The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 60 (Jace)

It’s time for my match. I was hoping that Jordan would be here again, but I also know there are several of our pack members who are battling today and I’ m not the only one in this timeslot. I begin stretching, trying to get my head centered on the match, not my mate.

“Hey, where’s Jordan?” Taylor asks, jogging up.

“Probably helping one of the others in our pack. I’m not the only one battling at this time.”

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“I can coach you, if you want?” she says.

“Sure Tay, thanks.”

She looks over to see my opponent. It must be a family trait, the way they assess their opponents before a fight. Jordan had the same assessing look on her face that Taylor does now. “I think that guy is a Gamma, too. But he’s not as strong as you are,” she says as I continue stretching. Jordan would know for sure who this guy is.

I look over at him. “How can you tell?” I ask her. He’s smaller than I am, but he’s muscular.

“You’re ripped, Jace. That guy is muscular, but he’s not ripped,” she says shaking her head at me as if it’s obvious.

“Hey, I’m here,” I hear Jordan say and I turn, seeing her running over. As soon as I see her, everything in me settles.

She’s smiling at me until her eyes move past me to Taylor and her smile falters. “Unnnnnless, you don’t need me,” she says.

“No, I do. Taylor was just…”

“I was filling in until you arrived. Now that you’re here, I’ll let you take over,” she says and turns to walk away.

say, and she waves

“Thanks for coming. I know there are

still my Gamma, Jace. What kind of an Alpha would I be if I didn’t try to help you achieve your goal of getting your own pack,” she says. Gone is the smiling face

sure he’s great with his fists, terrible with his footwork,” she says. Yep, I knew she’d know everything there was to know about this and most likely every other opponent on the field today. She probably stayed up all night reading up on the opponents of every member of her pack. That’s

say, as I

this, Jace!” she

begins, I realize that everything that Jordan said was completely accurate. Terence is almost solely dominant on his left-side, making his right side weak, counting on the

shoulder, injuring him and limiting his swing. After that, I have him pinned in 20

and then I turn, hoping Jordan will rush

nods, acknowledging my win, then turns

Luke POV

going on?” my mate asks me as I watch my daughter and Jaxon

snarl. When she doesn’t

“So?” she asks me.

what that

I know I crossed

her use with our children when she is so angry with them that she’s ready to

checking to see that I’m following her. I may have had a lapse in judgement

go toe to toe with my mate. I’m the Alpha, but she’s got the royal blood

she deems that we have moved far enough away from the crowd that no one will hear her dressing me

her hand against my chest, “don’t ever think you can

were possible, there would be steam coming out of Katerina’s

whose ears seem to be clogged lately. Our daughter doesn’t seem to have a problem with the fact that her MATE knotted her, not that it’s any of YOUR business anyway.

and Jaxon before she turned 18. Once again, I didn’t agree with you, but I stood by you. Now, you want to try and put a rift between them because they are acting like a young, mated couple? Let’s be clear, Luke. If you force her hand, there is only one way this will go. You lose. She will choose Jaxon, as she should!” She takes a deep breath and I keep my mouth shut, knowing she’s not

he’s knotted her and if we know anything about when a man knots his mate, our

larger than life,

I realize how much my mate has supported me over the years and how much I haven’t done the same for her. “If our daughter is forced to make a choice, and she blocks you from our grandchildren’s lives, I won’t stand beside you. I refuse to allow you to

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