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?”

“How did you get into this, anyway? How did you end up packless, becoming

none of my business,” I

from the forest. “Do you know, I can’t remember the last time someone asked me

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

do, but I’m

or in this case the one

might take offense to

number of females on the council. Your mother and the others in her generation made sure

and Luna from their time made. So, of course, everyone

think you will fail, and I intend to do everything that I can to help you

a lethal weapon?” I

me a

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

I ask, shocked that he

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

what Nolan is saying is true, then I do need to make sure that I’m lethal. I need to be able to take on and defeat any enemy, any fighter who comes for me. I turn, looking at him, assessing him in

as a smile spreads across his face. “I see you understand now,”

have to become strong enough to defeat every one of the elite warriors that are

one will challenge

putting my head in my h*ands. “How do

you. You’re strong enough to do it, you’re definitely smart enough to do it. It’s just a matter of

putting his head in line with mine. “How many more of the elite do

say, making him smile. “Then, before the competition, I

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

“You think I hold

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

fighting team and in the

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

this.” I say, standing up and walking out into

this?” he