THE LYCAN KING’S SECOND CHANCE MATE

REAGAN'S POV.

"You're welcome, My Lord." The maid who opens the door, greets the moment she sees me and steps away from the door. I reply to her quietly and step into the house with my teeth grinding against each other.

I'm here to see Selena.

I thought I could hold it in for a few days before confronting her about all that I just found out from Kyle, but I was wrong. It felt like my brain would explode if I didn't come over to have this talk with her.

"Where's Selena?" I ask, with my eyes scanning the living room for any sign of Selena, but there's none.

"In her bedroom, My Lord."

I want to tell her to call Selena to come meet me here, but I decide against it and stay quiet. The conversation I'm about to have with her is very sensitive and I do not want it reaching the ears of any other person. The last thing I want is for rumours to start spreading. So, I walk past the maid and take the staircase that leads to Selena's bedroom. My brain is ticking. My heart is pounding faster than normal and I'm trying to urge myself to calm down so I don't present this issue as a problem, even though it is.

If all what Kyle told me is true, it means she's not as innocent and naive as she claims to be and I have to deal with her carefully.

When I arrive at her door, I let out a heavy breath before knocking on it. Her signal comes seconds later. Calmly, carefully, I place my hand on the doorknob and creak the door. Letting out another heavy sigh, I push the door wide open and step into the doorway. As I raise my head to look at Selena, my eyes nearly fall from their sockets when I see her standing completely naked before me with a beaming smile on her face.

"Fuck!" I curse in shock as I tear my gaze away and back away from her naked body. "Why did you invite me in when you knew you were naked?" I snap, breathing hard in annoyance. Her gentle giggle nearly tips me off the edge.

"Are you kidding me right now? What's wrong with you seeing me naked?" She asks in a casual tone that irks me to the core. I almost turn my head to look in her direction again, but I catch myself midway.

"Everything!" I declare and she laughs even harder.

"Come on, Alpha Reagan. Please don't make me laugh. There's no part of my body you haven't seen or touch or kissed. There's no reason for you to be shy now. You can look."

"Meet me in the room next door when you're done dressing up." I instruct and bolt out of the bedroom before I lose my cool and do something I'll regret.

My head is spinning like a rollercoaster as I storm into the next room.

I just saw another woman naked. It wasn't intentional but I still feel so bad. I feel like I just cheated on Ashanti.

"Why does everything have to be so hard?" I murmur under my breath, pacing about the length of the bedroom. "Winning Ashanti back is hard. Figuring the reason for Selena's return is hard. Now, staying away from Selena's temptations is hard. Why?"

Sighing heavily, I rake my fingers through my hair and groan in exasperation. My entire body feels like it's been set on fire. My stress levels must have hit an all new highest level.

Ten minutes later, the room door is

opened and Selena walks in, wearing a smile which I very much wish she could peel off of her face right now. I'm mad at her and no amount of charming actions or crying from her will make me not address the issue I came to discuss with her,

"You really didn't have to leave because I was naked." She revisits the topic, walking over to where I'm standing. She's smiling brilliantly and the old me would have completely fallen for it, but not anymore.

I know what that smile is capable of hiding.

"I had to." I assert, matching her gaze.

"I see." She stops at a distance before me, her gaze never leaving my face and her smile never faltering. "Is it because of the other girl?"

"By the other girl, do you mean Ashanti?"

"Are there others?"

"I asked you first." I snap.

"Yes, I mean Ashanti." She replies calmly and I nod my head.

"Yes. Ashanti."

"You are fiercely loyal to her."

"I love her and I don't want to do anything to soil our bond."

“I see..." She says and nods, before training her eyes on me again." What about me though? I'm still your mate. We've been separated for five years but we still have a connection. We have a bond you are obliged to respect as well."

A chuckle tumbles out of my lips before I can hold it in. Here she is, boldly urging me to respect our so-called mate bond when she defiled it by two- timing me and her lover years ago. Her audacity intrigues me.

"There's some sort of mix up in this whole issue, but that's not what I'm here to discuss with you." I clear my throat and take two steps closer to her.

The smile on her face has faded- much to my relief- and had been replaced with a serious expression As I look at her, I'm searching my mind for the best way I can put the question so it does ring any alarms in her head. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

"Selena." I call after a long pause.

"Yes, My Lord."

"When we found out we were mates five years ago, I remember asking you about three times if you had a boyfriend, but you refused all three time. Why did you lie?"