The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

"Ashanti, leave." She sneers and her voice is a shaky mess.

"Not until you tell me why you hate me so much. What did I ever do to you, Rhea? Why did you always have to treat me with so much hatred and disdain? Why?" I ask bitterly and all hell breaks loose.

"Because you always thought you were better than me!" She screams and the tears in her eyes break loose. The flow down her cheeks like a waterfall. "I... I..." Her voice catches in her throat. "I can never forget the day our father brought my mum and me to the house. How you looked at me with the same disdain you complain about me looking at you with. How you and the other children around did not want to talk to me for the first few weeks. I had to work very hard to win them over. I had to work extra hard to win our father's heart as well. You were the jewel of the pack. Everyone loved you. They all adored you. Treated you like a princess. I wanted that. I wanted everything you had and I knew if I worked hard. If I just... worked... hard..." she sniffles tears and swallows hard. "I'd get it. That's why I turned your friends against you. That's why I made sure my mother influenced our father to always pay more attention to me when your mother left. I worked hard and I got what I wanted!"

"You call that hard work?" I ask in total disbelief, raising my voice as well. My body is vibrating with anger after hearing what she just said. I want to reach out for her face and claw her flash with my nails. I want to rip these bars apart and meet her there, give her the beating of her life. She made my life a living hell in my own father's house for this stupid reason? Unbelievable! "That's no form of hard work. That's you causing damage to other people and stealing what does not belong to you! That's wrong!"

"You will never understand!" She shouts, shaking her head. Her face is completely drenched with tears and I'm trying hard to keep mine at bay. "Even if I explain from now till the next full moon, you'll never understand the reason for my actions."

The one who influenced Rhea's behavior towards me, but I just found out that's not the case. Rhea simply followed her mother's path. She has a mind of her own and has become even

just a matter of time before

longer feel sorry for

don't want to. I'm happy you've been caught and I look forward to seeing you get punished for your crimes. For Alina,

if you survive what

after she betrayed you." I chuckle bitterly. "Your loyalty is refreshing. I hope

in my chest is gone. We needed this clash to clear the air between us