The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 57 (Jaxon)

When we walk up, Alpha Antonio is giving Valentina some last-minute pointers. I’m surprised when I don’t see Jordan here giving Jace pointers.

I’ll be right back,” I tell Eve and walk over to Jace.

“Hey man, you got this?”

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“I feel pretty good about it,” he says turning to me. “I heard that both you and Tobias forfeited because you got paired with your mates. Be careful tomorrow if you get him. He’s tough, really tough.”

“I have all day to worry about that. Get your head into this match. What’s your strategy?” I ask, just as Jordan comes running up.

“Hey, I’m here. Sorry I’m late. I was helping some of the others in our pack,” she says, looking over and assessing Valentina the way I’ve seen our parents do before a sparring match. They ingrained it in us to size up our opponent and start the match before you ever walk into the ring.

focus. “I’ll leave you to it, then,” I say,

that Jordan is telling him. I haven’t talked to either one of them about their situation in

on Jace’s side. I also

different headspace than he was only

sidelines, just as Alpha Antonio is doing with Valentina but in less than

arms go around her, and I notice

and hear Jordan say she needs to go check on the others in

Jace. I

job, man! One down, and one to go,” I say to

says,

I head over to where Lazio is getting ready for his battle. I see Reid is already talking to Ainsley, getting her mentally prepared for the fight. We hang back as Alpha Luke talks to Lazio,

the battle starts, we can see that Ainsley is quick and very agile. She’s a good fighter and Lazlo has to

here, cheering her on and my dad is giving her pointers from the sidelines. Their match goes on for nearly the full hour, but Cillian finally takes Rowan down, pinning her. Both of them will

is getting pointers from her mother before her battle. I look across the ring as Eve goes to hug Magdalena. Collin looks like an Alpha, ready for battle. He’s calm, composed

comes back, she tells me that Collin won his battle yesterday in

he battle?” I ask

“A warrior.”

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