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?”

the pack responds to you in a way that they respond to mom, not in the way that

as I head to my room, wondering

clothes again. It was rough living off of a

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

staying on the Beta floor. Alpha Jaxon

moment. “Let me guess, he’s as far away from this side of the house as

that’s correct, Alpha

me which room

Alpha, I

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

he’s making sure that he isn’t insulting a neighboring Alpha by giving him a terrible room. The

making sure that it’s stocked and checking

Teagan and Rowan’s rooms are

Alpha. But like 1 said, they are on the

I

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

them intently. When her eyes meet mine, I just raise an eyebrow at her. She presses her lips together and I see the barest of head nods. Finally, I think she’s realizing that we can feel our mate bonds. Maybe they couldn’t in their generation, but those

Makayla and I take them on a

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

you mean?” I

in a competition, 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 packs, right? And now that I’ve become friends

I think these weeks together, bonding over our pain and suffering will be bonds that will last a lifetime. And obviously, mate bonds

encourage her,” Al and I say

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

one hell of a Luna when the time