Pregnant I left him To His First Love by Collins Patrick

Chapter 4

Leila tosses and turns on the pristine white sheets of her soft mattress, her red and puffy eyes settling on the chandelier dancing to the tune of the strong wind blowing in from the open window. She smiles bitterly at the ornament swinging above her, it reminds her of own self. She is not in control, she just dances to the tune of whatever terrible music her miserable life is playing. Two years ago, she was just a regular girl hoping to find her fated mate, to live a simple life with him and raise beautiful children but life has her right now as a hated Luna and a jilted wife. Tatum promised to come home after dropping Carmela but it's been hours and he is still with her, probably reminiscing of the love they used to share before Carmela disappeared

She blinks back the tears tugging at her eyes as her chest tightens in pain from the thought.

They aren't mates. She forgot. She shouldn't have let his kindness cloud that.

It was his ultimate act of kindness that made him marry her. After Carmela went missing, the pack members turned on her and her mother. Many blamed her for the incident, a few even accused her of plotting it. The abuse started as verbal and gradually grew physical, to the extent that their house suffered an arson attack with them inside it.

It was that same night that Tatum called a pack meeting and declared her as his second chance mate, marrying her on the spot, even if they both knew they felt no bond.

She runs her hand over her taut stomach. Depending on her decision in a few days, it would remain ever taut or grow into a huge bump.

"No way Leila! I took an oath to preserve life, I will not do it."

carried every bit of seriousness when Leila spoke of

this child will only create problems, I don't want it," Leila replied, her eyes coating with tears, pain and desperation lacing every syllable that left her

Alpha of this pack, even if I break my oath and do it, I can never live with myself, it would haunt me for life," Amanda's tone was as low as a whisper, her

to me. We have all been waiting and praying

pack knows -- they are getting a new

being born as the heir of Alpha,

feeling a crack in her heart. To Amanda, she had the perfect life, only she knew how far it was

Leila replied with a trembling voice and as the words left her lips, the flood gates opened and she could not hold back the tears that streamed down

over and curled her hands around

you and I know you love him too. Why don't you talk to him about it first? You have been married for

sigh, standing up and walking over to the window, the

for a man that doesn't belong to her are

to him, feelings she knew he could never return, she felt happy when he returned home and ate with her, when he cuddled her to sleep or chatted with her into the night over pack matters but now, all of that was about to be taken away from

love with her? Could the time they have spent as a