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?”

Alpha Jordan is finding a middle ground, sort of. I’m just saying, the pack responds to you in a

about that as I head to my room, wondering what it

It was rough living off of a few pairs of clothes for the past couple of

in, I find our lead omega. “Do you know where my father has Alpha Jaxon and his family staying this week?” I ask

Jaxon’s sisters are staying on the Beta floor. Alpha Jaxon is staying in

guess, he’s as far away from this side of the house

yes, that’s

someone else show me which room will be Alpha

Alpha, I

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

insulting a neighboring Alpha by giving him a terrible room. The room itself has a great view of the training fields and

the bathroom making sure that it’s stocked and checking to make sure that everything

Rowan’s rooms are the

like 1 said, they are on

I tell

and get to the entrance of the packhouse just as Teagan and Rowan arrive. “Welcome to our home,” Alejandro says, walking up and

eyebrow at her. She presses her lips together and I see the barest of

later and Alejandro, Makayla and I take them

the packs and our alliances,

mean?” I ask

has an equal chance to win, it can only strengthen all of our packs, right?

absolutely correct, Makayla. I think these weeks together, bonding over our pain and suffering will be bonds that will last a

her,” Al and I say

sticks her tongue out at us and moves to put her arm through Jaxon’s. “I like him,

one hell of a Luna when the time comes,” Jaxon says to her making Al and I