Pregnant I left him To His First Love by Collins Patrick

Chapter 7

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.

from the room. directly opposite theirs. She selected a room downstairs for Carmela, why is her laughter

a thudding heart and trembling hands, she gently pushes the

an excited

turned to her as

have to let me stay with you Leila.....I could have managed on my

happy to have you back," Leila replies

have a

day, wore matching outfits and were often mistaken for twins despite their distinct features but after they turned ten and Carmela got the mark of the phoenix, every girl in the pack wanted to be her friend and she slowly neglected Leila until they rarely even saw each other and when they did, Leila always felt like the odd one out, the misfit in Carmela's new

and laugh at her, chastising her to grow up. 'The best friend of the next Luna cannot be some timid girl.' It was the song Carmela always sang to her and Leila tried to be more like them, social and pompous but the harder

the death of Leila's father, around the time that Carmela got her mark, Leila's mother could hardly support their family and unlike other girls who wore expensive gowns and tiaras to celebrate their shift and eighteenth birthday, Leila stayed home to study but to her ultimate surprise, her

her best friend back. As if all the years between them was just a bad dream. Turns

only lost Carmela again, she also woke up

guilty about the whole. thing anymore but she wonders if their friendship can pick up from where they left it. This woman will replace her as the Luna sooner or later, she will take her rightful place as the wife of Alpha Tatum. Will she really be able to stomach all of it

remain strong in these coming days, they are going to be lethal for her as her decisions could cost