The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 48 (Jordan)

“Hey Nolan. I know we talked about me meeting you at Alpha Luke’s this week, but it doesn’t feel right. I just took my oath as Alpha two days ago and now I’ m planning to go train for a competition that I’m not even eligible for. I need to be here.” I say, by way of greeting.

“Jordan. It’s nice to hear from you. You’re an Alpha, officially the leader of your pack now. I understand if you can’t join me this week, although I won’t say that I’m not disappointed. However, I looked at my schedule. If you can’t join me this week, perhaps you could join me in two weeks? I’ll be in Alpha Jonas’s pack. I believe that’s relatively close to your pack.”

“I can make that work. It gives me time to work with Elijah to prepare for me to be away. This week, all I’ve had time for is preparing for the Alpha ceremony.”

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“Excellent. So, tell me, how does it feel to be an official Alpha?”

“Honestly?” I ask him.

“I thought we had agreed to only ever by honest with each other,” he says.

It’s true. When he was here, we had talked about honesty, how important it is. Nolan is about 15 years older than I am and he never found his mate. It was refreshing to talk to someone that wasn’t interested in me just because I’m an Alpha. He wanted to know about me, Jordan, the woman.

When I had started to give him my usual responses, he had called me on it.

“Is that you speaking or is that the Alpha speaking?” he had asked.

I had looked at him. “I’m not sure I know the difference anymore.”

“Hmm, how about, from now on, you tell me what you, Jordan, think when we talk, not you, Alpha Jordan.”

“I don’t know if I know how to do that,” I say honestly.

“What about when you are speaking to your twin? Do you struggle to know the difference then?” he asked.

“No, Jaxon knows me. It’s part of being a twin. There aren’t a lot of secrets.”

talk to me like you would talk to Jaxon. If the answer doesn’t come from your heart, from you, the woman, from a place of honesty, then

the other warriors don’t belong to a pack.

tried to warn me, but it’s not something you can explain. When I took my oath, I felt the power of becoming an Alpha, and then immediately behind that, I felt the weight of the responsibility that I now have. The lives of every

understand the responsibility that has been given to you and you want to do right by your

“Thank you, Nolan.”

a couple of weeks, but can I

be disappointed

time comes to be in your pack, I’d like to come a day early and take you on a date. Would you

“I would love that.”

hope that I will see you in two weeks’ time and it’s

huge, dopey smile on my

and I smell Jace. I’ve been avoiding him and either he was recovering from the rejection, or he’s been

“Come in.”

and sits in front of me,

either tonight or tomorrow to train in Alpha Luke’s pack for the week, Alpha. What do you need for me to cover while you’re away?”

difference. He’s calling

oath to be gone for a week with unnecessary training, so I’m staying here,” I tell him,

but unable to with him sitting in the room. My heart still hurts, still aches for the

want to go train with Taylor in Griffin’s pack this week, it’s fine. They have Logan coming

here, training with him and the pack,”

for your training,

not leaving you, Jordan,” he says quietly, and I know

this is about, Jace? You being in this competition? Isn’t it about you becoming an Alpha so you

that you are my mate,” he

your mate, Jace. I’m

with me. He stands

do whatever it takes to change your mind,

the door, closing it behind him. I have no idea how

Jaxon POV

mates in the room is f*uc*king hot. I’m pretty sure if she wasn’t my mate, I’ d still want her. The woman is all Alpha, except

meaning we’re headed back to Alpha Jonas’s pack. He was fine with us returning and on

spoken to your father,” Luna Katerina begins. “He wanted to speak to all

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