The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

"Ashanti..."

"You've never treated me as your equal. You are always the one charge. It's always you who decides when to move forward or take a step back according to your interests. Like when you had the issue with the elders, instead of communicating with me, you silently pushed me far away from you and treated me like trash. That's not how one should treat their mate. It's true that you're the Lycan King and I'm an ordinary werewolf, but the Moon goddess chose me to be your mate and your Luna and that means I'm your equal but you've never treated me like your equal and right now, I feel inferior to you which is not right!" "Ash..."

"Tell me, were you ever going to tell me we were mates?"

"Yes, I was."

"Liar. I don't believe you."

"Please baby..." He tries to take my hand but I dodge his hold and take several steps away from him. The defeated look on his face breaks all my bones in my body. He makes it seem like I'm being hard on him, but that's what he's been to me all this while.

All he had to do was tell me about our mate status the first day we met.

not be locked up in the dungeon for trying to set me up.

because he wasn't sure I was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. And since he wasn't sure, I'll give

wrong." He finally speaks. "I didn't stall because I was disappointed or because I doubted your abilities. I

so I can go out there and start a new life for myself. I don't want you, I don't want your castle, I don't want any of

"I'm never going to reject you. You are mine and I'm yours. We are meant to be with

that question. I thread my fingers through my hair, laughing hysterically in total disbelief. "Well it's too late. Reject me!" I shout out my lungs and crash my body into his body, looking up into his blood red eyes. I grab the collar of his shirt.

suck in

going to say the words, I

"You wouldn't dare!"

reject you..." Before I know it, he has swept me from my

of rejection will be released

a mad woman as he carries me into the closet and calmly puts me on the couch. The moment he steps away, I jump up from the chair but he's quick to hold