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?”

into this, anyway? How did you end up packless, becoming a lethal warrior?” I ask him. He’s quiet, not

so sorry. It’s none of my business,” I say

from the forest. “Do you know, I can’t

“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

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

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

female council members might take offense to that,”

is a requirement to have a certain number of females on the council. Your mother and the others

your pack, is different. That was a choice that your parents made. One that no other Alpha and Luna from their time made. So,

and looks at me. “I, for one, don’t think you will fail, and

lethal weapon?” I ask him,

looks at me a

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,

pack?” I ask, shocked that he thinks that

right to lead your pack. I think they will come from within

the forest. If 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

his face. “I see you understand now,”

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

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

lean forward, putting my head in my

you’re definitely smart enough to do it. It’s just

mine. “How many more of the elite do

I say, making him smile. “Then, before the competition, I have the last three coming

that week, show at least your pack members that you are the incredible fighter that I know you are. And next

“You think

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

of the elite fighting team and in the

that good. I see it, now I want to make sure everyone

I say, standing

sure about this?” he asks