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PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 180
APRIL Xander visibly tensed beside me. “What’s happened?”I looked between him and Nick, the shrewd air of suspense hanging thickly between us and making my chest tighten with discomfort for the seconds of silence that passed. “Your father’s palace was burnt to a crisp a few minutes ago, I got the news on my way here. Luckily, your dad and mo—”He halted and looked to me, instantly realizing that I might also need to be looped in on the bad news. “Well, her mom…. And your dad were at an event so they weren’t caught in the flames, but everything burnt to the ground and a handful of staffs died,” Nick finished, his eyes looking visibly heavier than when he started speaking. “Fuck!” Xander cussed, running out of the waiting room doors without uttering another word to anyone. I watched him go, torn between going after him or staying to offer support to Nick and Ace who were still present within the hospital’s premises. Frankly, I didn’t care enough about my mother to hurry to her ai
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APRILI yawned, stretching my arms as I awoke beside a still sleeping Nick. A smile covered my lips at how peaceful he looked and how a little rest had already made the golden color return to his skin that looked rather pasty earlier.“Are you gonna just stare at him all night long?” I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard those words, only calming down when I turned and saw Ace seated by the couch with his face being illuminated by the city lights that dimly filtered into the room. “You scared the shit out of me, and if I’d screamed, I would’ve woken this poor baby up,” I rolled my eyes at Ace as I whispered tightly. He seemed to find it amusing so he broke into a smile, but all I deduced from that was that he’d gotten some good news when he went in to see his dad. Earlier, nothing could’ve possibly made a smile appear on his face, but now, it was beautifully lit up. I carefully wiggled out of Nick’s arms and made my way to the couch, settling down beside Ace and observing
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APRIL Things were finally falling in place again. Nick was discharged from the hospital the next day and I’d been keeping tabs on his sleeping and eating schedules. Xander’s dad had moved into another of his properties and it was being remodeled as a palace. Ace’s dad’s healing was sped up by a powerful sorceress, so he was up and doing already. There was laughter, peace, joy, and love abounding in every corner of the home we shared as fated mates. The guys were constantly giving me reasons to smile and I wanted to believe that I reciprocated that as well. For a moment, I’d been scared that something ominous was at play, but now, I was certain that nothing of the sort was happening.More proof of that was the fact that we were all laying on a picnic mat at a private beach right now, sunbathing and sharing silly college stories.“Oh, you remember that time that Xander’s dick was stuck in his zipper and he didn’t want to make a peep because the professor he had a crush on was seated
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APRIL Of course, Nick was next to make his case. He didn’t hesitate to wrap his hand around my neck and turn it towards him, parting my lips with his thumb and letting it pad along my lower lip in a way that made my pussy throb.“The thought of being the only men alive that have ever had the privilege of touching these lips, kissing them, fucking them…. That’s all we’re after, and you’re just as excited by the dark devotion we have for you,” Nick bit his lower lip teasingly and I couldn’t help the moan that slipped my lips. “I… I’m not,” I said shakily, the feeling of Ace and Xander grinding their erections against me making me dizzy with desire.Could they just fuck me already? I needed them to fuck me until that deliciously dark part of me that their possessiveness appealed to came to the surface. “Let’s find out then, Princess.”The next moment, Ace was ripping the skirt around my waist and shoving two thick fingers into my pussy, making me scream out, my eyes widening and my w
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BROOKE Luna Davenport’s words rang in my head repeatedly. She’d easily renewed my motivation by sharing that her and Ace’s father’s union wasn’t a peaceful process either. I’d always assumed that Ace was one of the few alpha heirs that were against being in an arranged marriage, but after hearing about her experience, I realized that wasn’t the case. In fact, I did a deep dive research on arranged marriages throughout history in the library after I left the hospital and I learned that most powersful Alphas were too stubborn to concede the hopes of having a love marriage or a mated marriage that could strengthen their reign. Eventually, they all caved, every single alpha in history whose prospective Luna kept on fighting for the marriage to happen ended up caving at some point.And now that I knew that, I was more fired up to go after Ace again and claim what was rightfully mine to begin with. Besides, I’d given him more than enough time to play house with that worthless whore. Wh
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BROOKE Anthony walked to the water dispenser on one end of my office and poured me some room temperature water in one of the glass cups and brought it to me. “Drink some water and then I’ll answer all your questions, I promise,” his warm smiles and the constant twinkle in his eyes whenever he was around me finally made complete sense as he handed me the glass of water.I murmured a “thanks” and gulped down about half of the glass’s contents. “You’re in love with me? How’s that possible? How haven’t I noticed?” I wasted no time rolling out the questions as soon as the dryness in my throat vanished. “I doubt I’ve ever hidden it,” he chuckled, “I’ve always assumed that I was doing a shitty job at concealing my feelings because they’ve only grown stronger by the day.”“You’re everything I’ve always wanted in a woman. You’re a brillaint and creative woman. You’re hardworking and resilient. You’re confident and well-spoken, and you light up every space you walk into,” he confessed, maki
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BROOKEI tucked the last wad of crisp hundred dollar bills into my birkin bag, adjusting my thickly framed sunglasses over my face before walking away from the ATM.Five hundred fucking thousand dollars, to be the next Luna Jackson. I snorted at the thought, strutting towards my car while the weight of the cash weighed down my left arm that the bag was strapped over. The further I walked, the more it seemed like that money wasn’t worth spending to be Ace’s wife. What I’d much rather spend it on is a vacation to every island on the planet where I can drink countless cocktails and shake my ass on yatches. Unlike the thought of marrying Ace, that fantasy brought a huge smile to my face and sent excitement flooding through me endlessly. I didn’t let the fantasy linger though, because all it would do is make me bitter when I eventually came to the obvious conclusion that I would never be privy to such bliss. A hiss slipped my lips as that harsh realization sliced through me and I yank
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BROOKEI froze in place, going over a sensible response in my head and being unable to find any that didn’t make me seem like a crazed person. So, I chose to lie. “I love Ace, and I believe that we belong together, so I’ll do anything to make him realize that as well, even if it means eliminating the woman who’s feeding him nothing but lies and delusions,” I answered, nearly gagging when I said the words… I love Ace. Of course I didn’t love him, he’d never given me a reason to even like him. But that didn’t mean I wouldn’t marry him anyways, love had nothing to do with the power and fulfillment I stood to gain by marrying him. “You hate his guts. I don’t even need my powers to figure that out, there’s an undertone in your words that easily gives it away,” she saw through my lie without trying.“It doesn’t matter, he’s mine,” I bit out, unable to think up a better comeback. “I can tell that this marriage isn’t something you want. It’s something you think you need to do to be wort
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PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS EPILOGUE
PROLOGUEAPRIL“Sandy, stop making your brother cry. You promised that you wouldn't do that today, remember?” I groaned as my oldest child terrorized her little brother. She shrugged, laughing, the mischievous glint in her eyes matching that of one of her dads whose character she’d inherited; Ace. “It’s so easy to make him cry, I promise I wasn't even trying. I’m just being myself,” she flipped her dark lush hair over her shoulders, the glossy and stunning sight also resembling that of her fathers. She was such a daddy’s girl that she took every last bit of her being from them; her drop dead gorgeous looks and her fearless, stubborn personality. According to her dads, she got her stubbornness from me and not them, but I refused to believe that. “Sweetheart, putting a worm in your brother’s shoe doesn't count as being yourself,” Nick stifled laughter as he walked into the living room, dressed handsomely in suit that was identical to our son Samuel’s. “I’m a prankster and an anima
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APRIL“Well, it’s a good thing I know exactly where that asshole is,” Nick’s mom said, the anger in her voice superseding his.At least Xenia’s trip across the world had proven to be the answer to our problems. But now, we had yet another broken hearted mate to add to the mix, and just like me, the pain sprung from parental issues. However, there was no time to dwell on that. The moon goddess had given us an opportunity to reclaim the peace in our city, so we had to focus our all on that. After the city was secure, we'd find a way to tend to our broken hearts and find the emotional healing we all deserve.But for now, all that mattered was find Nick’s monster of a father and putting and end to his evil attacks. “Are you sure this is the place, mom?” Nick asked as we pulled into the empty driveway of an abandoned factory in the middle of nowhere. “I'm certain. I'll never forget it because I traced his assets all over the city in a bid to uncover proof of his evil agenda, but he cau
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APRILWe all followed behind him, running until we stopped outside what seemed to be a prison cell. There was a woman dressed in tattered clothes and covered in dust cowering in a corner and hugging her knees to her chest, and something about her was oddly familiar. My mates also seemed shocked by her presence, but not in the same way that I was. The look in their eyes told me that they knew something about this mystery woman that I didn't know. Before I could even ask about it, Nick grabbed the iron bars and broke them off with a deep growl before running into the cell and wrapping his arms around the woman. That? That was the most confusing thing I’d ever witnessed. And I needed answers right now.I started to stomp towards the cell when Nick said a word that made me freeze in place, understanding washing over me in a thousand waves. “Mom! It’s you!”I blinked repeatedly, awfully confused. “Mom?” Ace and Xander looked away from the emotional reunion unfolding before us and nodd
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APRILGlinda was confirmed to have been dead for good, but our hellish experiences still didn't cease after her death. Personally, I was still grieving my mother and the wonderful life I would've enjoyed with my parents if she hadn't swooped in and turned things upside down. My mother’s burial was an emotional moment for me and I broke down completely while delivering the eulogy. The guys even had to come upstage and keep from falling apart some more. The days that followed weren't any greener, especially with the dark void around the city worsening and swallowing us into a vortex while I was still grieving.Of course we were terribly confused as to why the spiritual attacks had carried on even after Glinda’s death, but no one had a reasonable answer to that. It was fucking frustrating having to watch people in pain almost every damn day. It sucked the humanity out of one’s soul and replaced it with nothing but bitterness. The only thing that was clear to me about the pattern of
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APRIL“You rotten lads, you couldn’t just mind your damn business? This is your fathers’ karma, why did you have to dig your stupid snotty noses in it?” she hissed angrily, overly displeased that she’d been found out by us.“We should be asking the questions,” I responded, upset that she hadn’t even made an effort to explain herself, “we came here thinking this whole fiasco was orchestrated by Glinda, only to see that it’s you, mom?!” The disappointment in my voice was thick, but she obviously didn’t give a shit about my feelings because she broke into hysterical laughter. “Mom? I’m not your fucking mom you idiotic little whore,” she rolled her eyes, and then she snapped her fingers, causing her face and physical appearance to warp instantly. Suddnely, she was a silver-haired woman with countless ancient tattoos of the moon and a shiv stuck in her heart that told us more than we needed to know. Later on, the Alphas had given us a more detailed tale of the day they finally took dow
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APRIL It’s been almost a month of back to back horrors breaking out in the city.We’d successfully chased the rogues out of the city and the sorceres were stationed alongside the armies by the borders, making sure that no more enemies were able to breach our defenses and get in.Heaps of bodies had been buried over the weeks and the entire town was reeking of grief. Loved ones were being mourned in different corners of the city were candles were lit beside framed photos and bouquets of flowers. Each photo of the dead that I saw brought me close to tears, but for children’s photos, my heart literally ached and felt like it was going to explode. Living in a place that was shrouded with pain and darkness was suffocating. Even though the sun came out each day, it felt like there was a dark void enveloping the city because everyone was in a sunken mood. We had to find Glinda and put an end to her attacks before the city was ruined beyond saving. Our search for her so far has proven fu
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APRILThe ticking clock in the ICU waiting room was the only audible sound.Xander had been taken in for an emergency operation a while ago and we were still waiting to hear back from the doctors.When we arrived at the hospital, he was barely breathing, and it seemed like they might’ve stopped his heart for the surgery because I couldn’t feel even a shred of his presence through the bond. On our way to the hospital, we’d dropped Natalie at one of the safety bunkers where security and magic borders were keeping people safe. If she was here, she’d have been a great distraction for me. And god, I’d do anything to be distracted from this godawful unending pain. My chest fucking hurt. Every nerve in my body was on literal fire. My head was pounding as though a line up of high school bands were in a competition. All I could think of was the pitiful state we’d found Xander in a while ago. The way he looked helpless and near death’s door. The way his blood was like a second skin masking
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APRILThe city was a mess. A bloody one.“Natalie, stop using your fucking phone or you’re going to get us killed,” I whispered to my best friend whose face was a mess of dry tears. She glared at me. “If I’m going to die, I need Hector to know that he was the best sex I ever had and I always wished we became more.” I frowned at her, both disturbed and confused that she’d picked that as the most important thing to put in order in a life and death situation. What a freaking clown.“Nat, I’ve told you a thousand times, you’re not going to die,” I bit out, “Nick asked us to stay hidden here and he’ll come get us, and I know he will.”I reminded her of the instruction we’d gotten almost an hour ago when chaos broke out in the city.Apparently, some rogues breached the city’s gates and began to brutally attack every living thing in sight. They've been killing anything in their way and no one is exempt from their wrath.Not women. Not innocents. Not children. Not animals. It was a battle
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XANDER Today, just like every other day for the last two weeks, we’d split up to search for Brooke. April was able to fully recover from the effects of the poison she was heartlessly fed by Brooke after a full day or more. Once we were certain that she was in a perfectly healthy state, we decided to go on a hunt for Brooke to make her pay for hurting our precious mate.No one seemed to know where she was. No one had seen her since she ran off that day. Even the city cameras had no footage of her since that day. It was almost like she’d vanished into thin air after that day, but we refused to give up on our search.We even had the authorities officially interrogate everyone she knew, especially those she worked with at her modeling agency, but no one had any reasonable information to share with us that would narrow her search.Even her personal assistant only heard that she was missing from us, he’d assumed she was taking a mental health break when she didn’t come to the office for
