Pregnant I left him To His First Love by Collins Patrick

Chapter 17

Chapter

17

Leila gasps in shock, clutching her chest at the pain that rips through her. Her head spins, feeling like it is ready to split open. The torture is emotional, mental, as well as physical.

He turned his back against her, he didn't take her side, he doesn't choose her yet again but she wants to hear him say it, she wants to hear the words from his lips, she wants to hear him say: 'I believe you are a monster, a vindictive woman who hurt my true mate out of bitter jealousy." "Alpha," she sobs silently, her eyes full of pain, every syllable laden with agony, "I know I am not above the law but do you believe I broke it?"

Tatum frowns, looking down at the pitiful Carmela gently resting in his arms before he turns his gaze upon Leila but before he can speak, Carmela cries out.

"My arm.....I can't take it anymore, this pain is going to kill me," she wails, seeing that the cold look in Alpha Tatum's eyes was morphing into a pitiful one as he looked at Leila.

"Stay here till I return, I will see to this matter myself,," Tatum replies to Leila in a calm voice.

""To what end?" Adaline cries out in an angry tone.

"The law is the law. Any act of violence carried out against a pack member out of malice must be done to the culprit themselves, to the same extent of damage. I'm calling the warriors to drag her to the cells to break her wrist just like she broke Carmi's."

meaning, me...AFTER due process.

room to nurture even

wishes her tears would stop but they just cannot. Everytime Tatum opens his mouth, a fresh gust of pain wrecks her heart and there is nothing she can

is helpless to the feelings she has for him.

the truth is painfully smacking

instead of accepting the reality before her, that her feelings never mattevesi, does not matter and will never matter to him, that old tiny part of her hot still years with hope that he will somehow be there for her, be for her and be with her. "There is no need for any due process!," Adaline snarls. "I saw

comes to Adaline with a sullen look: "You were once a

august voice silents Adaline just long enough for Tatum to

away with Carmela sobbing in his arms and Adaline follows behind them, snapping her fingers at Leila. Leila looks at Tatum with her heart throbbing as he walks away.

not hold one

nothing compared to his awe inspiring love for Carmela. This is the end of the road for her, the

I'll tend to your wound," Darren says, coming into Leila's

and another heart rending sob tears through

his heart breaking for her. "I believe you didn't do it and I'm sure Tatum does too but he cannot

looking at him with teary eyes and a conflicted

serves to remind her of a life that is no longer hers. She doesn't even care to be punished, Carmela gave her life to save her, she would gladly