The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

Chapter 424

ASHANTI'S POV.

My heart sinks into my stomach when | hear Reagan's car zoom out of the premises. | hate starting a fight with

him, but with his recent behavior, I couldn't help it. It's annoying when he acts so possessive of me, but can't

decide if he wants to end up withor his ex-mate who's living under his roof. Until he makes a clear, concise

decision, I'm not going to relent my efforts in giving him hard times like this.

Two can play this game.

| let out a small huff as | turn to go into the house. My phone starts buzzing in my handbag and I quickly fish it

out. Cold sweat breaks across my skin when | see my mother's phone call. Ryan toldshe was going to come

over this weekend because she found out | was having a hard twith the competition.

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God, | love my mother to bits, but | hope she's not calling to tellshe's on her or has arrived and wantsto

cand pick her up somewhere around this pack. I'm already having a hard tdealing with Alpha Reagan, |

don't want to add her to the equation. "Hello mum." | answer calmly once | press the phone on my ear.

"Ashanti, sweetheart. How are you doing?" Her caring, motherly voice comes through and it makessmile

even though | don't want to.

"Hello mummy. I'm doing just fine, thank you." | say, resuming my journey towards the main entrance door.

"Ryan didn't givethat impression when | called earlier. He told us you were having a bit of a hard tover

there."

| grit my teeth and huff out a tight breath as | step into the opened main door.

Ryan! That sly brat! | will deal with him later.

"Mum. Ryan might have exaggerated a little about my wellbeing. You know how he can be."

"Ashanti, we both know your brother is not the type to raise a false alarm. If he says you are not doing oka

over there, it's nothing but the truth."

| facepalm myself and let out a heavy sigh of exasperation. Ryan and I need to talk.

"And your silence means he is right."

"No mum... | mean, yes. | mean... it's not that... that..." | blabber like a confused fowl and suddenly pause and

take a moment to cool down. To gather my bearings. Mum is waiting patiently at the end forto calm[] down

myself and ride on. "Alright e mum. You win. Both you and Ryan have won." | simply give up. fighting this issue

with her will leadto a dead end. "It's true that I' been going through a bit of a rough tsince we got here

with the competition and others, but it's not as bad as you guys make it seem. I'm getting a hang of things now

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and | will be a lot better now that the organizers have given us a one-month break. That's enough tforto

recuperate and get back on my feet."

"Would you like to cand spend the break here with us?"

"Nol"

My response comes out a little firmer than intended.

"I mean, no...." This taround the "no" is gentler. | don't want her thinking | completely abhor the idea of

spending my break with her because that's not the case. Alpha Reagan is the reason why | want to be here, will

miss him dearly if | leave and who knows what brilliant stunt Selena will pull the moment she finds out I'm out of

this pack. There's no way in hell I'm leaving. "My team and | will need to practice during this break because the

next round of the competition will be a lot tougher. That's why | can't come. But | can spare a few weekends." |

tilt my head to the side and smile as though she can see me. | listen to her sigh heavily on the other end.