The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

REAGAN'S POV.

Ten moments later, the entire atmosphere is still in graveyard silence. Selena staring straight into my eyes as she awaits my reply to her question and me staring right back at with a million thoughts running through my mind.

I have an answer to her question.

In fact, I have many answers to her question.

Firstly, she's excruciatingly correct about me not being excited about her return. Second, the timing. It's the worst! I already have someone else in my life. A woman whom I live with all my heart. A woman I wan to spend the rest of life with. But of course I can't just spill it all out to her in this manner. It will shatter her heart into pieces.

"Selena." I finally break the silence, feigning an innocent look. "Why would you even ask that?”

"Because I know you're not happy to see me here. I want to know why?"

"And what makes you think I'm not happy to see you? Have I not treated you well since your arrival?"

"You have. In fact, you've treated me better than expected, don't get me wrong, I appreciate it. I'm sorry if I sound ungrateful, but there's just something about you that makes me feel like you're not happy abou my return."

I ask with

been avoiding me... I know you said you had some business to take care of, but i doubt that. I know you didnt come back because you didn't want to

Damn!

those nails right on the

try to speak but she

the way you look at me. You avoid eye contact with me and you've not stared at my face for a minute continuously since I came. You don't want to look my way. And finally your tone, your words... itself just... You don't want

you. I blamed myself over and over again. My wolf, King, went into depression. My life was miserable without you but I had to keep living, not only

you think I'm not

to know what happened to you all this time. Where

"Hurt me."

inflicted bruises. Someone hurt you. You don't have to say anything now. Take your time. I'll listen when you're ready to talk, but for now, I want you to know that I care about you and I promise I'll punish

to do that. What matters

and alive matters, but

to ask questions about her past. She wants us to pick up