The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 67 (Evangeline)

I didn’t sleep well. Or, I should say, I wouldn’t have slept well if it weren’t for Jaxon purring everytime he realized I was awake. So, I wake much more rested that I expected to be and after a good breakfast, I’m feeling ready for today’s challenge.

I’m third in the queue, meaning I have about two and a half hours before it’s my turn. Caleb is first up this morning, so we go outside to stand with Maggie while her mate runs through the course.

“I hope he does better than I did,” she says after the gun goes off and he races into the territory.

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“It’ll be fine Maggie,” I tell her. And when he emerges, I’m proven right. Caleb exits the territory with eight flags.

Maggie runs into his arms, and he swings her around. It’s very likely that Caleb just made it through to the final round with that many flags.

I begin getting nervous as the second contestant enters the territory. I begin to fidget and move around, I’m getting myself really worked up when Jaxon wraps his arms around my waist, putting his h*ands on my stomach. “Relax, Eve. You’ve got this. Your senses are so much stronger right now.”

“I know, but…”

“Shhhh, close your eyes.”

“Jaxon…”

ear.

as

back against me,” he says

he says, his l*ips so close to my ear that I can feel his

up my senses, focusing first on my hearing. I lean away from Jaxon, so he’s not right next to my ear. He pulls his head back, so I can continue to lean against him. I tune out the purring

is a sound of a growling mountain lion. It’s on a loop, running for

lion, it’s on repeat and once I’ve heard it several times, I recognize that the sound repeats itself

the rustling of a mole, or some other animal burrowing into the earth. Just like the bird, I wouldn’t have paid

nose, quickly finding the deer. That one must be close. No deer would come this close to this many

smell the bear and since no one has come racing out of the territory,

in this territory, the scent of sunflowers in a

that it’s just a small amount of blood, because in my current pregnant state,

the time I’m done, the hour is nearly up

the gun goes off, I don’t hesitate. I take off, heading for the deer scent first. I snatch my blue flag

would be if I wasn’t three months pregnant, but I’m still able to get to all of the stations for scent and sound before the gun goes off letting me know that my hour is up. I jog out of the territory, Jaxon waiting for me. I drop

up. He comes out with seven flags. Since we’re about halfway into the contest, it’s becoming clearer that anyone under seven is out, anyone over seven is in and those who have seven flags are at risk of having to do

with eight

competition. Jaxon, while still making sure to t*ouch me, is distracted and I know

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