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?”

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

head to my room, wondering what

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

omega. “Do you know where my father has Alpha Jaxon

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

me guess, he’s

that’s correct,

me which room will be Alpha

Alpha, I can

with our lead omega, knowing that this is very purposeful on my father’s part. He’s allowing Jaxon on our pack lands, but he’s obviously not happy about

get there. I’m at least happy 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 at the back and to the east of our

that it’s stocked and checking to make sure that everything else is

and Rowan’s rooms are

like 1 said,

I

as Teagan and Rowan arrive. “Welcome to our home,” Alejandro says,

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

and Alejandro, Makayla and I take them on a tour of

for the packs and our alliances, isn’t it?”

you mean?” I

are, but if we’re working together, supporting each other, pooling our resources 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 already

over our pain and suffering will be bonds that will last a lifetime. And obviously, mate bonds like

her,” Al and

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

of a Luna when the time comes,” Jaxon says to her