Chapter 27

Chapter

27

dare to utter it.

Leila stares wide eyed at him, her heart slamming against her ribcage with raw gusto. She is sure she is done with the marriage, that she wants nothing to do with him anymore, that her mind is made up but even now as the words are nibbling at her tongue, she doesn't Why can't she just tell him what's on her mind? Why is it so hard?

She slowly moves her face away from Tatum's hold, fiddling with her fingers and looks down at her feet.

"If you didn't find the folder, then don't worry about it."

Her heart feels like it wants to tear out of her chest and she knows Tatum can hear it. She has never been more nervous and scared about something.

Tatum scoffs ever so softly, feeling a relief that rents his skin with goosebumps. If she cannot say it with her mouth, then he never saw any folder but how did Clayton get his hands on it when Leila says she left It on his desk?

He runs his hand down the back of her hair, soothing her and speaking in a feathery tone.

whatever is in the missing folder must have been important, you were almost ordering me to go get it. Are

she feels in his presence, how his touch calms her and how she longs for

organising Carmi's welcome back party, get someone else to do

he really

a chance, she failed to utter it, so he never got the file and he needs

you have so many responsibilities as Luna already. I'll have someone else

would ever get such a look out of the workaholic of an Alpha. All Leila

could the

one of the

scandal if that document gets in the wrong hands before Tatum

picks up pace, worry creasing her brows and she jolts

Alone.

leave, coldly, after that

about her heart throbbing in fear at the slightest. kindness from that

word. Leila hmphed in her mind. Couldn't he at least pretend

cave if that man just show even

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