The Claiming By Cooper

Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 65 (Evangeline)

After spending a couple of hours talking with my parents, I promise we’ll come visit. I warn my father again about crossing me.

“I’m willing to give you another chance dad, but this is your last one. There won’t be any more chances. You either trust me and Jaxon, or that’s it. I want you in our child’s life, but not at the risk of my mate. He doesn’t deserve the treatment you’ve given him, and I won’t allow it.”

“I’ve been very honest with Jaxon, Evangeline. Someday, when we have more time, I’ll have the same conversation with you, if you’d like. In the meantime, I’ll just be thankful to have you around again and if you decide to give birth in your old dad’s pack, I know your mother and sisters will be thrilled.”

“What about you, dad?”

“I’d be thrilled as well, of course. I can’t wait to meet my grandson,” he says before pulling me into a hug. “I love you, Evangeline.”

“I love you too, Dad.”

It wasn’t much later before the announcement comes for everyone to meet outside to get the information on the next competition.

Nearly everyone has remained to get the information on the next competition. Flavia is the only Alpha that didn’t make it to round 3. Half of the remaining contestants are Alphas, many more are ranked members and then there are a few remaining warriors.

As we walk outside, Jaxon takes my hand.

compete, but I’d like to start making a list of the other ranked members and these last few warriors. Even if we don’ t choose one of them for a ranked member, we’ll need a Lead Warrior

to the stage, seeing Elder Jason walk up the steps and to the

he announces and we all

do not feel that much additional preparation is needed.

before the contest begins. You will be randomly selected for your slot in the contest and assigned a flag color. Each day 10 of you will have the opportunity to showcase your sensory skills as well as your speed. You will each have one hour to collect as many flags as you can get from within the old claiming territory. The only clues you will have will be visual, auditory and olfactory. You must use your senses to find and collect as many of your colored flags as possible while you are

at an advantage or disadvantage, being pregnant,” I say quietly to Jaxon. “You’ll be great, baby,” he says, putting his arm

all 10 flags the fastest. All contestants will run in at the same time and the first ones out will win, depending on

be eliminated in the next

is correct. And in the final contest, the top 10 contestants will become the new Alphas, and based on

questions?” Councilman

contest is adjourned. You will meet back in one month’s

we walk back inside, taking inventory of those who remain in the competition. “If my math and pack lines are correct,

looks around. “Let’s make a list at dinner. I know there are four of us still from

are four from my father’s pack too, but I think we’re the only two packs with that many still in the competition.” Dinner is just the two of us. As I look around, I see what looks like a lot of mate pairings, Maggie and Caleb, Reid and Ainsley, Tobias and Flavia, Rowan and Enzo. Lazio looks

I call, tapping the

over and looks around. “Now that there are fewer of us,

bro. You’ll find your mate. You’re still young and maybe she’

not be around her to smell her now, but when the Beta Trials start, you might find

up, and he looks

pack members, smart. It looks like all the packs have some