Chapter 7

Old times? She always felt invisible back then when they all hung out with Carmela getting all his attention, she’ll feel even worse now.

“You go on ahead, I have a meeting with the pack widows this morning,” Leila replies, looking away from his eyes.

“Leila.”

The sternness of Tatum’s voice makes her turn, struggling to keep her emotions together.

“Yes.”

Tatum closes the gap between them, staring deeply into her eyes, like he is looking into her very soul. Leila’s chest heaves slowly, wondering if he has her figured out but he says nothing and he plants a soft kiss on her forehead before leaving the room quietly.

Later that day, Leila is woken from her nap by the sound of laughter from outside her shared room with the Alpha. The voices are more than familiar, she knows she should pretend to be asleep and not go there but she just cannot hold herself back.

She steps out of the room and to her surprise, the laughter is coming from the room directly opposite theirs. She selected a room do