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."

bit of seriousness

it," Leila replied, her eyes coating with tears, pain and

next Alpha of this pack, even if I break my oath and do it, I can never live with myself, it would haunt me for

going on Leila? Talk to me. We have all been waiting and praying for this child to come. Why

Amanda not know? Everyone in the pack knows --

the heir of Alpha, but could only be an illegitimate child. Leila can't allow

and dropped her head to avoid Amanda's weary eyes, feeling a crack in her heart. To Amanda, she had the perfect life, only she knew

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

her hands around Leila in

him too. Why don't you talk to him about it first? You have been married for two years, it has to be worth something,"

and walking over to the window, the heavy wind blowing her auburn hair in all

now feelings for a man that doesn't belong to her are growing in her heart like

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

is also in love with her? Could the time they have spent as a couple be worth something