Chapter 2 - Zachary Ashford

"Let's go." Amara said as she didn't want any attention to focus on her. The high society knew that they are engaged, and she was stood up on their wedding day!

Her heart was pounding so hard because of the memories flashing on her system.

"O-Okay!" Lucas said and followed her immediately.

Who wouldn't be affected all these years?

Zachary is the most handsome bachelor back then, and now that he had took over their family business, he is like the royalty that every girl has been dreaming!

Tall, sexy, and wealthy!

Lucas looked at Amara who rushed to go to exit. No wonder she is head over heels to him!

"Amara, wait!" but that simple calling her name has got her attention... and Zach.

"Amara?" he asked is such a cold voice, making those people looked at where he is looking. 

Amara Cortez is the unica hija of Don Cortez. Her mother passed away when she was young, and her step mother is the one who is taking care of her. Their business fell down when her father, Don Cortez die in a heart attack.

Because of that, she had doubled up her speed and not even looking back. Amara did all she can to hide where she had gone in four years and made sure that he will not be able to contact her at all. 

"Wait, Amara!"

"Lucas, faster!" she said and they were able to evade that and enter their car. She felt as if her heart will jump from her chest while catching her breath.

"Oh my gosh! Why did you run? You are so obvious!" Lucas rolled her eyes at Amara. He looks good too. With his pointed nose and ocean blue eyes, he is famous in the hih society. But his parents really believed that someday he would marry and build a family.

"What?" Amara rested her back on the front seat and looked back, "I don't want to see him!"

"I know, let's just go home." he said and had consoled her, "Let's have dinner in some other place."

She is still torn about it because an unpleasant memory hit her. She loved going to the Grand Rio, but he never came with her. Looking back, it seems that she was only able to force him because of her family name.

The Cortez are pure human. Zachary is an illegitimate child of the house Ashford, the family of lycans. He is not welcomed in the family because he was not able to transform on his will.

"What happened to Zach?"

"Oh, you're interested to hear now?" Lucas teased her and she looked grumpier.

"Yeah, he did succeed ain't he?"

Lucas smiled at her. Even though she was stood up, she still curious on what happened to him. 

"Yes," he continue driving, "He became the Lycan King,"

Amara was too stunned to speak.

"What?" she bit her lips, "It seems that I am really a hindrance to him."

Lucas remained silent and continue driving. He couldn't tell her that when she left Regatier, Zach was in a mess and plotted revenge towards his family.

He is a ruthless man who thinks of life so easy. He killed his family. But surely, Amara doesn't know that.

"Hmmn, let's just grab ice cream on the way,"

"Oh, really? That's great," she said and the topic are directed there.

"By the way, are you really going to sell that house?" he asked her and she looked sad. "You know, I can just give you the money you need to pay the family of the victims." 

Lucas is genuinely worried about her. 

"No, me and mother can live in the condo," she looked outside, "I bet that big house is gonna be lonely... not that father is gone."

***

"Did you see her?"

"No, boss, we lost her," his men answered him and he wanted to choke them to death. But then it was part of his principles not to kill those who are loyal to him.

"I'll see her soon anyway." he said and go away.

And so, he finds himself in the house they both used to live together. Don Cortez is generous enough to gave him shares of the company although he is not yet married to his daughter because she is head over heels to him.

"Take care of my daughter," is the last words he say.

"I wasn't even able to fulfill that promise," he looked down. This place reminds him on their past, when she was still there. He clenched his fist.

"But don't worry. I'll make sure that she will marry me. I'll take care of her." He said before he left the house.

The next day, he didn't expect that he will be receiving an invitation.

It was light pink with succulent flowers. Her favorite color.

"Oh, what's that? Someone sent an invitation to the King?" his personal secretary asked and wanted to make fun of him. He read it out loud until it faded..

'You are invited to Amara Cortez and Lucas Grandstein wedding...'

He blurted out and can see that his boss expression is not good and wanted to claw his face.

"I-I think there's a mistake, my King!" he said and was about to hide the invitation.

"Hand it back," he ordered and rested his back on the chair after throwing his glass on the floor.

"She came back after four years, and the first thing she would do is get married?" he stand up and grabbed his jacket, "Call Liam, we're going to take back my woman," he said with a tint of anger in his eyes.