Pregnant I left him To His First Love by Collins Patrick

Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Leila stares calmly at him, but her heart is slamming against her

ribcage but instead of feeling scared or upset about his psychotic plans to murder and cremate her mate, she feels her heart flush with warmth, feeling good to know he desires her this much. This is the Tatum she knows, wild and deadly when it comes to protecting what he loves.

Maybe she can give him another chance?

Perhaps their baby can grow up, loved and adored by its mother and father.

She wriggles away from his hands and folds her arms against her chest, an angry pout on her lips.

"If you won't let me go, it's not only me you should be telling," she replies in a curt tone.

"I understand. So you're staying?"

Leila rolls her eyes at him. "It's not like I have a choice, I don't want you to kill my mate."

Tatum would normally chuckle at a cheeky eye roll and a reply like that but his heart is still full of unease.

and she just... agreed to stay? For real? Is this just her plan to

desire her as much as she desires him but her heart is restless, her mind a wobble of many different thoughts. Could it be? that he has SOME feelings for her? She thought he had only Carmela

dare to hope? Her heart is throbbing just for a sentence

protect herself and the baby, but she can't seem to say no

it has been like for all these

guard her heart carefully this time around if she is going to stay, she has been through a lot of pain and anguish in these last few

is about to kiss her when she blocks his lips with her hands. It's not that she doesn't want to kiss him or have sex but she's not sure if it's

no way it can remain a secret. If he wants her, he must want

kissing the side of her neck, slowly running his hand up, underneath her gown

while," Leila says, slowly moving her hand to her stomach, the thrumming

at Tatum with

his eyes going wide, his lips parting slightly but he doesn't utter a word. His hands tremble by his side, his heart thudding like the galloping of a thousand horses, he slowly swallows air down his throat, goosebumps arrest his skin

asks, her

he saying anything? Does

in a hug, so fast that her feet are off the ground before his arms can even wrap around her, laughing heartily and

a father. F**k, I'm going

stares at her without words, admiration clear in his gaze before he

is Leila staying but he's also