Chapter 205
The iming by Cooper Book 4
The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)
Evangeline
Maggie, Lazio and I have been training like fiends. We are going to win. All of us. It’s as Alejandro said,
the four of us will with be Alphas with our own packs.
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My rtionship with my brother has improved since that first day. I realized that my mother was right
and while I’m still frustrated that I don’t get to be heir to my pack just because I’m a woman, that was
never my brother’s decision. He felt that if the rest of us had topete and win at these events, he
should also be able to meet the same criteria.
In the past few months, I have realized that I still have a lot to learn about what it means to be a good
Alpha. But, I’ve also recognized that, while I was being bitter and angry about not being Alpha,
Alejandro was working hard to make sure that he would be an Alpha worthy of the pack. I have a lot of
respect for my brother. Respect that he’s earned, but also that I should have given to him a long time
ago.
Today, we’re arriving at the old iming territory. Tomorrow we will allpete in the first event, the
100-mile run. When we get there, Magdalena and I are sharing a room, thank goodness. Maka
came with us, supposedly to cheer us on, but really, we know she’s here hoping to sniff out her mate.
Since she’s still 15, I say good luck with that.
The four of us, Maggie, Lazio, Al and I have gone over what we’ve decided are our fiercest
competitors. The children of Alpha Mason and Luna Jara are the prime candidates. Being children of
two true Alphas, they will be our biggestpetitors. But, there are many others. Their cousin, Taylor,
is high on my list of people to watch and basically every Alpha male in thepetition and most of the
Alpha females are a threat. We’ll just have to be stronger and smarter than they are.
When it’s time to get our instructions. Maggie and I head outside. Makaes skipping up, wanting
to join us, meaning, she wants to be in the middle of the group of potential mates, hoping to sniff him
out.
As we’re standing there, waiting for the speaker to take the stage, I turn to Maggie. “Our sister is
purring. Do you think she knows?” I whisper in her ear.
I look up and my eyes lock onto intense grey eyes, staring right back at me. I immediately look away,
but my heart rate spikes.
Maggie looks at me, frowning. “Are you okay? What happened?”
“Uh, nothing. I’m good.”
She looks at me a moment. “No, I don’t think she knows.” She says.
Now it’s my turn to frown. “What?”
Instead of answering, she reaches around me and smacks Maka’s arm. “Stop purring.” She says as
quietly as she can. Thankfully, most everyone is talking quietly, not paying attention to anyone else.
As we watch, an older gentleman walks up on the stage. Even from here, I can tell that he’s an Alpha.
He puts his hands up and everyone goes quiet.
“Good evening, everyone. Wee to The Contest. An event that will give ten of you your own pack
and allow you to take your ce as Alpha.”
Cheers and howls go up around us and Maka lifts her head up, howling along with the others.
“This is why they have the age cut off. The young ones are too excitable.” Maggie whispers in my ear,
watching our sister.
“I am Councilman Jason and I have been selected to be the master of ceremonies for these events.
Tonight, I want to go over the rules of the first contest and then we will be having a feast. You may take
the time to get to know your fellowpetitors, go to bed early or just enjoy these packnds.”
I snort. “Who would want these packnds. The housing may be in the best shape but it’s still so old it
needs to be rebuilt.” I say.
“I heard the iming territory is something like 100 acres and that doesn’t include the area outside the
old territory. This is the biggest of all ten of the packnds up for grabs.” Magdalena says to me.
“How do you know that?” I ask her.
She looks at me. “How do you not know that?”
I roll my eyes and then casually look back at where I saw super hotty a moment ago. Once again, our
eyes lock, only this time, he winks at me. My entire body jerks and I turn back.
Damn it. I should have been arrogant, raised an eyebrow or some shit. Now he knows he got to me,
and that I was looking at him.
“Who are you looking at?” Maggie leans over and asks me. “Super hotty behind us, just winked at me
when I made eye contact.” I say. She starts to turn like she’s some damn amateur.
“Don’t look.” I hiss at her.
“I want to see super hotty.” She pouts.
“I’ll point him outter.” I say, refocusing my attention on Councilman Jason.
“The race will begin at 6am tomorrow morning. There are nearly 600 of you that arepeting. This
first elimination round will take most of you out of the contest. Only the first 100 individuals to cross the
finish line will be eligible topete in the next round.”
He looks out at everyone. I feel like he’s used to being in front of arge crowd. He’s got a presence
that justmands attention.
“You may ran in human or wolf form or shift at any point during the race. Contestants may cross the
finish line in either form and it will count. We will be setting up a time clock at the finish line and also a
counter. As the winners cross the line, the counter will begin. Therefore, as youe to the end of the
race, you will know if you are still eligible to win.”
He looks out at us again. No one moves or dares to speak.
“Remember, if you do not win, you will still be eligible for the Beta Trials that will begin sometime after
our Alphas have been chosen and settled into their new packs. Don’t assume because you haven’t
made the initial cut for Alpha that you wouldn’t make the cut for Beta. I guarantee you, the winners will
be watching you.” He says.
“Who do you think will be the first one to cross the line?” Maka asks.
“Me, of course.” Maggie and I say together,ughing quietly as we get dirty looks from those around us.
Maggie takes the opportunity to lean her forehead against my shoulder and look behind us. “Damn, he
is a super hotty and he’ s still looking at you.” She says, standing up.
“Do you know who he is?” I ask her.
“No, but that’s Gamma Jace beside him.”
I look at Magdalena. “You don’t think…” I say and her eyes go wide.
“Yeah, I do think.”
Son of a bitch. Super hotty is Alpha Jaxon. I’ve never actually met him. Alejandro would have, and I’ve
met Alpha Jordan, as the future Alphas frequently visit other packs. But I’ve never met her twin.
“What are you going to do?” She asks me.
“What do you mean? He’s thepetition. The biggestpetition we have. I’m not going to ‘do’
anything.” I say.
“But he’s staring at you.” She hisses.
“Maybe he’s just checking out what he considers to be his biggestpetition.” I tell her smugly.
Councilman Jason dismisses us, letting us know to return 30 minutes before the race begins tomorrow
morning.
“Dinner will be served inside in one hour. Until then, we have refreshments and entertainment out here.
Good luck to all of you.” Councilman Jason says and every one begins milling around. A few minutes
later, the musices on and the bars that I didn’t see before open allowing everyone to drink and be
merry.
Being werewolves, we don’t have a minimum drinking age because it’s nearly impossible for us to get
drunk. We metabolize alcohol too quickly. However, that doesn’t mean that it won’t dehydrate you. I
watch as the idiots order alcoholic drinks.
“You’re not going to get a drink?” Maka asks us.
“I’m here to win, Maka, not party.” I say.
“Same.” Maggie says.
“We should go say hi to Justina and Phoebe.”
Our pack borders Alpha Davis and Luna McKenna’s pack, so we’ve met and are friendly with their
oldest daughters.
“Boring.” Maka says before walking off. I search around and see my father on the outskirts of the
party. He’s watching Maka closely, so I feelfortable letting her walk away.
I turn, intending to find Justina and I ran into a wall of muscle. I’ve grown up around Alpha men who are
tall, strong and extremely muscr. So, I shouldn’t be affected, but when I look up into his grey eyes,
see the stubble across is strong jaw, the dark hair framing his face and smell his masculine
sandalwood scent, I know I’m in trouble.
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“Alpha Evangeline. I’m Alpha Jaxon.”