The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

ASHANTI'S POV.

"Shit!" I curse under my breath when my cell phone starts ringing again. It's in the bedroom and I'm just stepping out of the shower in the bathroom. It must be one of my colleagues, calling to ask for clarification on something. I told them to relax for today so we could start our arrangements for the competition tomorrow but they refused to listen and now they won't let me bathe in peace.

The cell phone keeps blasting as I hastily dry myself with my hand towel before putting on my bathing robe. By the time I get to the phone, it has stopped ringing. I check the missed call and notice it's not from either of my colleagues but from my mum.

Oh...

I pick up the phone and return the call, but her line is busy. Just then, a knock sounds on my room door.

"Who's it?" I ask out loud.

"It's Ryan."

"Come in." I signal. Immediately, the door opens and Ryan walks in while on the phone with someone.

"Yes Mum, we arrived safely and now we're already settled in our apartment... Yes, mum... I will do that... I love you too, goodbye." He ends the call and gives me a furious side-eye.

"What?"

"Next time, take your calls so I don't have to deal with this."

"Chill! I couldn't take it because I was in the shower!" I fire back, throwing my phone on the bed.

"I'm going out for dinner and after that, a drive around the city, wanna come?"

A wide smile forms on my face.

"Dinner?"

"Yeah. I made reservations at this very popular restaurant I saw online."

"Wow! Sharp!"

or not!"

Chill. You're too hot tonight. What about the guards? They're not coming with us,

"No, they are not."

"Cool!"

wristwatch before meeting my gaze again. "... thirty minutes to get ready." And with that, he swivels on his heels and exits my

in thirty minutes

has done it

closet

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instructions given to the guards by our mother before we

out in

told her we didn't need guards, she wouldn't listen and insisted on sending them along with us. So, for us to achieve this guard-free evening, my smart little brother slipped a few of his sleeping pills in the drinks he had convinced them to drink,

dressed in a black suit, opens up my seat door and holds out his hand for me which I take with a warm smile on my face and get out of the car.

"Thank you."

who greets the elderly man and hands over the keys to the car. A chuckle bubbles out of my

seeing you act like a gentleman." He shoots me a

sounds offended. I chuckle even more as I slick my hand around the held-out arm. We both start walking towards the main

don't piss you off,

have Mum

here now, are

is some sort of cool experience." He looks

cover my mouth with my calm

blow him

to see who just called my full name. It's a young man, dressed in a navy blue tuxedo, wearing a small smile on

turn to Ryan, asking him with my eyes if he knows the man, but he

kind of familiar, but I can't place where I've seen

Wow!" He exclaims in awe, his eyes beaming like one of the many lights illuminating the dark

As always.

My brows crease.

Kirk. It's nice to finally meet