The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

REAGAN'S POV.

I understand that by delaying to claim Ashanti, by not treating her as my equal and not telling my subjects sooner that she was my mate, I committed a grave offense that warrants punishment, but I think this is too much. This is cruel and I'm starting to lose my cool. I was so confident about finding Ashanti in the Blue Diamond Pack. It took me all my courage to keep a straight face when Ashanti's mother told me Ashanti had not come to see her. I was even more dumbfounded when she firmly deciphered her aversion to taking Ashanti in if she ever showed up at her doorstep.

Right now I'm not only worried for my mate, but I'm scared that she might go to meet her mother with all confidence only to get the disappointment of her life.

I have to find Ashanti. I have to bring her back home. I have to make sure she doesn't meet her mother and find out what I just found out. It will break her!

My thoughts are interrupted by a knock on the door. I look straight ahead at the door, frowning as I let out an exasperated sigh. I'm not in the mood to see or talk to anyone, but when the thought that whoever is there could have come to give me good news crosses my mind, I give the signal. The door opens and I'm not surprised to see that it's Kyle.

"Alpha Reagan." He steps in and heads over to the table where I'm seated.

"Yes, Kyle." My voice is a raspy, tired mess. "Are you here to tell me something that'll uplift my mood? Or should I kick you out?"

"You'll probably kick me out after you hear it." I groan.

Another search party is back with news of no sign of Ashanti in whatever pack they were sent to go look for her.

what he's here to

hear it." I say, waving a dismissing hand at him. His shoulders sag in dismay. I watch his chest rise

and I go." He repeats for the one millionth time. I shake my head, denying that suggestion for the one millionth time as

I will run this pack to the ground and if I dare leave and spend a single night out of here, those pesky Lycan King's who think they can overthrow me will turn this Pack into a venue for a Rogue festival. I can't risk it. Just keep

and carry out this search on my own, but that would mean me staying

fact that I am the Lycan King does not make me free from jealousy and usurpation attempts. I have faced these before. My ex-mate died during one of those unexpected attacks and I still get PTSD whenever I think

pack scares them from making a move. If I leave, they will swarm in here with every rogue they

a long pause. I look

"Yes Kyle."

mouth with so

want anything to do with

if she's deliberately

doesn't want me to

thoughts have never crossed my mind and now I feel

pregnancy. She believed I was truly responsible for it and threatened to leave me. That's what made me lock her up in the penthouse. Another terrible thing I did was force her to have sex with me. She called me a monster and promised to leave me when she got the least chance. Then came the accusation that led to her being locked up in the dungeon.

off, but she escaped from the dungeon and left this pack just like she had promised and now, she's somewhere, hiding, making sure I never find