Chapter 201


    The iming by Cooper Book 4


    The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)


    Jaxon


    I finish getting ready and head out of my room. Today is the big announcement. The day that they are


    going to tell us what to expect for the contest that they have been working on for thest couple of


    years. The contest that will finally allow me to have a pack, as I always should have had.


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    It’s not that I don’t think that my twin sister Jordan will make an amazing Alpha. She will, I know she


    will. My problem with the whole thing is that I am the only first-born male in the history of werewolves to


    not be the heir to my father’s pack.


    It was a decision that was made by my parents before we were born, that the first-born child would be


    heir to the pack, and my sister was born a few minutes before me. Girl power and all that bulls*hi*t.


    Okay, it’s not total bulls*hi*t and my sister would probably kick my a*s*s if I ever said that to her, but it


    still grinds my a*s*s that every other male heir, even though most are younger than I am, get their


    packs handed to them and I have to fight for mine.


    I asked Jordan why they took so long to have the contest and she told me it was so most of the


    children in my generation would be eligible. Because it will be a rigorous contest, they are requiring all


    contestants to be sixteen years old or older. There is no maximum age limit which I find surprising


    because many of our older pack mates have never found mates and would love a chance to be


    an Alpha and gain a mate that way. I just hope the Alphas, my father included, know what they are


    doing by leaving it open to nearly everyone.


    And by everyone, I mean all of the she-wolves in our packs will be eligible as well. Most of them intend


    to participate and try to im a pack of their own. That should be interesting. I’m pretty sure they have


    no idea how much my sister struggles. There is always a male trying to gain her attention and she


    never knows if they truly want her or if they just want her pack. Thankfully, my sister trusts my


    judgement and most of the men that have shown an interest in her have been kicked to the curb.


    When I get to the first floor, everyone is heading to the back of the packhouse where my father will


    make the announcement.


    I fall into step beside our current Gamma, Jace. He’s about six years older than I am and was the son


    of my father’s original Gamma that died in a pack war before I was born. He was adopted by our


    current Gamma family and while they have a biological son, it was determined that Jace would be the


    Gamma-heir.


    “Hey Jace, what’s up? What are you doing?”


    “Hey Jaxon, I’m going to hear what the announcement is, just like everyone else.”


    I stop and look at him. He takes another step before stopping and turning toward me, his eyebrow


    raised.


    “Do my father and sister know that you’re nning topete in the contest?” I ask.


    “Yes. Your sister was much more understanding than your father was, surprisingly. I’m not sure why it


    matters. If I get an Alpha position or even a Beta position, then Victor is free to step into the Gamma


    position here.”


    Victor is the current Gammas, Luke and Brynn’s, biological son. Jace was adopted by them after his


    parents’ death. He is the original heir to the Gamma position, which is why he’s in that position


    currently, but it leaves Victor, like me, with no ce in the pack.


    I start walking again. “You know Taylor is nning to go into the contest as well, right?” I ask him.


    Jace and my cousin Taylor have been flirting around, sort of dating for a couple of years. It’s been slow


    since he’s so much older than she is, but ever since she turned 18, they’ve been more outwardly


    together. However, Taylor has refused to actually im Jace as her mate.


    “I wish she’d just let me mark her and then she could be my Luna. If I win, that is.”


    I p his shoulder as we get outside. “Well, you could always be her Luna if she wins.” I smirk.


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    He gives me a re.


    “Speaking of Lunas, where’s Melinda?”


    Melinda is Luke and Brynn’s daughter. She and Jace have been close ever since he was adopted into


    their family.


    “Your sister finally forced my mother into letting her go see Alpha Jonas.”


    “Your mom’s still hung up on the age difference?”


    “He’s their age, so, yeah.”


    “If Melinda was smart, and I know she is, she’d mark him while she’s there this weekend and then your


    mother won’t have anything to say about it. Honestly, I’m surprised she hasn’t done that yet.”


    “Apparently Alpha Jonas is too honorable to go against Luke and Brynn, so he’s waiting, hoping they,


    or more urately, Brynn, changes her mind.”


    I shake my head. “It’s not her decision. Melinda is a smart, intuitive woman. And in the end, it’s her


    choice, not your mother’s. She needs to step out of it and let the two of them figure it out.”


    “Which is pretty much what Alpha Jordan told my mother.”


    When we get outside, nearly the entire pack is here. Every pack is having this same announcement


    and it was scheduled at the same time. That way, everyone gets the information at once.


    My father is up on the stage, my sister as the future Alpha, standing beside him. He raises his arms,


    calling for silence.


    “Good morning, everyone. We are all here for a very exciting announcement. Today, we are


    announcing our intent to begin the contest for thest remaining packnds. As I’m sure you know by


    now, there are ten packnds that are currently sitting vacant. They are overgrown and based on our


    initial review of theirnds, all of the packhouses are in disrepair and will need to be rebuilt.”


    My father waits while everyone takes in that bit of news. It’s not surprising. Some of those packnds


    have been vacant longer than I’ve been alive.


    “In three months’ time, we will begin the contest to determine who our new Alphas will be. Once those


    Alphas are determined, they will have a pool of candidates from which to choose their Betas and


    Gammas. As you all know, our packs are filled to capacity. And while it’s wonderful that we continue to


    increase our numbers with additional pups being born every year, all of the existing packs are running


    out of space. So, not only will this contest provide an opportunity for us to create 60 new positions for


    ranked members, but it also provides opportunities for those of you who might like to live in different


    parts of the country or who have an affinity to a new Alpha, to move and build a new life in a new pack.”


    I look over at my sisters Teagan and Raelyn. Both of them intend to participate in the contest. Even if


    they don’t win, I don’t think they’ll stay in this pack. While I have a great rtionship with Jordan, my


    sisters don’t. They’ve always found her to be bossy. I figure it’s her Alphaing out, but my sisters


    don’t care. Rowan, on the other hand, is close to turning 18. She’s expecting to meet her mate and


    move anyway, so she’s not entering the contest. She hasn’t said it, but I think she’ s feeling the pull


    toward someone and that’s why she’s not entering.


    I refocus on my father. “Now, let’s talk about how this contest is going to be structured.”