eve says,

don’t think I can move,” I tell her, not reaching up