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.”

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

resigning from

a breath. “That’s a conversation, not a simple

at my sister, seeing an unfamiliar strain around her

out for you?” I offer, only half

out if

around her shoulders, pulling her to me and kissing the side of her head. “We need a twin day soon. I feel like I’m out of t*ouch with what’s

to resurrect and a

time for you, Jordan. Besides, Jax Jr. will need

naming him?”

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 we’ve been calling him. I’m

be Auntie Jordan’s

chuckle. “It has a

that you’re in the top 10, but how did

uncomfortable sitting for such a long period

has joined the group and based on the way the two of them are rubbing their stomachs, I’m guessing

Jordan the list of scenarios that we had to write to, and she whistles. “Damn, that

Plus, it’s not like I really know how I did. It’s a bit subjective based on the

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

I’m positive you’ll have your pack. Whether or not

“Thanks, sis.”

much the same. The atmosphere remains festive

one point, Eve comes up to me. “Have you

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

is she? She looks like Luna McKenna’s daughter,” I

Phoebe, Luna McKenna and Alpha Davis’s daughter. She was eliminated in the first round,” she

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