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

hot tonight. What

"No, they are not."

"Cool!"

ready." And with that, he swivels on his heels and exits my bedroom, closing the door

minutes

has done

into my closet to start

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to the guards by our mother before we left

out in public on their

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, and now,

I take with a warm smile on my face and get out of the car. "You're welcome to Monte Plaza Restaurant." His radiant smile and warm welcome

"Thank you."

soon joined by Ryan who greets the elderly man and hands over the keys to the car. A chuckle bubbles out of my chest when Ryan holds out his arm for me to take.

seeing you act like a gentleman."

all the words you could use to describe this gesture, you had to use cute?" He sounds offended. I chuckle even more as I slick my hand around the held-out arm.

I don't piss you off, who

have Mum and Sheila

aren't here now, are

like getting pissed is some sort of

my mouth with my calm to

too." I blow him a kiss

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

him with my eyes if he knows the man, but

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

his eyes beaming like one of the many lights illuminating the dark

As always.

My brows crease.

is Leonard Kirk. It's nice to finally