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 area. I'm

of conversation." He

not about us." He joins me and I

and stepmother will be there. I already

permission to

need permission to see your father, Ash. If that day comes and you want to have a private chat with

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

it means you have a request

heart falls in my

No, he doesn't.

I won't be able to hide anything from in the future if he keeps cracking my codes like

"It's about my mother."

at his

"What about her?"

Pain sears through my heart strings, spreading 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 throat. "... or dead. But I want to find her. If she's alive, I want to meet her again.

void of any emotion. My teeth are deep in my bottom lip, almost making it bleed with

that doesn't mean I should ask so much

He finally breaks the silence and I stare