Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games

Chapter 124

Book II

Elise

I smacked the alarm clock with a groan. Who got up at that ungodly hour? For the last two and a half months, that answer would be me. And why? Because the one person in this world I didn't want to see had come to town, and he wasn't leaving.

His auburn hair stuck out like a beacon anywhere I went, and like the coward I was, I hid every time. A part of me longed to look into his eyes and feel that final spark of recognition. What color were his eyes? I had wondered about that too often and immediately scolded myself.

Patrick O'Connell would give up and go home, eventually. He had only come here to kill my brother in that ridiculous mating ritual and take his one true mate. No doubt he hadn't smelled me coming until it was almost too late.

I had been out with my sister, Lily, and my brother's mate, Kelsey, to scout Kyle's latest challenger during the mating challenges. See, once a newly mated pair is announced there's a challenge period where an eligible wolf can issue a battle to the death for those mating rites.

Kyle and Kelsey's period was shortened due to extenuating circumstances. Basically, Kelsey's a super powerful she-wolf witch with all kinds of awesome powers that caused them to bond faster than should be possible. I had totally called it, but even still, they had to endure a month of absolute terror through the challenges.

more sought after, but my position in the pack made me only slightly less

period. Four months. That's what I'd have to endure if I took a mate. Four months of hell.

would move the line of succession to him until, and unless, Kyle heirs

to scout out the Irish challenger that had just arrived. As we got close, my whole body started tingling, almost like I needed to shift

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knew immediately who he was to me, like some blaring neon sign pointing and exclaiming, this is your one true mate! Of course, I did the only sane thing possible. I faked

my power to avoid one Patrick O'Connell. San Marco, the town my pack inhabits, is

leave without her, or rather, me. He had even reneged on his challenge against Kyle for Kelsey, telling my brother there was no way he could do that after he'd smelled me. My now sap of a brother thought

through my favorite woods anymore fo fear of running into him. My theory was that there had to be more than just his smell, but I knew if I saw his eyes I'd be a goner. I had heard so many amazing, sigh-inducing stories of

off instead of hitting the snooze button again and reluctantly got up, pulling on my robe and headed for the

That was my new routine. Up at four meant in the office by five where I could hide out with little to no chance of crossing paths

become almost a sick obsession-avoid Patrick O'Connell at all costs. The alternative made me physically ill. Not him. Not meeting him, but I knew from everything I'd compulsively found out about him these past few months, that I'd likely fall head over heels for him. It wasn't that that scared me, exactly, it was the

I was a wolf shifter from one of the strongest bloodlines in shifter history. I didn't need a man. I didn't need a mate, not even a

wake anyone. I was not a morning person, but I guess you had to

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