All Chapters of The Rejected Mate Games (Game Of Wolves Book 1): Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Wyatt hung his head. “They wouldn’t have let me on the show if I didn’t fit the bill somehow. The rules aren’t that strict, but you can’t simply walk on. And some of the people who run the show…they know my history.”I wanted to ask more questions, but the analog clock on the wall caught my eye. It was getting late. I checked my bracelet. Thankfully, it was still glowing white. No cameras on the way. Yet.“Shit. We need to hurry. People are going to start wondering why we aren’t back in our rooms,” I said, grabbing my clothes.“Why do you care?” Wyatt asked. “Doesn’t this, like, cause more drama or something?”I froze where I was, suddenly realizing my nakedness, but I refused to cover myself as I turned to look at him.“Wyatt, you need to go find an employee shower or something. You have to wash my, you know, sex scent off yourself. If you get back in that bunk room with my scent all over you, the other guys might turn on you. Do you really want all of them gunning for you tomorrow?

Zoe scrunched up her nose and waved her hands in the air. “Yeah, I know, but that’s not what I mean. Don’t you think it’s time to admit something to yourself?”I dropped the towel on the floor. “Admit what, Zoe?”She put her hands on her hips. “Admit that you actually aren’t upset that Wyatt followed you here.” She gestured vaguely to the door. “What Leif is doing for J.D. is the same thing Wyatt’s doing for you. He’s putting his life on the line to make sure you get home safe.”“Well, yeah, Zoe. What Leif is doing is romantic. What Wyatt is doing is…I don’t know–”“Romantic?” Her tone dripped with sarcasm.“There’s not a romantic bone in Wyatt’s body. No.”“Is that a fact or just what you’re telling yourself?”Outside, strange squeals, squawks, and screams came from the jungle. They did nothing to improve my mood.“I’m not sure, okay?” I hissed. “Are you happy? I don’t know. All I know is that I can’t, under any circumstances, let Wyatt get killed here. You know me. You know what tha

Omar and Tate looked unsure, but they’d stopped trying to intimidate me. Omar looked the more wary of the two. Tate looked less certain of what I’d said.His face twisted into a scowl. “Bro, you had one fucking date with Kira. You’re sitting here acting like you know so much about her. Like you actually know what she’d do. Get the fuck outta here.”I couldn’t tell them that I did know what Kira would do. There was no doubt in my mind that Kira would do all the things I’d said. If one thing about her was true, it was that she could hold a grudge. If any of these guys crossed her or did something awful to a contestant she liked, she’d cut ties and not bat an eye as they screamed for help. It was as simple as that.Rather than give away my secret, I shrugged and grinned at him. “I got a pretty good read on her during our date last night. All I can say is you should try not to be assholes if you can avoid it.”Before either of them could retort, our bracelets started blinking. Several flo

Von’s eyebrows flew up. “Ooooh, I thought that might be the case. Well, if you so desire, there is an additional bonus for you, Miss Durst. A glowing gem has been hidden deep within Dark Swamp. If you find that and survive the challenge, you will be able to send one of these men back home.“Maybe one of them is simply too much for you to handle, or perhaps you’ll take pity on one of the men you think is too beautifully gentle to survive the game. Either way, they will be sent packing. They will not receive any prize money or be reimbursed for their time in any way. What they will get is the chance to go home alive and live out their days as a reject or lone wolf, however they like. For some, it might be the greatest reward. For others, a terrible indignity. Remember, Kira, choose wisely.”If I could get that gem and send Wyatt home, he’d have no choice but to go. The showrunners and security here would force him onto a chopper, and he’d be flown back. He could pull whatever strings he

To my horror, we were not only trapped in the magical bubble with ghosts but with three six-foot-long baby basilisks that writhed out from under a knot of roots. Pushing myself up to my hands and knees, I heard J.D. scream and saw him swinging his enchanted club at the serpentine beasts as they snapped their poisonous jaws at him.Tate and Abel shifted on instinct, stupidly dropping their weapons as they did. I had no clue why they would do that. The wolf form of a shifter was even less of a match for a ghost than the human form. Without hands, they couldn’t wield the only weapons that would work against them.My fingers tightened on my club as a ghost came flying like a jet toward Wyatt. Its arms were outstretched, ready to attack him or slip into his body to possess him. I leaped up and swung my club, slamming it into the ghost right before it got to Wyatt. There was an electric crackle as the orb at the top of the club made contact. The specter shrieked and flew through the barrier