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!"

you coming or not!" He asks

tonight. What

"No, they are not."

"Cool!"

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

very time-conscious. If in thirty minutes I'm

done

my closet

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mother before we left the Blue Diamond

them go out

us to achieve this guard-free evening, my smart little brother slipped a few of his sleeping pills in the drinks

who happens to be a middle-aged man 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

"Thank you."

keys to the car. A chuckle bubbles out of

you act like a

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

piss you off,

Mum and

here

getting pissed is some sort of cool experience." He

mouth with my calm to suppress my

love you too." I blow him a kiss that

tracks and turn to see who 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

he knows the man, but he shakes his

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

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

As always.

My brows crease.

name is Leonard Kirk. It's nice to finally meet