The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate (Ashanti) novel Chapter 198

Chapter 0198
ACHILLES’ POV.
Rhea.
The sound of that name in the red girl’s voice keeps ricocheting through my mind like a bullet. Irritation burns through me each time the image of her face flashes in my mind.
She’s Ashanti’s sister. The one who has been causing troubles for her since the day they both set foot in this pack. My mind is whirled with a dozen different things I could do to punish her.
This was supposed to be an endgame. If Kyle and I didn’t pour our hearts out of this investigation to uncover the truth, Ashanti would have been killed.
After the girls called her name, Kyle scouted every CCTV footage and there was the evidence we needed to prove that Ashanti did not poison anyone. I watched the footage of Rhea dropping the poison in the meals ahead. Right now I’m heading to my office to show the evidence to those impatient Alphas so they can divert their attention from my mate.
I’m so relieved her name has been cleared.
“Tell Ronald to get Ashanti out of that dungeon right now. She should be taken to my chambers and attended to by every maid available.” I order Kyle who’s walking by my side.
“Yes, Sir.”
stops walking to transmit the information through minlink while I go into the office. When the Alphas see me, they both rise to their feet.
“I hope you’ve come to tell us the girl involved in this is about to get hanged so we can go and watch.” The sharp mouthed Alpha Rowan spews carelessly.
“Sit down and be quiet!” I order, without sparing him a glance. Soon, Kyle joins us. I connect the flash to the laptop and carry it to meet them. They’ve both taken their seats and are quite. ” I feel obliged to do this only because the woman involved is very important to me.” I say, placing the laptop on the table. Kyle comes over and plays all the tapes in the flash, all of which show that Rhea indeed orchestrated the entire operation. When the final tape ends, Kyle closes the laptop and I turn to face them.
“The girl who was dragged away from the stadium, the formally accused, is innocent. She had nothing to do with all of this. The real culprit is the girl you just saw in the footage. She’s now in the dungeon.” I tell them in a serious tone. The two Alpha exchange confused glances before looking at me again.
“Meaning the formally accused girl was set up?”
“Exactly.”
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“Then the culprit should be killed immediately.” Alpha Morgan agitates.
That’s why I always have problems with him. He kills without thinking. I can’t count the number of innocent people he has wrongfully executed in his pack because of his bad temper. One of the reasons why we are never on a good foot.
I shoot him a frown.
“The n
next time I tell you to be quiet will be with a punch to that flippant mouth of yours. We can’t just kill her even though she’s guilty. There’s a procedure to follow when handling this sort of issue. For now…” I stand up straight. “Go back to your packs. I apologise for the tension caused, but this crime took place in my pack and I will handle it. I will let you know when a decision is made.”
“But Alpha…”
“I AM YOUR KING!” My voice rises with each word until I’m yelling. The men freeze. I force myself to take deep breaths so I don’t drown beneath my anger. The men standing before me look pale and tired as they bow their heads to me.
“I’m sorry, now.” They bow to Kyle as well and exit the office.
My Lord. We’ll be on our way
“You did it.” Kyle says, a smile touching his lips. I turn to him with a soft look on my face.
I cannot begin to describe the relief I feel in my heart right now. The anxiety I felt a while ago has taken a twenty storey jump out of the window. Probably bleeding to death on the ground.
I now.
My mate is free.
“I didn’t do it alone, Kyle. You played an important role in this investigation.” His grin widens by a fraction of an inch.
“I’m just carrying out my responsibilities.” He says softly and I nod my head. As I look at him. closely, something in my gut comes to life.
There’s something I’ve always wanted to confirm from him and I think now’s the right time.
“Ashanti.” I say her name quietly. His eyes light up as expected. “You like her, don’t you?” He pauses. Looks away. Drops his head and chuckles lightly before looking back at me. There’s still that soft look in his eyes that screams to me the answer to that question.
“Of course I do. She’s a sweet girl. Easy to get along with. Anyone with a brain will know she’s a very likeable person.”
“I’m talking about something deeper. I saw you two the other night. I’ve seen how you interact with her. How you look at her. How you do everything to protect her. You’re in love with her, aren’t you?” The tension between us can suffocate someone a mile radius away.
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“What does it matter?” His trembles throb.
His face shows no emotions. Lips perfectly still. Back straight and hands unclenched.
He doesn’t look angry.
He doesn’t look happy either.
He’s just… there.
“Do you want to be with her?” I ask calmly, quietly.
“You already have her.”
“But you desire her.”
“I do not desire what belongs to my King. That’s sacrilegious. I swore an oath to protect you and what’s yours, not take it away from you.” He says-tightly. I nod.
“So, your duty towards me is what’s stopping you from going after Ashanti.”
“My duty and our friendship.” He simply states. Warm pools in my stomach as my eyes widen
in shock
Friendship.
He looks at me long and hard.
rget about how I feel about Ashanti and focus on making things right with her. My
tions are mine. I will control them. You should do the same because if you don’t, you’ll
lose a great partner and this pack will be robbed of the opportunity to have a great Luna rule over its subjects.” He gives me a lopsided smile and roughly pats my shoulder. “Stay woke!” Then he breezes out of the office before I can say anything.
I stay frozen on my spot, staring blankly at the door he just exited, my mind filled with words
in his voice.
He’s right.
I need to make things right with Ashanti, else I’ll lose her for good.
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