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?”

is strong and he’s a quick learner,” he says appreciatively. “How did you get into this, anyway?

so sorry. It’s none of my

away from the forest. “Do you know, I

to 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.

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

comes to women, or in this case the one woman, in a

members might take offense

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

other Alpha and Luna from their time made. So, of course, everyone is expecting you to fail. They

fail, and I intend to

lethal weapon?” I

looks at me a long

and your Gamma are in the contest to win themselves a pack. Let’s, for a moment, assume that both of them 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

ask, shocked

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

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,

a smile spreads across his face.

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

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

in my h*ands. “How do I

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

forward, putting his head in line with mine. “How many more of the elite do you have coming

are next week,” I say, making him smile. “Then, before the competition,

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 that you are the incredible fighter that I

“You think I hold back?” I

defeat me because I’m the expert. I’m there to teach you,

part of the elite fighting team and in the next breath you’re saying I can defeat you?” I

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

standing up and

sure about this?” he asks