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!" He

too hot tonight. What about the guards? They're

"No, they are not."

"Cool!"

thirty minutes to get ready." And with that, he swivels on his heels and exits my bedroom, closing the door behind

minutes I'm not ready, he will

has done

my closet to start

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the guards by our mother before we left the Blue Diamond Pack were clear and

them go out in public

evening, my smart little brother slipped a few of his sleeping pills in the drinks he had convinced them to drink, and now, they are snoring on

seat door and holds out his hand for me which I take with a

"Thank you."

A chuckle bubbles out of my chest when Ryan holds out his arm for

act like a gentleman." He shoots me

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

don't piss you off, who

Mum and

here now,

sound like getting pissed is some sort of cool experience." He looks at

mouth with my calm to

him a kiss that makes

just called my full name. It's a young man, dressed in a navy blue tuxedo, wearing a small smile on his face which I've noted

Ryan, asking him with my eyes if he knows the man, but he shakes his head. I look

familiar, but I can't place where I've seen his

this. Wow!" He exclaims in awe, his eyes beaming like

As always.

My brows crease.

name is Leonard Kirk. It's nice