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?”

a quick learner,” he says appreciatively. “How did you get into this, anyway? How did you end up packless, becoming a lethal warrior?” I ask him. He’s quiet, not

It’s none of my business,”

forest. “Do

look at me, smiling. “I got into this because I realized that when the females of the species started dying out, that we needed to strengthen our women. Women like you are underestimated, Jordan. You’re strong, passionate, caring, and yet, I’m sure you know the gossip that goes on about

do, but I’m surprised that you do,” I tell

it comes to women, or in this case the one

female council members might take

Your mother and the others in her generation made

your pack, is different. That was a choice that your parents made. One that no other Alpha and Luna from their time made. So, of course, everyone is expecting you to

will fail, and I intend to do everything that

me a lethal weapon?”

at me a

even then, that person will be new. You will be tested, Jordan. The moment anyone feels that you are vulnerable,

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

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

forest. If what Nolan is saying is true, then I do need to make sure that I’m lethal. I need to be able

spreads across his face. “I see

strong enough to defeat every one of the elite warriors that

you do that, then no one will challenge you, no one will question you,

my head in my h*ands. “How do I

you’re definitely smart enough to do it.

line with mine. “How many more of the elite do you have coming to train your

him smile. “Then, before the competition, I have

my opinion, the three styles are different, but of those three, Ezekiel is the toughest. Plan to put in extra time that week, show at least your pack members

think I

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

elite fighting team and in the

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

standing up and walking out into the

sure about this?”