The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate (Ashanti) novel Chapter 179

Chapter 0179
ASHANTI’S POV.
“Over there.” I point to an empty table for four at the other end of the cafeteria and we both walk to it. None of the girls forfeited their tables for us today and to be honest, I’m happy. I feel better now that they’ve stopped worshipping me. At least I can eat and go about doing my things in peace.
“Welcome ladies!” Kelly, the girl I was with at the laundry room yesterday jumps before us from nowhere and starts giggling heartily when she sees the aghast looks that formed on our faces due to her sudden appearance. She has the most bubbly personality and being with her is always a refreshing experience.
“Kelly. Hi. How are you doing?” I greet and ask, pulling out a seat for myself and so does Tessa.
“I’m doing okay.” She waits for us to sit down before she says; “There are really cool meals on the menu toda
“I can smell chicken casserole.” I say sniffing loudly and she laughs curtly.
“You have a sharp nose. It’s available.”
“That’s what I’ll get.
“What about you, Tess?” She turns to Tessa who looks at me, confused. I stare right back at her, looking just as confused as she is.
Tess?
Since when were they on nickname basis?
“Uh… well. I’ll get the same thing. Thank you.”
“I’ll be right back.” She runs towards the servers at the counter.
“She’s one of the very few who haven’t turned against me. If you’d notice, no one gushed or tried to offer us their seats when we walked it. I overheard a few girls talking about me yesterday. Said I’m beginning to lose my touch on Alpha Reagan. That he’s about to do to me the same thing he did to Alina. Use and dump.” Pain sears through my heart as I narrate my experience to her. She calmly shakes her head and sighs heavily.
“I had to shut a few up at the tech centre today. They were saying almost the same thing.” Her eyes hover around the room for a few seconds, dragging them from one girl to another with a disgusted look on her face. “They are terrible! I’ve never met a group of people so shallow and dumb. One minute they’re all over you simply because you’re in a good place, the moment you start facing difficulties, they turn against you, Who needs such so-called friends in their lives?” She asks bitterly and I lean closer to her.
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“Nobody.” I break into a wide smile, but she’s still not impressed. She’s still upset. “Anyway, let’s forget about all that drama and talk about something else.”
“Do you have anything in mind?”
“An interesting announcement was made at the combat training centre today.” Her eyes glow with sudden interest. The scowl on her face dissapears and she’s now looking at me with a very bright expression.
“What was it about?”
“Well…” I clear my throat and tell her all about the competition and Alina’s objection and sudden zeal to beat me in the finals. By the time I’m done talking, she’s chuckling and shaking
her head.
“Alina.” She calls the name like it entertains her. “That girl is obsessed with you.”
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“I said the exact same thing to myself at the arena after she spoke to me. One minute she was darning the idea of the competition, calling it a child’s play, but the moment she realised I’d definitely be joining the competition, she was suddenly thrilled and is now looking forward to beating me! How creepy is that?”
“It’s not creepy. It’s fascinating.”
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“What’s fascinating about someone like Alina being obsessed with me?” A frown forms on my face. “I get goosebumps just thinking about it.”
“It means you’re winning whatever battle is going on between the two of you. You’re keeping her on her toes.” I chuckle at her statement.
Chuckling is not enough. I let out a loud hysterical laughter which earns disappointed glares from the other girls around, but I care less.
Tessa has no idea what she’s talking about.
me hostile and
“What’s so funny?” She asks with an irritated look on her face. Just then, Kelly arrives with our meals and goes back to get water. We all start eating when she brings her own meal.
“Tessa, just so you know, I’m not winning…”
“Who’s the girl called Rhea in here?” A sharp, loud voice questions, gaining the attention of everyone in the room. We turn to look and I’m shocked to see a Lycan girl standing at the centre of the cafeteria with a black nylon in her hand. She’s frowning like someone just stepped on her very last nerves.
“I asked a question. Who is Rhea among you girls?” She roars at the top of voice. My heart drops in my stomach as though she’s asking for me. A Lycan girl asking for a H a r e m werewolf girl in that manner doesn’t sound like a good thing. A group of girls point to Rhea who’s sitting alone at a table that’s not very far from ours. The Lycan girl, who seems to be a rich