Lahat ng Kabanata ng PLAYTHING OF THE ALPHA PREDATORS: Kabanata 231 - Kabanata 240

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

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

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

ACEShe didn’t respond, but the deafening silence told a dreadful tale.“What the fuck? April! Can you hear me?” Xander asked despite the sinking hole that was now piercing through the mate’s bond, answering his ask. She couldn’t hear him. She wasn’t near. She was gone. “You’re scaring us April, where are you? Speak!” Nick was even far more deeply rooted in denial than Xander judging from how hopeful he seemed to hear her speak. Why did they choose to act oblivious? The mate bond was telling us more than enough, that our mate had left a gaping void in the space she was meant to occupy because she wasn’t near and she was in danger. I was about to put an end to their annoying delusions when the dark fog clouding over visions mysteriously faded. And April was nowhere to be found.We all got off the floor in a frenzy, equally panicked and confused about what had just happened. It was the strangest fucking abduction either of us had ever witnessed and what was even scarier was the fa

APRIL I’d thrown enough punches to put Zeus to shame. The training sessions that my mates suggested had been an absolute blast for the past few days and I was genuinely having the time of my life. At first, I thought it would be exhausting and annoying, but it turned out to be the exact opposite. Each time they taught me a new move, I felt like we’d become somewhat closer, more knitted tightly as one. The eye-opening experience of being trained by them had somehow become a means of strengthening our bond and I loved every thrilling second of it. For combat, Xander was my trainer. He was a true warrior, in guidance and in demonstration. I loved how he helped me learn my body and how to manipulate my opponent into revealing their weaknesses before every move. When it came to perseverance exercises, Nick was the master at the time wheel. He taught me how to persevere through pain and get a hit in even when every muscle in my body was begging me to retreat. He taught me patience and