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,

sorry. It’s none of my business,”

the forest. “Do you know,

we needed to strengthen our women. Women like

at him. “I do, but I’m surprised that you

it comes to women, or in this case

female council members might take

a requirement to have a certain number of females on the council. Your mother and the others in her generation made

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 fail. They are watching for

will fail, and I intend to

lethal weapon?” I

looks at me a long

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

pack?” I ask, shocked that he

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

is saying is true, then I do need to make sure that I’m lethal. I need to be able to take on and

a smile spreads across his face. “I

enough to defeat every one of the elite warriors that are training

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

forward, putting my head in my h*ands. “How do I

strong enough to do it, you’re definitely smart enough to

many more of the elite do

“Then, before the competition, I have the last three coming in, Ezekiel, Logan

of those three, Ezekiel is the toughest. Plan to put in extra time that week, show at least your pack members that you are the incredible fighter that I know you are. And next week, when I’m there,

him. “You think I hold back?”

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

the elite fighting team and in

strong, that good. I see it, now I

do this.” I say, standing

sure about this?”