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PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 188B
APRIL “What did I say about speaking when you’re not being spoken to? One more word out of you or Xander and your precious whore loses an eye,” Brooke warned, growling at them. Nick and Xander looked like it was taking everything in them not to defy her and put her six feet under in that very moment. But because my life was at stake, they just pressed their lips tightly shut and watched her without saying another word. “Good,” she mused dramatically, “even though I’m a little sad that you didn’t make me keep that promise. This manipulative mate of yours would definitely be deserving of it after how much she’s ruined my life.”She retrieved her claws harshly from my arm, obviously in a bid to punish me for the grudges she so clearly held against me for no sane reason. “Brooke, talk to me,” Ace sighed tiredly, his eyes holding deep sadness as he looked over at me, it was obvious that he blamed himself for the pain I was being subjected to and I didn’t like that one bit. All of this
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-28PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 189
ACEGod, this was all my fault. April was lying unconscious on the cold interlocked floor of our home all because of me. Maybe if I’d treated Brooke better during our relationship, maybe if I’d accorded her the respect she’d been demanding, maybe if I made it clearer much earlier that I had no intentions of marrying her, maybe if I’d made a friend out of her even if I didn’t want a lover…. Just maybe if I’d done things right, we’d have parted ways peacefully and the woman I loved to death wouldn’t have been dangled in my face like a pathetic bargaining chip.I stood frozen in a spot, guilt sending jabs of pain shooting through my entire body as I watched Xander lift her body off the ground and carry her in his arms like she would break any second. Meanwhile, Nick was crawling on the floor to find the antidote that had rolled off and gotten stuck under one of the cars parked in the lot. Guilt didn’t let me move an inch. It paralyzed me in place, my eyes on April as Xander rushed h
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-29PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 190
BROOKE I ran as fast as my wolf’s paws could carry me. Through the woods. Through the streets. Through the thorns. Through the pain. Through the familair and damning feeling of another failure. While I was lucky to leave with my life, I knew that wouldn’t be the case if I ever crossed paths with the Alpha heirs again.After the way I’d disrespected them, hurt their mate repeatedly in their presence, treated them like pawns, and disregarded their pleas…. They’d make sure I met a horrid death, the kind that would still serve as torture in the afterlife. I couldn’t bear to resign myself to such a terrible fate. I’ve lived a hard and miserable life where I’ve had to claw my way through life to feel like I was deserving of love, happiness, and overall satisfaction. I refuse to be miserable in the afterlife as well. Determined to escape their incoming wrath, I keep running, as fast as possible, putting as much distance between them and me. Based on how long the poison had stayed in A
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-30PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 190B
BROOKE “I’m going to call a friend of mine that works at the bank and doubles as a dark web hacker. He’ll get all the money of yours that your mom has locked away into your personal account, and then I’ll put you on a jet to embark on a new adventure that you have complete control of,” he said as he dailed away on his phone. For a lack of words, I let fresh tears stream down my cheeks, muttering my gratitude to him and choking on the words as I cried harder. “Give me a moment, darling,” he leaned in and kissed my forehead, then wiped my tears with his thumb before pressing the phone to his ear and walking off. I laid on the couch, letting my tears subside and my heart experience a semblance of peace as I allowed Anthony take the reigns. This wasn’t something I’d experienced before. I always had to fix my messes. I always had to dig myself out of holes. I always had to drag myself out of hell. I always had to have my own back because no one else did. But for the first time ever,
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-31PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 191
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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-31PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 192
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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-31PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 193
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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-31PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 194
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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-31
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PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 194B
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
PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 194
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
PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 193
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
PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 192
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
PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 191
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
PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 190B
BROOKE “I’m going to call a friend of mine that works at the bank and doubles as a dark web hacker. He’ll get all the money of yours that your mom has locked away into your personal account, and then I’ll put you on a jet to embark on a new adventure that you have complete control of,” he said as he dailed away on his phone. For a lack of words, I let fresh tears stream down my cheeks, muttering my gratitude to him and choking on the words as I cried harder. “Give me a moment, darling,” he leaned in and kissed my forehead, then wiped my tears with his thumb before pressing the phone to his ear and walking off. I laid on the couch, letting my tears subside and my heart experience a semblance of peace as I allowed Anthony take the reigns. This wasn’t something I’d experienced before. I always had to fix my messes. I always had to dig myself out of holes. I always had to drag myself out of hell. I always had to have my own back because no one else did. But for the first time ever,
PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 190
BROOKE I ran as fast as my wolf’s paws could carry me. Through the woods. Through the streets. Through the thorns. Through the pain. Through the familair and damning feeling of another failure. While I was lucky to leave with my life, I knew that wouldn’t be the case if I ever crossed paths with the Alpha heirs again.After the way I’d disrespected them, hurt their mate repeatedly in their presence, treated them like pawns, and disregarded their pleas…. They’d make sure I met a horrid death, the kind that would still serve as torture in the afterlife. I couldn’t bear to resign myself to such a terrible fate. I’ve lived a hard and miserable life where I’ve had to claw my way through life to feel like I was deserving of love, happiness, and overall satisfaction. I refuse to be miserable in the afterlife as well. Determined to escape their incoming wrath, I keep running, as fast as possible, putting as much distance between them and me. Based on how long the poison had stayed in A
PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 189
ACEGod, this was all my fault. April was lying unconscious on the cold interlocked floor of our home all because of me. Maybe if I’d treated Brooke better during our relationship, maybe if I’d accorded her the respect she’d been demanding, maybe if I made it clearer much earlier that I had no intentions of marrying her, maybe if I’d made a friend out of her even if I didn’t want a lover…. Just maybe if I’d done things right, we’d have parted ways peacefully and the woman I loved to death wouldn’t have been dangled in my face like a pathetic bargaining chip.I stood frozen in a spot, guilt sending jabs of pain shooting through my entire body as I watched Xander lift her body off the ground and carry her in his arms like she would break any second. Meanwhile, Nick was crawling on the floor to find the antidote that had rolled off and gotten stuck under one of the cars parked in the lot. Guilt didn’t let me move an inch. It paralyzed me in place, my eyes on April as Xander rushed h
PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS 188B
APRIL “What did I say about speaking when you’re not being spoken to? One more word out of you or Xander and your precious whore loses an eye,” Brooke warned, growling at them. Nick and Xander looked like it was taking everything in them not to defy her and put her six feet under in that very moment. But because my life was at stake, they just pressed their lips tightly shut and watched her without saying another word. “Good,” she mused dramatically, “even though I’m a little sad that you didn’t make me keep that promise. This manipulative mate of yours would definitely be deserving of it after how much she’s ruined my life.”She retrieved her claws harshly from my arm, obviously in a bid to punish me for the grudges she so clearly held against me for no sane reason. “Brooke, talk to me,” Ace sighed tiredly, his eyes holding deep sadness as he looked over at me, it was obvious that he blamed himself for the pain I was being subjected to and I didn’t like that one bit. All of this
