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. “Close your eyes,”

as

he says as he begins purring

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

to my ear. He pulls his head back, so I can continue to lean against him. I tune out the

mountain lion. It’s on a loop,

directly in front of me, there’s a mockingbird. I wouldn’t think much of it, but like the mountain lion, it’s on repeat and once I’ve heard it several

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

open up my nose, quickly finding the deer. That one must be close. No deer would come

no one has come racing out of the territory,

off in this territory, the scent of sunflowers in a place where sunflowers don’t grow,

small amount of blood, because in my current pregnant state, the scent of blood will

the hour is nearly up and I’m feeling calm and ready

first. I snatch my blue flag and keep going, following the sound of the mountain lion. On the way, I see the squirrel. He’s

I 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

that anyone under seven is out, anyone over seven is in and those who have seven flags are at risk of having

of our group today and he emerges with eight flags as well. We all head

while still making sure to t*ouch me, is distracted and I know tonight it’s my

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