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Leila nudges Kelvin with a playful smile on her lips but he smiles wryly at her, a smile that barely reaches his eyes.She doesn’t miss it and she knows it’s because he thinks she may still have feelings for Tatum.Why can’t he understand that Tatum is as far from her heart as the sun is from the earth, if not more?How can she get him to see and believe that?She turns to her mom.“Mom, I saw some men doing some work on the land dad was going to build his mall on, is that you?” Liana scoffs, a nasty sneer covering her eyes. “I wish it was,” she replies, taking a sip from her drink and her eyes turn sombre.“About a month ago, I got a letter from the council of elders that the land hasn’t been developed in two decades and by law, they have the right to repossess it and give it to a new owner, of course after giving us due compensation. Trust your mother to refuse and provide proof that your father has only owned the land for nineteen years and eight months, making them halt on the m
“It was important to see our mother first, we needed to ascertain the state of her wellbeing,” Kelvin replies in a calm tone. “Luna, you look well,” Theo says, fixing his eyes on Leila. “I’m no Luna of yours,” Leila replies coldly, her blue eyes turning into steel. Luna…..It was what Tatum deceived her with, made her believe that making her Luna was a selfish act of love, made her think that as long as she held the position in the pack, she stood a chance to hold a place in his heart but in the end it was all a faux, a mirage, a smoke mirror that showed just how foolish she was to fall for him. Theo makes a face at her and he smirks. “Well the Alpha never divorced you, did he?” “Mama!” Amara runs back into the living room. “You changed the password to the ipad again, I can’t unlock it.” Theo squints at the child, visibly taken back. She addressed Leila as Mama, Leila was pregnant with Tatum’s child when she left the pack but that was five years ago, this child looks barely thre
As their car gets closer to the packhouse, Leila’s heart pounds with nervousness, an uneasy feeling grating her nerves.It’s been five years since she last saw Tatum, five years since she last saw the man she loved with all of her only for him to betray her, five years since he looked her in the eye and told her that her penalty was death even with his child growing inside of her, five long years since he took back his promise to never let her go and watched her jump to her uncertain fate.No matter how strong she appears on the outside, the feeling of seeing him again truly makes her nervous, she doesn’t know if she has it in her to hold herself from lashing out at him, from offloading all the bitterness and anger stuffed in her chest on him.Why would that even matter? Tatum means nothing to her, her only mission here is to prove her mother’s innocence.She frowns at the pack house as their car pulls up to it, for the two years that she was Luna, she can number the times she stepped
Tatum ignores her and turns to Kelvin, his eyes completely calm and confident as he takes his seat. “You understand this is standard procedure for your return?” “Yes Alpha,” Kelvin replies in a calm voice and Tatum's eyes shift from him to the little girl he is holding, his attention drawn to her distinct eyes. They look a bit like Leila’s father’s eyes, only his were a golden brown, not fully golden as hers. “You have very beautiful eyes, little one,” He says to Amara, flashing her a small smile but she frowns at him. “I may be little but I’m not little one, my name is Amara,” she replies in her tiny curt voice, pointing her little index finger at him. “Are you the bad uncle that sent uncle bully to bring us here? If you give my mama any trouble, I will give it back to you,” she issues him a stern warning, glancing at Theo whose eyes are keen on her. Tatum hides his smile, keeping his face stoic. “And how do you plan to do that? I am the Alpha and you’re in my territory.” “W
Leila sits with a deep frown on her face, watching as Kelvin pushes Amara on the swing from a bench at the playground.Tatum barely said another word to her, leaving his threat hanging. If he wasn’t going to try and punish her, the least he could have done was apologise to her for a start instead of throwing his stupid Alpha weight around with his stupid ego, threatening her with her mother.She scoffs internally.How arrogant of him, he even dared to call her a prodigal Luna like she just left and returned on her own accord, like it wasn’t his fault she left in the first place.For a moment, she imagines Tatum as Kelvin pushing Amara on the swing. If he wasn’t so gullible to let himself be deceived so easily by Carmela, they could have been a happy family, maybe Amara would even have a sibling by now.She catches herself and immediately shakes the image out of her head, feeling repulsed and disgusted at herself for even having such thoughts.Kelvin is the perfect father for Amara an
Carmela glances around and she can see the eyes starting to peer at them and as Kelvin comes to take Amara away, he smirks slyly at her.Everyone saw Leila slap her but she is so scared she cannot even dare to throw a tantrum and manipulate the event to her favour but Leila is making her look weak in front of her subjects, she cannot just back down so easily. She adjusts herself, massaging her cheek as she gives Leila a cold look.“Getting your wolf back doesn’t mean anything, he already thinks I’m his mate and we’re engaged,” she says, flashing her ringed finger in front of Leila.Leila scoffs and shakes her head in disappointment, completely unaffected by Carmela’s show off.“You know, it baffles me how it was so easy for you to fool him when you are so dumb. It took him five years to give you that ring and he can’t actually marry you, unless I divorce him. Confess your sins and I may grant you that wish, or maybe not,” Leila shrugs, a sly smirk curling her lips. “You don’t deserve
No matter how hard she is trying to stick to Kelvin’s advice of using logic over emotion, Tatum’s hypocrisy is something she cannot stand and the bitter words slip from her tongue in annoyance before she can hold it back.She suddenly realises he hasn’t asked about Amara’s paternity, does he suspect something? Is that why he is keen on providing safe accommodation for them?Amara doesn’t look her age, she looks way smaller, no thanks to the circumstances surrounding her pregnancy and all. She is a four year old child who looks like she is going to three, Amanda believes her growth deficiency comes from having to heal Leila a lot while she was in the womb.The mere thought of it makes Leila sad and bitter, her anger towards Tatum filling her heart to a climax but when she looks back at his eyes, the grey orbs hold the same stoic calmness to them, her words seeming like they had no effect on him.There is neither pain, nor regret or remorse in his eyes and she hates how unreadable he is
“You would do well to stop calling me that,” Leila sneers at him. Theo was one of Carmela’s staunch supporters. She doesn’t know if he calls her Luna out of mockery or out of respect but either way, she doesn’t want to be labelled as what she is not. “The truth is bitter, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t say it,” Theo replies in a cold tone. “You know what, while I’m here, I’ll officially divorce and reject your Alpha, that should put this matter to bed,” Leila replies as Amara gets to them and she picks her up. Theo scoffs and says in a voice that Leila barely hears as he leads the way out of the playground. “You can try.” “I will do more than try and I’m sure you all will be pleased about it,” Leila replies. “I personally have no reservations about the outcome of that event and I will speak no further on it. If it bothers you so much, the Alpha is your neighbour, you can sneak into his house at night and batter your grievances,” Theo replies and Leila halts, taken back by his words.