Pick Your Playmate Novels & Stories

As if to add insult to injury, Maxim looked at Dmitri, “Then I’ll have to take your mate for my team.” I shrugged as if indifferent, “Nathan can run faster than him anyway.” Maxim chuckled as Dmitri glared at Nathan, “This should be an interesting game. I’ll take Gerick.” One by one we picked through the Alphas and Betas gathered. Each one Maxim chose took off their shirt and flexed their muscles, each of my choices walked to my side with a hint of disappointment written on their faces. Maxim must not have trusted Blake to play against me and announced that I should take him halfway through the selection.

The girl beside me shows me the seven of spades, her scowl lodged in place that I didn’t have too. “What did you choose?” she asked me. I show her my card and her eyes go wide. I smirk and she moves away from me, her cheeks flushed. “Anyone without a partner has to leave or redraw.” Erik said, a girl l already looped under his arm. Across the room, Josiah is paired with Jules and Finch to some girl. I’m surprised he stayed for the game. My eyes fell on Adeline. “Let me see it.” I murmured.

Whatever it is, it’s driving them crazy. It has not taken long for word to make it around the villages that I am looking for a wife. Every village that we have visited, the maids have been paraded before me. My closest friend, Magnus, is amused until he realizes that I am not finding my mate among any of these offerings. All the young women here are vying for my attention. Beautiful ones. Tall ones. Skinny ones. Short and plump ones. But not a single one here holds my attention for very long. If they even capture my attention.

The bond stretched between us like a live wire, like something electrical that had no business existing, and I pressed my hand flat against the front of my dress because I needed something to push against or I was going to embarrass myself in front of two hundred people. Don't say my name. Please don't say my name. He raised his champagne glass. "The Blackwood pack is my home," he said. "And there's no one I'd rather build its future with than the woman standing beside me. Sophia Hale." He paused. "My chosen mate. The future Luna of this pack. And, as of three months ago," another pause, measured, deliberate, "the mother of my heir." The hall erupted. I did not move.

He couldn't even remember the names of the girls talk more of picking the top 5. The elders smiled happily when they heard Zephyr's faux praise, they were glad that Zephyr trusted their decision, then they proceeded to pick out the ladies. The ones who weren't chosen bawled their eyes out while the ones that were picked screamed and smiled widely. They were happy that they were a step closer to being Zephyr's mate. If only they knew that the man in question didn't give a damn about any single one of them.

the roar of cheers and applause filled the air, and he raised his hand again. "Look at the pots at the corner," we all turned to look at those two huge pots in the corner, he continued, "Each pot has many number chits in it. There are a pair of each chit, and guess what" he stopped and I felt a bit of nervousness crawling inside my heart, "You all have to pick up a chit. Girls from green pot and boys from yellow. Though you have a prom partner, you have to dance with a partner that those chits decided for you...!"

’ "I want to be your mate. And I'm okay with becoming your blood bank or whatever you like as long as no one knows." "Just claim me, or bite me. Do anything to mark me according to the procedure of creatures like you so I can become your mate," I added, showing my neck. I had already prepared what I was about to say in case Nicholas rejected me or ran or suck me dry, but unexpectedly… He agreed. "Huh? Okay, if that's what you want. Be my mate." What? "Great, then how do we…" "But after I make sure you're okay and really eligible for me, I don't want to risk myself."

I stay quiet. “The invitation for the mate games just arrived.” The air in my lungs seize at his words. It’s impossible.How could we have received an invitation? “It’s mandatory for an eligible female from every family chosen to participate. We can’t refuse,” he continues, looking between the two of us. There’s a beat of silence, and then he says, “one of you will have to go.” My stomach sinks. I don’t like where this is going. Lila sits up straighter, her brows furrowing. “But the games are nothing but bull,” she blurts out, her voice sharp.

Iris. It became extremely clear to me at that point that I had been played all these a while ago. Not just by the man who was supposed to be my husband, but also by the Omega who claimed to be the personal maid to the Alpha and wanted me to feel at home by befriending me even from the very first day.