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?”

responds to you in a way that they respond to mom, not in the way that they respond to dad.”

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

to have all my clothes again. It was rough living off of a

I settle in, I find our lead omega. “Do you know where my father has Alpha

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

he’s as far away from this

yes, that’s correct,

you or someone else show me which

I can show

father’s part. He’s allowing Jaxon on our

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

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

assuming Teagan and Rowan’s rooms are the

said, they

you,” I tell

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

and I see

arrives a couple hours later and Alejandro, Makayla and I take them on a tour of

for the packs and our

you mean?”

or most of us 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

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

her,” Al and

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

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