The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

REAGAN'S POV.

The Doctor leads the way to Selena's ward and when we arrive at the door, Ronald and Kyle take him away while I'm left to go in and deal with Selena all by myself. At the moment, I'm so confused that what I want to do is turn around and leave this hospital at once, but when I remember the Doctor's words about Selena crying, I muster up the courage and open the door to the ward. As I step in, the familiar smell of her pheromone hits my nostrils, stopping me in my tracks. I take a moment to sniff in the smell which leads me to another odd observation.

In the past, when I just found out that she was my mate, her pheromone was like a drug to me. One deep inhale and I was out of my senses. I would start frantically searching for her if I couldn't set eyes on her. My head wouldn't stop whipping around until I found her and if she was around, I would want her in my arms immediately. But that's not the case right now. The smell of her pheromone only indicates her presence. It only confirms the fact that she used to be my mate. It doesn't make my insides melt, it doesn't make me crave her. It's just there, like any pleasant perfume.

Ashanti's pheromone on the other hand does to me everything I just described and more.

Damn!

"Alpha Reagan." Her soft voice sounds my name and that's when I realise I've been daydreaming on the spot. I quickly throw my worrying thoughts off a cliff and continue my journey into the ward. I go over to the bed she's sitting on. As I walk closer to her, the smell of her pheromone becomes stronger and I carefully listen to my body for any sort of reaction or to feel any connection with her, but there's none. Not even a tiny bit.

"The doctor told me you are awake." My voice is nearly a whisper. I stand before her bed, watching her fidget with her fingers as she stares up at me. I take note of her flushed face, wet lashes, and pink eyes. Indeed, she has been crying.

"Yes, I am."

"And that you wouldn't stop crying." I continue.

lost a lot of weight. I want to know what happened to her. Only the goddess knows how much I'm holding myself back from bombarding her with questions about what she's

to the fact that she's safe now and when that happens, I'm sure she'll be ready to tell me

I... I got

the bed, she quickly backs away from me, flinching in

me." She begs and tears stream

shatter my heart into a

mid-air, staring down at her completely

unexpectedly, triggered her. She thought I wanted to hit her. That's a sign that she has been through something of this

coming close to her wants to hurt her. Now I understand why she was crying a while ago when the doctors were attending to her. "Selena," I call in the calmest voice. She still has her arms over her face so I calmly reach out to them and lower them down by her sides. "Relax." I urge. "I'm not going to hurt you. I could never do that and you know

She sniffles tears.

sorry." Her voice is a crying mess. "It's just... it's just..." she

okay. You don't have to explain yourself. I understand." I gently cube her drenched face in my hands and gently wipe away her tears. "I know you can never hurt

know doing that will only make her cry more, so

or execute. I can only imagine what she has been

I failed her.