The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 59 (Jaxon)

As Evangeline and I walk out to the training fields, I stuff food into my mouth. I already knew I needed to win today so I could support Eve in winning our pack, but now, there’s no choice. No matter who I battle today, even if it’ s Tobias who I consider my biggest competitor, I must win. I can’t expect my pregnant mate to win a pack for us. As focused as I am on this battle today, I still notice that my mate is limping slightly. She’s trying to cover it up, but she must be in quite a bit of pain. “Stop worrying about me Jaxon. I can feel it through our bond. Get your head into this match.”

“You’re limping Evangeline. I want to carry you back inside and tuck you into bed,” I say to her.

“Well, that’s a fight waiting to happen,” she says, smirking at me.

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I shake my head at her before looking up at the leaderboards and breathing a sigh of relief. I’m not fighting Tobias. I’ m not even fighting another Alpha, I’m fighting a warrior. I’m not stupid enough to think that automatically means I’ll win, but I have a much better chance of winning now.

My match is in the second round.

Magdalena has a match in the first round.

“Let’s go watch your sister,” I tell Eve.

Eve turns to me, wrapping her arms around my neck. “You don’t have to. Why don’t you go stretch and get ready for your match. I can go root Maggie on.”

I pull her to me, careful because I know she’s sore. “The two most important people in the world to me are right here. Why would I walk away from that?” I ask her, k*issing her softly. “Damn, you’re a charmer. If we have a son and he’s like you, the girls are doomed,” she says, making me smile.

We walk to Magdalena’s sparring circle. Today’s matches will still span over five hours, but instead often matches at each hour, there will only be seven.

When we arrive, I stand behind Eve, wrapping my arms around her and putting my hands on her stomach, hoping my heat will help to alleviate her soreness. She leans back against me while we wait for the match to begin.

walks

go talk to Maggie. I know how to defeat Haley,” Eve says, and she does her best to walk normally as she moves to

and she gets a look of defeat on her face before she ever steps into the ring. She might have been able to win this match, but not when

time while Eve is talking to Magdalena to begin stretching and getting my head into my own match. The warrior is from Alpha Antonio’s pack. I don’t know him well, but as a warrior, he’ll

her to me again, putting my hands over her stomach. I catch her father trying to casually look back at us. He must have noticed her limping. He’s an Alpha. He would know

match begins, I know I was right about Haley. She lost the fight before she ever

also battling today, having lost yesterday. Eve hugs her sister and then we make our way to

closing my eyes. I

find my opponent and I begin assessing him. He looks like he favors his right side just a bit more than this left. As I

him and I take a few minutes to see where he

I can work with

quickly, focusing my attention on his right side. Once he begins to tire, I know I have him and I’ve won my match in less than

to his feet, letting him know he did a good

it! We’re both moving

bury my face in her hair. “How

me. “Really? You just won your match, we’re both moving on, and THAT’S the first thing

yes, your health, safety and well-being will always be

me to our room and I’ll show you how good

to turn and

“Alpha Jaxon, a moment?”

putting her feet back on the ground. “I’ll be up to

my hand and turns to look at her

looks at Eve, his eyes

want to make sure you both know what you’re

sure what you mean,”

eyes never leave Alpha Luke’s. “He knows, Eve,” I say to my mate before addressing her father. “And, it may not have been planned right now, but it was planned. We’ll make it

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