Chapter 238


    The iming by Cooper Book 4


    The Contest by Cooper (Jaxon & Evangeline)


    Chapter 38 (Jaxon)


    Okay, so Eve has a point. My sister seems perfectly fine with Nn. More than fine, actually. My usual


    protectiveness seems unnecessary, but I suddenly have a bit more understanding of Alpha Luke and


    his reasons behind being protective of his daughter.


    After the tour, I steal Eve away from the group, getting her in the forest for a few minutes of alone time.


    I press her against a tree and k*iss her, making sure to put every moment I’ve missed her into the k*iss.


    “Is it terrible that I’m worried I won’t be able to sleep tonight if I’m not sleeping in bed with you?” she


    asks when we finally pull apart.


    “Honestly, I had the same thought. My bed doesn’t smell like you, and it’ll feel huge and lonely.” I say,


    keeping my forehead pressed against hers, my eyes closed as I take in her scent and just enjoy our


    closeness.


    I feel her f*ingers toying with the cor of my shirt. “I could always sneak into your room.”


    I open my eyes, seeing hers looking back at me.


    “Are you nning to be naughty Evangeline?” I ask her, my voice rumbling at the thought of my mate


    sleeping beside me tonight.


    She shrugs. “I sleep better beside you, Jaxon.”


    “I’ll leave my door unlocked. Come in whenever you want or can get away.”


    “Yeah?” she asks.


    “And if I’m asleep, just crawl in beside me. I’ll leave room for you. But we’re only sleeping. We both


    need our rest for tomorrow. I have a feeling Nn is going to make us work as hard as Ezekiel.”


    “I hope so. I’d hate to feel like I wasted a week of training,” she says, making me smile.


    Later that night, when she sneaks into my room and crawls into my bed, we spend some time kissing


    and t*ouching each other, enjoying the feel of our naked bodies pressed against each other again. But,


    soon enough, we curl up together and fall asleep. I set my rm to give her plenty of time to get back


    to her room and shower before training.


    When I walk her to my door, I press her against it, devouring her mouth and her taste before stepping


    back and checking the hallway. Once I see that it’s clear, I send her back to her room in nothing more


    than my t-shirt. I watch until I see her duck into her bedroom before closing my door and heading to the


    shower.


    While I got less sleep than I would have liked, the sleep I get with Eve lying beside me is much better


    than the sleep I get on my own.


    When I step out into the hallway, ready for training, my sisters, Eve and Magdalena alle out at


    about the same time. Only Jordan and Eve look awake. The others look half asleep.


    “Good morning,dies,” I say cheerfully, knowing my sisters hate it that I’m a morning person.


    Rowan and Teagan grumble as they pass me, Magdalena looking about the same. “Good morning,


    Jaxon,” Jordan says, kissing my cheek as she passes.


    “Mmm, honeys*uckle,” she says, giving Eve a side-eye.


    Eve blushes but doesn’t look away from her. “I think he smells like sandalwood,” she says, taking the


    hand I offer to her.


    Jordan snorts. “Yeah, he usually does.”


    Eve and I follow them down the stairs, joining the warriors and other ranked members that are joining


    the training session today. I note that many of the omegas are joining the ss too. I’m d Jordan


    opened it up to everyone.


    Less than an hour in, I realize that this week is going to be as brutal asst week, at least for me. Eve


    and my sisters seem to be having a bit of an easier time.


    We spent the first 30 minutes stretching and when I say stretching, I don’t mean the easy shit. Nn


    practically wanted us doing splits by the time our stretching was done. My mate is very flexible, I


    already knew that, so for her, this was easy. For me, not so much. My inner t*highs felt like they’d been


    beaten with a cane before we even started sparring and let’s not even talk about my groin. At this rate,


    I won’t ever be able to give Eve those children we briefly talked about.


    Then, we had to do the same kick over and over. Have you ever done repetitive motions that your body


    isn’t used to? It causes your body to cramp, your musclesining at the cruel workout you’re


    giving them.


    So, an hour in, my groin feels like it’ll never work again, my inner t*highs feel like they are in shreds and


    my right outer t*high feel like I’ll never get it out of this cramped position that it’s in. And, oh goody, now


    it’s time to switch l*egs. How the f*uc*k am I supposed to walk after this?


    “Come on, Super Hotty, you’ve got this,” my nimble, incredibly flexible mate says as her l*eg swings


    high enough that she could actually get it over my head and never t*ouch me. My l*eg is barely high


    enough toe even with her face.


    “My body wasn’t made to do this,” I grunt. The only positive is that I’m not the only one. Most of the


    men and some of the women are having the same struggles that I’m having.


    “You’re an Alpha, Super Hotty, s*uck it up,” she says as we work the second l*eg for the next 30


    minutes.


    We finally get to punch for fifteen and I take out my frustration on the punching bag that I’m assigned


    to. That is, until the normal motion of punching has my h*ips and t*highs cramping.


    “Son of a b*itch,” I say, hopping away. When punching time is over, we go back to, you guessed it,


    stretching.


    As if it wasn’t bad enough the first time, this time, I’m supposed to put the soles of my feet together, my


    l*egs in a diamond shape and I’m supposed to lean down to get the ‘full stretch’. The f*uc*k kind of


    cruelty is this?


    I watch as my mate leans over, her head resting on her feet, her eyes rolling closed. “Oh, this feels so


    good,” she says.


    I frown at her like she’s some sort of masochist. I literally can’t move. I could barely get the soles of my


    feet together and once I did, I’m not sure I will ever be able to get myself out of this position. “Alpha


    Jaxon, the stretch would be deeper if you leaned forward,” Nn says, walking up.


    “If I lean forward, my l*egs will snap off. This is as good as it gets,” I retort.


    “Something to strive for tomorrow. When we stretch, hopefully you’ll be able to push forward, even just


    a bit. I expect that by the end of the week, you’ll look like Alpha Evangeline here,” he says looking


    down at her. “Nice job, Alpha.”


    “Thank you, Nn. That was a great workout, but this stretch is the best!”


    My mate literally looks like she’s going to take a nap in that position.


    Nn ps his hands. “Alright everyone, nice job! For those of you interested, pleasee back


    tonight at 5pm. We’ll get into a more intense workout.”


    MORE intense? How much more intense can it get?


    “Come on, Super Hotty,” Eve says, putting her hand out to me.


    “I don’t think I can move,” I tell her, not reaching up to grab her hand.


    Her lips twitch and she puts her hands on her h*ips looking down at me.


    Jordanes over, looking like she’s going to talk to Nn, but stops when she sees me.


    “What’s up?” she asks, frowning down at me.


    “He’s stuck,” Eve says, losing the battle with her mirth.


    “It’s not funny. My body wasn’t meant to move that way,” I grumble.


    “On the contrary,” Nn says, and I feel his armse up under my armpits, hauling me up. “Your


    body just needs to be conditioned properly. Stretching is no different than building muscle. It takes time,


    but eventually, your body will not only be able to do it, but it will also crave the stretch. And then, your


    reach and your ability to make physical contact with your opponent will give you the advantage in a


    fight.


    My l*egs feel like mush. I’m not sure I ever remember feeling this week. Nn’s handes down on


    my shoulder. “Be d you have Alpha healing. You’ll be fine in a couple of hours.”


    “Yeah, just in time to go to your evening ss,” I say sarcastically, taking a tentative step away from


    him.


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    “Hey, what happened, Alpha Jaxon?”


    Makaes bouncing up. “Did you get hurt?”


    Without waiting for an answer, she turns to Eve. “That ss was amazing, wasn’t it?” Again, she


    doesn’t wait for an answer before turning to Nn. “Thanks so much, I can’t wait for tonight,” she says


    before bouncing away.


    “How does she still have so much energy?” I ask, frowning at Eve’s sister as she races off toward her


    parents.


    “There’s something wrong with her,”


    Magdalena says walking up. “What happened to you?” she asks me as Evees and wraps one of


    my arms around her shoulders, wrapping one of hers around my waist, helping me to limp off the field.


    “Jaxon’s not limber. At all.” Eve says to her. “Huh, I thought it was a great ss,” she says, gliding away


    as if she wasn’t just in the same ss I was in.


    I look around and see that most of the men in the ss are limping off the field. That makes me feel a


    lot better.


    I look back at Eve, who pecks my lips. “Nn did say that kickboxing is the great equalizer.”


    Great equalizer indeed.