The Claiming by Cooper Book 4

The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)

Chapter 72 (Jaxon)

Several hours later, Eve and I head back downstairs to meet up with our families. It’s only a couple of hours before dinner and many people have already started to arrive for the festivities. It’s an exciting time, one that will most likely never happen again in our lifetime.

The energy and excitement are palpable, and all of the Alpha families will be arriving either tonight or tomorrow morning. As we enter the dining hall, we see that it’s been set up with televisions that are playing recaps of the events and showing all of the contestants in those events, starting with the first race.

“It’s hard to believe that we’ve been doing this for over half a year,” Eve says to me, just as we hear someone call her name.

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“Evie!” Makayla says, rushing over and throwing herself in Eve’s arms.

“Hi, Makayla! Are you here with Mom and Dad or Alejandro?”

“Alejandro. Mom and Dad are coming tomorrow morning, but I wanted to be here to enjoy the party tonight,” she says, full of enthusiasm. “And look how big you’ve gotten!”

“Thanks, I think. I feel big,” Eve says as Alejandro walks up to us.

“Hey sis. Hey Jaxon.”

“Alejandro, it’s good to see you,” I say. 

“You as well,” he says, before hugging Eve. “You’re looking good, sis.” Not much later, Jordan arrives with my sister Raelyn.

“Hello, my beautiful sisters! Jordan, I wasn’t expecting you until tomorrow,” I say, hugging them both.

“Since my Beta and Gamma are no longer in the competition, I feel comfortable being away from the pack overnight. Plus, Mom and Dad aren’t coming until tomorrow, so they can cover if anything is needed.”

rushes over to say hi to Makayla. I think they bonded over being the only ones in their families

resigning from the competition?” I ask

“That’s a

seeing an unfamiliar strain around her

to take him out for

out if I need to,” she says,

kissing the side of her head. “We need a twin day soon. I feel like I’m out of

may have one, possibly two packs he needs to resurrect and a baby on the way,”

Jax Jr. will need to

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but even Eve is calling him Jaxon Junior now,” I say smiling. It started as a joke once I knew we were having a boy, but it has stuck and for the last two months that’s what

Jordan’s little JJ,”

chuckle. “It has a ring

you’re feeling confident that you’re in the top 10, but how

several times and being uncomfortable sitting for such a long period of

to Magdalena, Rowan, Makayla and several other females. I notice Flavia has joined the group and based on the way the two of them are rubbing their stomachs,

we had to write to, and

I really know how I did. It’s a bit subjective based on the council’s grading of

that you’ve won a pack?” she asks me again. “Yeah, I feel pretty confident. Honestly, I’ll be devastated if one of us doesn’t win. I want Aunt Mila’s pack. I just feel like it should be kept in the family. Eve and I have already started to think of ways we can rebuild

shoulder. “Jaxon, I’ve never known you not to get something you wanted. I’m positive you’ll have your pack. Whether or not you get the one you want is another story, but I know you, I know you think like an Alpha. I’m sure

“Thanks, sis.”

The atmosphere remains

you

she says and points to where I see her brother sitting with an auburn-haired female who looks just a bit older than him. Their heads

like Luna McKenna’s daughter,” I

daughter. She was eliminated in the first round,” she says,

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