The Claiming By Cooper

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 56 (Jaxon)

I wake, curled up with my mate on the morning of day two of the sparring battles. Hopefully, if all goes well, we’ll both wake up tomorrow, having moved on in the contest. Both of us had a fairly easy time with our opponents yesterday. Joanna was a tough competitor, but I’m ready to win, today and in the last three events of this contest.

When we get to breakfast, it’s the same as yesterday. Everyone is quietly eating, contemplating today’s events and what they need to win. When we’re done, we head out to the leader boards to see who we are paired with today.

The first thing I notice is that they now have a “1” next to everyone that won their match yesterday and a “0” next to anyone that didn’t. So, now, it’s obvious to everyone who needs to win today to move on, and those that, if they lose today, will be done with the contest overall. A make a note that Jace lost to Tobias yesterday. He has to win the next two days or he’s out of the competition.

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I start hearing people calling “Alpha” and I turn to see Jordan striding up to me.

I turn, pulling her into a hug. “Hey, what are you doing here?” I ask her.

“I took a couple days to come root on our pack.” She walks around me to hug Eve before looking up at the scoreboard. I see her frown. I turn and look back, quickly going over the list of our pack members that lost and I can’t imagine she’d be surprised by anyone except Jace.

I turn back to her. “Everything alright?”

“Yeah, I’m just surprised to see several of our pack members with zeros next to their name.”

“Our pack did have the most contenders of any other pack,” I say.

“By one,” she says, giving me a look like I’m exaggerating things. “Griffin’s pack has eleven in the competition.”

She makes a face, still looking at the leaderboard. “I see Taylor beat Lazio, Evangeline.”

he said she’s pretty

She’d make a good Alpha,” Jordan says, and her tone has gone

I

tables, when I see Tobias from the corner of my

forfeit,” we both say

turn, looking at him. “You got

I nod. We’re both asked if we’re sure as our mates

as Eve catches up to

You’re only doing this for me,” she says, as her number

want to watch today. I know I want to see Jace. He lost to Tobias yesterday and there is a real possibility that I will have to fight Tobias tomorrow since he also just forfeited to

and Flavia in the same

wish you hadn’t done that,” she

our pack as co-Alphas.

“TF?”

have to postpone our congratulatory love making until tomorrow now. I’m still planning to win this competition, but to do so, I’ll need to keep

is Top Male?” she

I say, trying to get her out of the frustration that I feel coming through the bond. I knew she’d be upset

what, Alpha. If you win tomorrow, I’ll let you be

incentive I’m looking for,” I say,

away, I look at her.

did it, and I love you for it. I’ll feel better when you’re

for today, let’s go see who

and walk back to where Jordan

guess my reason for being here just got more exciting. I didn’t know you were going

won’t fight my mate,