The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

ASHANTI'S POV.

Everyone keeps talking about their plans and their plans to make news plans but I don't see anything happening. I'm still locked up in this God forsaken cell and everyone out there still thinks I'm a cold blooded murderer.

"Tess." I call, shaking my head. "I don't know how to feel or what to say after hearing all that you just said. One thing for sure is that this is a very complicated mess and the only thing I want now, is to leave this pack."

A ridge forms between her brows as she creases them.

"Leave?" She asks, looking baffled. "What do you mean leave? Why do you want to leave?"

"Can't you see? Everything has turned up-side-down!"

"Ashanti, I know things look a little difficult right now..."

"A little difficult?" I cut her off, loudly. "You call this situation I find myself in a little difficult?" She lets out a tired sigh.

in jail. She could even

my

locked up in

Alina put to death?

impossible thing to hope for. A funny thing to say out loud because with her influence and powerful background, there's no way any of that will

acting really strange and I don't like the way he has been treating me. I don't like him anymore and I'm not ready to face him again, not to talk of being in any sort of relationship with him. I just found out where my mom resides and after all of this is over, that's if all of this ever gets over in the first place, I just want to leave this pack and go have a simple life with

telling her what has been on my mind for some now. She stares blankly at me. Sighs in frustration. Looks away

the girls. Rhea, Nelly... all of them." She changes the topic and I don't try to berate her for it. I just stay quiet and listen with very little interest. "I'm going to try to get something out of them. I promise." I wish I could share her optimism on this matter.

"Okay." I agree lifelessly.

King. You are to be his wife and the Luna of this pack. Your place is here, by his side, not anywhere else. You belong here!" She firmly states, but there's no reaction from me. I just stare at her blankly until she nods her head. "That said and understood..." She looks left and right as if she is worried about something. "I have to go now. No one knows I was here and no one can know. The elders don't want any of us coming here to see you. Kyle had to pull a few strings to make me come here. I have to go now before your Warden returns." Even though the last part of

hate that she has

I want versus what was planned for me by the Moon goddess than be in here

she has

heavily and swallow