Pregnant I left him To His First Love by Collins Patrick

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Kelvin's brow creases with worry for her. A deep frown contorts his face and he walks over, taking the seat next to her. He gently takes her hands in his, squeezing it gently, making Leila's sad eyes meet his affectionate ones. "What happened? Is he treating you poorly?" he asks in a soft and worry laden voice.

Is Tatum treating her poorly?

Does sleeping in another woman's bed and spilling their deepest secrets to her count as being treated poorly? "No...." Leila shakes her head, feeling a tug of pain in her heart. "Carmela is back, Kev, you know what that means."

Kelvin scoffs softly, raising a brow at Leila, looking a bit relieved to know she wasn't suffering at the hands of the Alpha.

"You disappoint me Leila, you're just going to throw away your marriage and position because of that bitch?" Kelvin asks in a curt tone.

His dislike towards Carmela is well known to Leila and Kelvin is not one to mince words or hide his feelings, except the ones he has for Leila.

Telling Kelvin not to call Carmela names is like pouring water into a basket, so Leila doesn't bother with it.

She wishes she could confide in him and tell him about the baby, about what happened last night and the days since Carmela's return but right now she does not need a friend to confide in, she needs a lawyer to get her out of her marriage.

"If I don't divorce him, he's going to divorce me for her. One way or the other, my marriage is going to end. I just want to be a step ahead. Are you going to help me or not?"

Despite how cold Leila tries to sound, the pain in her voice is as clear as the Despite how cold Leila tries to crowing of the rooster at dawn.

Kelvin heaves a sigh and pinches the bridge of his nose, feeling bad for her. If

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the goddess wasn't so unkind to him by not making her his chosen mate, her would have spent every last breath of his lungs bringing nothing but joy and happiness to Lella's life. "If you really want to get out of the marriage, then I'll help you." Kelvin says in a reassuring tone.

After giving Leila a few forms to fill, Kelvin insists that he takes Leila out for lunch as they hadn't gotten together for a long time and after lunch, Leila made her way home.

When she gets home, the smell of cinnamon and walnut roast with heavy musk that fills the living room as she opens the door tells her that Tatum is home and quite early too. She spots him by dining, sipping on a glass of whiskey and typing away on his laptop, not even raising his head to see who enters but he obviously knows it's her from her smell.

"Good evening." Leila greets him, walking corridor when his cold voice makes her halt.

"How was your date with Kelvin?" Tatum asks, his voice icy and laden with accusation.

Leila's heart thuds heavily.

the lump in her

out to eat," She replies, scratching her nape

Tatum replies, kicking

her heavy feet across the room, conscious of how Tatum's cold eyes fixate on her. Despite the weary in her heart, there is always something about his intense look that fills her stomach with butterflies, whether good or bad. "Care to explain how a visit to Carmi ended up as a lunch

shocked by his words. There was a rumour back then that

was a rumour and not true was because she only had that sort of feeling towards one man, she even secretly hoped he would be her mate, no matter how far fetched it

went to eat, in public, with another man, when last night he slept with

thought alone makes her heart sting with pain but she keeps her

was only lunch

and Leila slowly meets his eyes and as cold and beautiful as they are, there is no anger

don't have a problem who you have lunch with, just don't lie

calm face is a contrast to the storm of emotions brewing inside her.

GEONDON ONE. Het les move with a sign tensor under the table

pain is net

when do i stop being bet,

BIN Aven mean by that Tatry looks at her

are numbered," Leila manages to keeo her voice from

looks like gain fils Tatum's eyes

concern you, Tatum replies passively

she quickly pushes it away. He only said not to concern herself with it, he never said

his laptop shut, his tone becoming stem. "Trying to

not what I'm trying to do, Carmi was supposed to be your wife if she wasn't

cold look,

are you really asking because of

her eyes coating with tears at the implication of his words that break her heart and her lips tremble

Kelvin? I haven't even seen him in years,

understood?" Tatum replies in the same cold voice, his eyes hard as a

an issue, Kelvin is just a friend,

eyes but the gold

Bot, you will not get close to him as kong as you are my wife," He

unable to believe his audacity. She is nowhere as close to Kevin as he is with Carmela and yet he seems to

to her, making her