“No!….”
Horror fills Tatum’s voice as he rushes to the broken vial on the floor, his eyes wide in utter disbelief as he kneels above it.
A sharp pain squeezes his heart as he watches the liquid spill out onto the floor, the shards of broken glass look whole compared to his broken heart.
Tears tug his eyes and he blinks for the single tear drop to run down, feeling completely helpless and devastated.
Why…..
What does he do now?
Does he start all over again?
He scampers on his knees to the mattress
Tatum scoffs softly, a wry smile adorning his lips and he gets up from the bed, bending to pick up the shards of broken glass one after the other before he stands up and holds the broken glass in his palm to Leila’s face.“To hell with it anyway,” Tatum remarks and Leila looks at him completely clueless.“Why, what was it?”The liquid from the vial doesn’t seem to have a particularly pleasing smell, so it couldn’t have been some very expensive perfume and Tatum wouldn’t shed tears over something as trivial as that.“You should have asked first before destroying it,” he walks away from her and kicks the small trash can by the dresser open and tosses th
Leila stares calmly at him, but her heart is slamming against her ribcage but instead of feeling scared or upset about his psychotic plans to murder and cremate her mate, she feels her heart flush with warmth, feeling good to know he desires her this much.This is the Tatum she knows, wild and deadly when it comes to protecting what he loves.Maybe she can give him another chance?Perhaps their baby can grow up, loved and adored by its mother and father.She wriggles away from his hands and folds her arms against her chest, an angry pout on her lips.“If you won’t let me go, it’s not only me you should be telling,” she replies in a c
Leila spent the rest of the afternoon cradled up in Tatum’s arm until he had to leave to close out the first day of the Werewolf games as is customary.He didn’t even want to leave her but she insisted and it made her feel giddy to see him so clingy.Who would have thought.But she wonders if the attention and affectionate moment she got from him was all for her or because of the baby growing in her womb? Tatum did ask her to stay before she told him about the baby and that gives her a little hope.He may yet be in love with her, nothing would make her happier but it is nothing but mere hope, the same one that kept her around all this time.
Carmela doesn’t know what hit her next but her eyes fly wide open at the overbearing pressure that comes down on her and she grits her teeth, fighting hard to resist the command in Leila’s voice.Leila doesn’t have her wolf, yet her own wolf is trashing in her head, unable to resist the pressure to submit to Leila’s authority.Is this the sort of power that the— no, it’s impossible, not without her wolf but why can’t she stop herself?She caves in, feeling her wolf going crazy, her head throbbing with immense pain and she bares her neck to Leila submissively.“Luna,” Carmela mutters, shock clear in her eyes, her heart pounding in sheer horror as Leila smile
Leila hears Tatum as he enters the house, his minty scent enveloping her nostrils, standing out from the smell of food brings comfort to her.She has already finished cooking and has set the dining table but she is still in the kitchen, waiting for her strawberry cake to be ready for dessert.“There must be a feast going on here,” Theo says, stepping in behind Tatum, seeing the array of dishes laid out on the dining table.Carmela comes down the stairs, wearing a skimpy red leather gown and red hot lipstick.“Welcome Alpha,” She hugs Tatum, just as Leila steps out of the kitchen to greet Tatum.Tatum locks eyes with Leila and he sees
Her heart hammers against her chest with such ferocity like it is trying to burst out.Anger, hatred, bitterness, resentment, everything she feels for Leila doubling their portion in her heart.Tatum turns with Leila still hanging off him but he quickly drops her, holding her firm in front of him to cover his boner.Adaline rushes in, immediately attacking Leila.“What have you done to her this time, you—”“Mother….” Tatum growls, his alpha aura blazing and the pressure is so intense that Adaline feels the name she is about to call Leila run back down her throat.
“I’m sure it was a mistake, Leila wouldn’t do that to you on purpose,” Tatum frowns as he helps Carmela to her feet, glancing at Leila who holds an unreadable expression on her face.First, at the tunnel and just now, Carmela is not trying to hide the fact that she wants to harm her. She doesn’t care what anyone says but she is not putting her baby's life at risk by living under the same roof as Carmela.She knows that demanding for Tatum to send Carmela out of the house will put him in a difficult position but her child’s safety is what is more important to her and Carmela is no friend either.Who harbours their own enemy?“She did it on purpose. I'm telling y
Carmela insisted on leaving last night and Leila was all the more grateful for it. No matter how much she whined and complained afterwards, Tatum refused to go back on his words, firmly taking Leila’s side.Leila can tell he is not all the way happy about his decision and it aches her heart, wondering if he still has feelings for Carmela, despite swearing himself to her.Afterall, she is still his mate.Right now, she is with Tatum and Adaline heading for the second day of the werewolf games and she is nervous. This will be her first public appearance after the scandal at Carmela’s welcome back party.How will her own pack members treat her in the presence of other packs?