The Claiming By Cooper

Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 50 (Jordan)

I’ve been training in Alpha Jonas’s pack for a week, taking advantage of the opportunity to spend a bit of time with Nolan. However, he offered individual training to Alpha Jonas, just as he did for me, and Jonas took him up on it.

So, rather than spending time with Nolan in the afternoons, I’ve been spending time with Melinda and her children.

“I still can’t believe you’re pregnant again,” I say for the umpteenth time.

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She shrugs. “When you find your mate, you want nothing but them. After being kept apart, I can’t get enough of him. And I don’t care what anyone says about our age difference, my mate is a fine, s*exy specimen.”

“I’m not sure how I feel about you describing me like a piece of meat,” Alpha Jonas says, walking up behind us. Nolan is with him, and he comes to sit beside me.

“How was Alpha training?” I ask Jonas.

“Brutal, but apparently, I have an image of a fine, s*exy specimen that I need to uphold,” he says, smirking at Melinda, making her giggle.

He looks around. “Where are the kids?”

“Napping,” she says and even I see his eyes darken.

I look away, my heart still hurting to see other mates interacting this way. “Want to get up close and personal with a fine, s*exy specimen, Luna?” Jonas purrs at her.

She stands. “Always, Alpha.” She turns to me. “I’ll see you two later.”

“Have fun!” I say, waving at them.

When they’re gone, I turn to Nolan. “So, how was training?”

may be older than I am, but the man is strong and he’s a quick learner,” he says appreciatively. “How did you get into this, anyway? How did you end

of

half-hearted smile, not turning away from the forest. “Do you know, I can’t remember the

that when the females of the species started dying out, that we needed to strengthen our women. Women like

look at him. “I do, but I’m surprised

attention, especially when it comes to women, or in this case the one

council members might take offense to that,”

the council. Your mother and the

different. That was a choice that your parents made. One that no other Alpha and

one, don’t think you will fail, and I intend to do everything that I

making me a lethal weapon?” I ask

looks at me a

win. You will be without a Beta or a Gamma, although I’m sure your current Beta, Elijah, will stay in his position until you choose someone from the Beta trials. But even then, that person will be new. You will be tested, Jordan. The moment anyone feels that you are vulnerable, that you show the slightest bit of weakness, they will attack. You, more than any other Alpha in this generation, will have to prove herself. If I had to bet, I’d say you’ll have to prove yourself more than once. So, yes, I intend to help you

pack?” I ask, shocked that he thinks that and wondering

pack. I think they will come from within your own pack and also other packs. But that is

I do need to make sure that I’m lethal. I need to be able to take on and defeat

across his face. “I see you

enough to defeat every one of the elite warriors that are

no one will

putting my head in my

you’re definitely smart enough to do

“How many

that YOU are next week,” I say, making him smile. “Then, before the competition, I have the last three

Ezekiel is the toughest. Plan to put in extra time that week, show at least your pack members

think I hold back?”

might consider that a weakness. I consider it a generosity that only the strong can afford to give. You don’t even try to defeat me because I’m the expert. I’m there to teach you, so you make sure that you don’t. I’m pretty sure that if I fought you right now, if you really tried, you

team and in the next breath you’re saying I can

you are that strong, that good. I see it, now I want to make sure everyone else does as

standing up and walking out into

about this?” he asks