The Claiming By Cooper

The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 43 (Evangeline)

When I arrive back at my pack, everyone seems happy to see me, as if they all missed me.

“Of course, they missed you,” Makayla says when I mention it. “You’re the heart of this pack.”

“Makie, that’s not true. Mom is the heart of this pack,” T tell her.

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“Yes, she is, and you’ll hopefully forgive me for saying this Evie, but you’re just as much of the heart of the pack as she is,” Alejandro says.

“Why do I need to forgive you for saying that?” I ask.

“Because it means you were meant to be a great Luna, or at least you would make a great Luna,” Lazio says.

I frown at them. “Alphas have a heart.”

Both of them look at me.

“No, Evie. The Alphas are meant to be the hard ones in the pack, the ones that make the hard decisions and the ones that lay down the law and hold people accountable when someone doesn’t follow that law. The Luna is the heart, the gentleness, the kindness that counters the Alpha’s dominance of their pack.” Al says.

“And you’re damn good at it, Evie. The pack adores you, as they should…if you were going to be a Luna.” Lazio says.

“So, you’re saying I need to be a bitch if I want to be Alpha?”

ground, sort of. I’m just saying, the pack responds to you in a way that they respond to mom, not in the way that they

as I head to my

was rough living off of a few pairs of clothes

in, I find our lead omega. “Do you know where my father has Alpha Jaxon and his family

Jaxon’s sisters are staying on the Beta

“Let me guess, he’s as far away from this

yes, that’s correct, Alpha

or someone else show me which room

I can show

this is very purposeful on my father’s part. He’s allowing

to see that he’s making sure that he isn’t insulting a neighboring Alpha by giving him a terrible room. The room itself has a great view of the training fields and the forest

that it’s stocked and

Teagan and Rowan’s

said, they are on the Beta’s

you,” I tell

of the packhouse just as Teagan and Rowan

intently. When her eyes meet mine, I just raise an eyebrow at her. She presses her lips together and I see

Alejandro, Makayla and I take them on a tour of

good for the packs and our alliances,

mean?” I

so everyone has an equal chance to win, it can only strengthen all of our packs, right? And now that I’ve become friends with Teagan and Rowen, wherever they end up as Lunas, we’ll

her one of his dazzling smiles. “Wow, beauty and brains! You’re absolutely correct, Makayla. I think these weeks together, bonding over our pain and suffering will

her,” Al and I

arm through Jaxon’s. “I like him, he’ll make an excellent brother once he and Evie

Luna when the time comes,”