The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE. ASHANTI'S POV.

"You good?" Leonard's voice breaks the silence in the car and I let out a heavy sigh, contemplating whether to lie or tell him the truth.

I feel like shit.

Clearly, this plan of me trying to make Alpha Reagan feel miserable because he's living with his ex-mate under the same roof is not working. I'm the one getting tortured and feeling miserable. This is so unfair. Another heavy sigh escapes my chest as I turn to Leonard whose eyes are glued on the winding road ahead as he drives.

"You must think I'm an idiot." My voice is low and coated with guilt and shame. I can't even bring myself to look at him so I keep my head bowed down as I play with my fingers.

"And why would I think that?" His deep voice questions, causing me to shoot him a glance even though it's the last thing I have the courage to do right now.

"Well..." I rasp. I nearly evaporate when he shoots me a quick glance before looking back at the road.

"I'm listening." He says after I take too long to continue my statement.

"Every time we make plans, there's always some unpleasant drama with Alpha Reagan. You must be sick of me."

"If that was the case, I wouldn't make any more plans with you..." He shoots me another fleeting gaze while shrugging his shoulders as he says... "But here we are." I bite back the smile that's threatening to crawl up my lips. This is not the time for me to smile. "Oh..." Is all I manage. "I'm really sorry this always happens. You always get caught up in the middle and I feel so bad."

"It's okay. I don't mind."

"That can't be true." I say, giving him a look of complete disbelief. He turns to me again, this time around with a smile on his lips and for some reason, that smile sets my mind at ease.

"I'm serious Ash. I really don't mind." He assures me and I find myself nodding.

"If you say so."

stretches in the car but before I can bury myself in my depressing thoughts, Leonard's voice comes through

and I might sound like a real bitch right now, but

I reply in the most depressing

from his lips as he lightly shakes his head. I can picture him imagining Alpha Reagan's current predicament in his mind. "Alpha Reagan must be on a hot

in its withered state and my mood has gone from

question nearly makes me evaporate from

on the road. Calmly, I tuck a few strands of

do." I say, my voice nearly inaudible. "He's my mate for crying out loud. I

know, the man

say that with so

between you and Selena, that person will be no one else but you. bet my career on that." He says

can

much his words of assurance

good reason for making things turn out this way. There's something big she wants to reveal to us, so let's just wait

me a reassuring look and I calmly nod my head, this time

possibly want to reveal to us? I'm very

thing so she can

the two of us without Selena,

and Alpha

He shoots me a

you found your mate yet?" I ask even though I know the obvious answer to that

this car right, driving around the

Such a silly question.