Mute Mate: The Alpha's Obsession - Chapter 22: Predator and Prey

I, who should have died after being hit by a car, was born again in another world.

Betrayed and used, Adam Palestar was a man that dedicated ten years of his life to reach the top in the game—Mortal Online—where the strong rule and weak are abused. It was a game where a single death meant the loss of all the hard work. In the end, he died in a way that was common in this game—betrayed by his closest companions—but he never expected that to happen to him.Now, reborn and regressed back to his younger self, he has a second chance—failure is not an option.

Derek Carter never asked for a System, an apocalypse, or the pressure of being humanity’s so-called “last hope.”He was just trying to survive the daily struggles of being an orphan in Paleview City—dodging bullies, scraping together meals, and lying his way into school. Life was already hard enough.Then, one day, a blue screen pops into his vision:[Warning: The world is doomed. Try not to die.]Yeah, great. Just what he needed—cryptic doomsday messages and no instruction manual.Now, monsters are creeping into the city, reality is unraveling, and Damien’s “legendary” starting stats are barely above zero. The System promises him power, but there's just one tiny problem—he’s never won a fight in his life.Armed with sarcasm, questionable decision-making skills, and the sheer refusal to die, Damien is about to embark on the worst (and possibly last) adventure of his life. Because if the world really is ending… he’s at least going to make it someone else’s problem first.After all, heroes are overrated—survivors get to tell the story.

Maeve Lane, at the age of 18, was the white moonlight in the hearts of all the children from affluent families at the affiliated school.She was proud, flamboyant, and often carried an air of casual indifference.Like an extremely lazy wild rose.During university, Maeve Lane pinned a man against the wall, half-raising her eyes and casually said—“Be my boyfriend, ten grand a month.”Julian Fairchild’s gaze was deep as the sea, “Is this how you treat all good-looking men?”After a change in the Lane Family.Maeve Lane was forced to give up her studies and enter the entertainment industry.Only then did Maeve Lane come to know—The man she once threatened and coercedWas now an emperor of the silver screen in the industryAnd turned out to be the second young master of Aurelia’s top elite family, the Fairchild Family.Countless elites coveted this defeated wild rose.Even the always noble and cold-hearted Master Fairchild drank through the night for her.Finally, one day—He pinned her in the corner, eyes rimmed in red, “Maeve Lane, how dare you abandon me?”【Defeated Proud Wild Rose × Obsessive Devoted Young Master】【Fake Player × Genuine Innocent】【Seemingly Interested in Others but Secretly in Love with Each Other】Broken Mirror Reforged + Entertainment Industry + Marriage Before Love