All Chapters of The Prince's Plaything: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Chapter 01Lily's POV."So the next question is going to be for five extra marks to your grades", the teacher announced.I looked around. No one matched my level of excitement.Nobody really cared actually, but this was what got me excited.I was an overlooked, weird Omega who wasn't good at anything. The only thing I knew was academics, so I couldn't be blamed for being this hyped right now."Who was the first Alpha to bring back the head of our rival Alpha as a sign of battle victory."Easy peasy.I raised my hands high in the air, but the teacher's eyes intentionally avoided mine."Lily has been the only one answering questions for the past ten minutes, in a class of 25 students. Can anyone else answer the question?", he politely asked.The whole class gave him no response."At least try. Give it a shot for goodness sake", he groaned in frustration.No one said a word back to him. Instead, someone popped a gum at the back.He sighed in surrender and came back to me."Lily, please e

Chapter 03Joe's POV This felt... Good.I didn't know why this was going on.This was the last thing I planned to do tonight.It was already bad enough that I was at this party. I planned to have a good time away from my over demanding father, only to stumble on two of my exes at the balcony. I wasn't ready to watch two women fight over me, so I made my way to Mark's room for some silence.I was supposed to get irritated by the person I saw.Why...Why was this happening?I expected my wolf to rebel against her, just like it did with every other woman I was with, but he didn't.That was one secret no other living soul knew about. On the outside, I was portrayed as a playboy who never let a woman stay overnight. Unknown to them, my wolf always got irritated by them. I'd spend some time with a woman, but my wolf would do everything to make me dump her.For some reason, that wasn't the case with the person I least expected.The more I kissed her, the more I wanted more.I felt this kin

CHAPTER 5Lily’s POVI froze in the palace kitchen, every muscle trembling as I stared into Joe Wellington’s cold, blue eyes. His words cut me deeper than any blade.“That night was a mistake,” he said, his voice flat. I was drunk. It won’t happen again. It will never happen again.”My heart pounded so hard in my chest I thought it would burst.Three nights ago, I’d believed in that kiss. Well, I hoped he felt something real. I hoped he now saw me.But instead, he was wiping it from memory like it never mattered.“No,” I managed, my voice shaking. “You can’t just…”Joe folded his arms.“Erase it? I didn’t plan it. You need to know your place, Lily. I’m the future Alpha. You’re just an ordinary Omega in my pack.”My throat went dry, heat flared in my belly. I felt anger this time, the fierce ache of that mate bond. My wolf snarled inside me, desperate to flee or to fight.“No”. I said, my voice firm but low.“No?”. He said, taking a step towards me.“I won’t let you reject me,” I whisp

Chapter 7Joe’s POV.I laced up my running shoes and stepped outside into the cool dawn air, hoping the rhythm of my footsteps would drown out the chaos in my head.Every breath felt ragged, every muscle tight. Since that night with Lily, the night I’d rejected her, I hadn’t slept properly. My wolf growled on the inside, pacing and snarling, and nothing I did could calm him.I started with slow strides, then picked up speed. My lungs burned, but I didn’t stop. Running was the only thing that ever cleared my mind of her. Even now, miles from the palace and the pack grounds, her face swam in my thoughts: those pleading eyes, the tremble in her voice when she’d told me that rejecting our bond would kill her wolf,and her.I was the Alpha, the prince of the pack. I had a reputation to protect.So why couldn’t I stop thinking about her?My wolf growled low in my chest, restless, disobedient.I stopped at the creek and bent over, gripping my knees, breathing hard. “Shut up,” I muttered to my

Chapter 9Lily’s POV.You could hear a pin drop.Everyone was watching. Everyone. And they were waiting for one thing.My answer.I blinked, staring at Mark as he knelt before me, holding that delicate bracelet like it was a diamond ring. I could hear my own heartbeat banging in my ears. Loud. Unrelenting.Sonia's mouth had dropped open in shock, her eyes flicking between me and the crowd.But it was nothing compared to what I was feeling.Mark… liked me? Like, liked me, liked me?He’d been there since forever. Kind, thoughtful, always showing up. But I never thought…never imagined he felt that way.My wolf growled low in my chest.“Not him, he’s not our mate.”I flinched.This wasn’t supposed to happen. Not tonight.Not like this.A thousand thoughts raced through my mind.Mark was perfect on paper. Rich, handsome. Gentle. He’d never hurt me. He deserved someone who’d love him back.But he wasn’t Joe.My eyes flicked to the edge of the crowd where I had last seen him. Joe. His figure