It’s been a week but Leila cannot stop thinking about the man in the woods, it is not the fact that he claims to be her second chance mate that ails her thoughts, it is the man himself. There is something about him that is different, he is calm yet dangerous, deadly yet alluring, two opposite ends so perfectly blended into one person. “Gran Gran, who is the lycan king?” Amara asks, bringing Leila’s attention back to the dining table where they are having breakfast. “Where did you hear that name?” Liana replies, rapt curiosity in her eyes as she looks at her granddaughter. The lineage of the lycans are a myth, they rule from the shadows, hidden from the rest of the werewolf world but rule they do, their authority is unquestionable, their power absolute and the current Lycan king is the best of his breed. An empty throne was crowned in his stead. No one has ever seen him, no one knows what he looks like. “Yesterday at the mall when I went shopping with Papa Kev, everyone was talkin
“I brought you something,” Carmela stretches the envelope forward the moment Leila opens the door.Leila folds her hands against her chest, her eyes cold and vengeful. Whenever she sees Carmela, all she feels is rage, she just wants to rip her throat out but she knows she has to restrain herself for now.Only till her mom is out of the woods from this false accusation and then she’ll go after Carmela with everything that she has, every tear that she has ever shed because of Carmela, Carmela will shed it in a hundred fold.“Take whatever it is you brought and get the hell out of my house.”“It’s from Tatum, his divorce papers, he already signed them,” Carmela replies with a straight face but Leila can smell her deceit from a mile away.“Really? Well go back and tell him that if he wants to divorce me, he can do it himself.”She may not care but Tatum hasn’t been moving like someone who wants to divorce her, he is trying his possible best to be nice to her and Amara and whenever they cr
Leila stands outside the door to Kelvin’s condo with a million bees buzzing inside her stomach, her heart racing hard like a doped horse. It’s the first time she will be seeing him since she kissed him. She has been avoiding him because she feels things will be too awkward between them but it is imperative that they meet today, her mother’s first hearing is in a few days and they must conclude on a plan of action. She cannot wait for all of this to be over so she can reject Tatum and just be with him and then there’s that mysterious man who claims to be her second chance mate. If he is right, she will have to do something about him too. Something about that guy gives her chills, neither bad nor good, it’s just the feeling she had when she was with him that night, something about his aura. She knows she is prepared to reject two mates for Kelvin but Kelvin has not even found his own mate, what if she suddenly shows up like the mysterious man did, will Kelvin reject his mate? It’s
“All rise,” the court clerk announces and they all stand to their feet as the judge comes inside. Liana is not in chains today, she is sitting beside Kelvin with Leila beside them, Amanda made it in time to look after Amara this time and Carmela is sitting on the other side behind Justin. There are a few council elders also present but Trent is not. The judge takes his seat and they all follow but the clerk remains standing. “All those having business with this court at this hour, stand forward and you shall be heard. Judge Bruce Tanner is presiding.” Judge Bruce clears his throat. “Is the pack prepared to make an opening statement?” “Yes your honour,” Justin replies sharply, shooting Kelvin a challenging look as he walks up to the podium. “The facts of the case are these: Fifteen years ago, on the eve of the blood moon festival, our Alpha at the time sent the accused and her family on a celebratory visit to one of our neighbouring packs but the accused had malicious intentions an
Pop! The cork of a champagne bottle flies off and Amara claps excitedly. “Yay!” “Today was a good day,” Kelvin says, holding up the wine bottle, “I know you probably think it’s too early to celebrate but I’ve learnt to celebrate the small wins to better take the losses.” “Oh we are not going to lose,” Leila adds with a smile, passing her mother a wine glass and holding up two to Kelvin. After Kelvin’s counter, the judge agreed for Trent to be put on the stand as a key witness to the case. Justin was going to counter it but the letter written by Alpha Darren, Tatum’s father, granting Trent permission to join Leila’s parents on the journey was presented by Kelvin and there was no way for Justin to rebut. After making his decree, the judge adjourned the next hearing to four days’ time, giving them enough time to prepare their witnesses and evidence. Kelvin fills the two glasses in Leila’s hands and when he’s about to pour the glass in Liana’s hands, he sees she is not as enthusiasti
“I’m sorry about your dad’s illness but seeing me won’t heal him. Excuse me,” Leila says coldly, turning away.Tatum blocks her path, looking straight into her beautiful blue eyes, wishing they didn’t have such coldness and hatred in them towards him but he knows he deserves it, he deserves more than it.His sins against her are grave and he doesn’t know the first way to redeem himself. He cost a mother her child. Is there even redemption for that? Even though it was never part of his plan, it is still his fault that their child is dead, his child, his heir. He cannot imagine the pain Leila must have gone through when it happened, the agony and anguish she must have been in and it crushes his heart.All he wanted was to keep her safe, to protect her from Trent and Carmela, it’s why he never wanted to tell her anything he was up to back then, why he repeatedly told her not to speak or antagonise Carmela so Carmela can drop her guard and he can nail them with proof but Leila was adama
It comforted and shattered his heart at the same time but it also made him glad that the sacrifices he made to bring Leila back were at least worth something, even if they have cost him the only thing he truly desires, a life with her. What he felt that day was nothing compared to whatever sorcery Carmela had tried to trick him with. Leila’s smell was the only thing that filled his nostrils, his desire for her was the strongest it had ever been. His wolf howled in joy like never before, his own joy knew no bounds and so did his hatred for Carmela. He had to act like he did not feel a thing in front of Leila when he wanted nothing more that day than to claim her right there and then but giving her the revenge she deserves is more important than whatever feelings he or his wolf has. If only there was something he could do to show her how sorry he is that he cost her their child, anything to pacify this hatred that she has for him. He would give everything to just see her smile at hi
Leila holds the door knob and then turns to him.“Congratulations on your Luna’s pregnancy by the way but since you didn’t spare mine, her pregnancy is not going to stop me from coming after her and when I’m done with her, it’s your turn.”Tatum jerks his head back, his eyes flashing with shock and curiosity. “What pregnancy?”Leila scoffs. “Don’t play dumb, I know.”“I don’t know what you’re fucking talking about,” Tatum replies, a feeling of annoyance growing in his chest as a sense of realisation dawns upon him. “Did she tell you she’s pregnant?”“Is she not?”“If she is, it isn’t mine,” Tatum replies coldly.How can Carmela be pregnant for him when he has never touched her, they don’t even live together.Leila scoffs cum chuckle and she shrugs. “Your fiance's infidelity is none of my business.”Tatum grits his teeth, clenching his fist by his side. The very sound of the word sends worms crawling all over his skin and twists his gut.If only he could tell Leila the engagement is a