THE LYCAN KING’S SECOND CHANCE MATE

Chapter 0210

“Serves him right.” With the way he's fuming, if Conrad were to appear in front of him right now, he'd punch the living hell out of him. It makes me feel so good.

“My father cheated on my mother too.” I ride. He looks at me and blinks rapidly in shock. I nod my head. “Yeah, he did. Worst of all, she was his mate, but he cheated on her and that led to the birth of Rhea.”

“That was a messed up situation.”

“It was. It used to be just my mum, dad and I, but suddenly, one day, he came home with Rhea and her mum. Rhea was still a little girl. About three years old at the time. He told my mum about his infidelity and said he had to marry Rhea mum no matter what.”

“No, he didn't!”

“Yes he did and he married her. My mum was devastated. She couldn't take the heartbreak and the shame so she left. I was about four years old when that happened and I've never seen her again. Whenever I tried to ask my father about her, he would scold me and threaten to beat me up, so I stopped asking. Right now I don't even know if my mother is still alive or not.” I explain, my voice thick with melancholy. Alpha Reagan lets out a tired sigh, running his fingers through his thick hair. He looks speechless.

“Wow!” He exclaims under his breath. “Your father was cruel to your mother.”

“Yes, he was.” I try to smile. I have the urge to beg him to grant me permission to find my mother, but on a second thought, I shove the idea off a cliff. Maybe some other time, not now. Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

“Enough about my sad past, what about you? I heard you lost your mate. That must have been a devastating experience.” The look in his eyes turn sad. I nearly regret bringing up the topic.

“Devastated, distraught, heartbroken… there's no strong enough word to describe how I felt when she died. I felt like my world had come crushing down on me. Like there was nothing else for me in this world until y…” He stops on his words and shakes swallows dryly.

“I… I'm so sorry about that.”

I can't even imagine what it feels like to lose ones mate.

“My wolf took the hardest low. He didn't speak to me or let me feel him for months. I thought I had lost him. I was so sacred.” His voice breaks in two halves. Gloom has overcome him. A pining melancholy spreads through the atmosphere that made me let out an exasperated sigh. “When he finally came back, the coping mechanism he devised to deal with the pain of our loss was sex. He did wonders to my libido, that's why uh… that's why I had to sleep with different girls almost every night.” He looks a bit embarrassed to say that, but all I can feel is sympathy for him. He has been through so much.

“I'm so sorry about that.” I whisper.

“No.” His face suddenly lights up with a smile. “Don't be.” He assures me, but I know talking about this with me is a huge step out of his comfort zone. He has decided to do this for my sake and now that we've opened up our deepest wounds for each other to see, I feel like we understand each other better. “Ashanti.” He calls calmly and takes my hand in his. My heart skips a beat when he plants soft, feathery kisses all over the back of my hands and holds them against his cheeks with his eyes closed. “You’ve made that pain go away. You've made my life better. Before, I only lived for my people, but you came into my life and made me want to live for myself. You've given my life meaning again. And for that I'm grateful. For that, I say thank you.” He bring my hands to lips again and kisses them. I smile so hard, my cheeks start hurting.

I can't believe this moment has actually come to pass.

Lena could be right. If Alpha Reagan feels this way about, it means he's truly my mate. Maybe he hasn't recovered from his previous bond, that's why he cannot feel the bond between us. Maybe his wolf is too hurt to feel our mate bond, that's why he hasn't been notified that we are mates.

If that's the case then, I'm going to treat him more wholeheartedly and tender his broken heart with love. With time he'll heal and if we are truly mates, he'll feel our bond.

I'm going to follow my heart.

“At first I didn't want to open my heart to anyone else, that's why I didn't fight King when he kept urging me to sleep with different girls. I just wanted to be alone for the rest of my life, but not anymore. I'm willing to give this relationship a chance. We'll take it one step at a time until we both get there. I'm willing to change for you. To go back to being that sweet, romantic Lover I used to be. You deserve it.”

“Oh, Reagan.” I chuckle in tears. My heart is swelling with emotions and I can't take it anymore. He's being too nice and sweet and I don't know what to do with myself.

“Come here.” He pulls me into his warm embrace and plants a gentle kiss on my hair.

I'm on cloud nine.

My heart is going to burst with happiness.

“I look forward to spending the rest of life with you.”