The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

"But what if it does?"

"I've chosen you already."

"Does that mean you're going to reject your true mate and take me instead?"

"Men have been known to do that."

"You aren't just any man! You are the Lycan King."

"And so fucking what? I'm allowed to be with the woman my heart beats for? You are the woman my heart beats for. The woman I love. The woman I want to spend the rest of my life with. No mate bond is going to change that. If you want me to swear that, I will! I will swear it on my life!" He stares deep into my eyes and something passes between us.

He means everything he just said.

He wants to be with me and he'll be with me no matter what. He loves me.

I smile.

"I'm sorry for bringing that up. Can we please talk about something else."

"There's no reason for you to be sorry. I completely understand your worries, but yes, I would very much love for us to discuss something else. Something Like..."

I walk past him and head to the sitting

topic of conversation."

He joins me and I sit to face him. "When will it

be there. I

granted permission

don't need permission to see your father, Ash. If that day comes and you want to have a private

I nod. Purse my lips. Play with my fingers. There's something else I want to request, but I'm

know when you start playing with your fingers, it means you have a request to make but are too scared to do

falls in my

No, he doesn't.

won't be able to hide anything from in the

"It's about my mother."

staring right at his

"What about her?"

through every pore in my body when the word crosses my mind. Tears burn at the back of my eyelids. I clear my voice and swallow the snakes in my

my bottom lip, almost making it bleed

his girlfriend, but that doesn't mean I should ask so much

have anything that could help you find her?" He finally breaks the silence and I stare at