The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

ASHANTI'S POV.

"Alpha Reagan." My voice comes out as a miserable whisper. Tears well up in my eyes as I turn to face him fully.

He's here.

It's seven am in the morning and he's here.

"Ashanti." His voice is almost inaudible. He looks so sad, so broken. The devastation in his tone is almost palpable. Just the sight of him has triggered my tearglands to start producing tears.

God, I hate that he has the power to make me so emotional.

"Good morning, Alpha Reagan." Tessa's quiet greeting breaks the awkward silence in the kitchen.

"Good morning, Tessa." He returns her greetings.

Tessa bows to him before turning to face me again.

"I'll give you two some privacy." I start shaking my head and holding her back.

"No." I whisper with a shaky voice. "I don't want to be left in here alone with him. Please don't go."

"I have to." She gives a gentle pat on my hands. "You two have to talk. I'll be right outside." I try to hold her back, but she peels my hands off her arm and walks out of the kitchen, leaving just Alpha Reagan, me and my ragged breaths.

I don't know why I'm so nervous, but God I'm nervous. I run haphazard fingers through my hair. It's useless. I'm standing there like a lump of nonsense. I flush a glance at him. I'd like to die a little. My heart jumps in my chest when he darts towards me. Soon, we are standing barely inches apart, facing each other. My heart is pounding in my ears. My knees are about to break.

"Ashanti." His baritone voice utters the letters of my name again. I feel oddly warm and numb at the same time.

This is a man I know inside out. I have slept with him. Spent good times with him. We've had our ups and downs in our past relationships. The last thing he is to me is a stranger and I should not be feeling all these things I'm feeling now, but I am anyway.

heart for my facial muscles not to betray me and keep

doing here?" I try but fail to keep my voice firm and serious. It comes out like a nervous, pathetic

He looks broken... devastated and there is something

you can see, I'm doing alright. You can

not going to

She surely needs you." At the mention of the name Selena, he

see..." My pitch rises and so do my shoulders. "This

is no sign. We're still carrying out an

That certainly angered the Moon goddess. It got her to understand that I was not a good match for you, that's why she brought back your first mate. You have to go back to Selena. She's

sound of his ringtone. He shoots a glance at his

"That's not important."

don't know

"Ashanti it's not..."

My lungs nearly collapse from that scream. The poor guy quickly retrieves the phone from his pocket and answers the call. I know I shouldn't pay attention to it, but I do and my mood turns even more sour when

again. Nothing we do or say to her has succeeded in getting her to calm down. You need to come over right away. We are out

call and looks at me. His expression is like someone

heart in two halves as they burrow their

She needs you.

That sounds ridiculous!

to

you to either,

She's your mate and you have obligations towards

"Ashanti please..."

I say that word. I

what