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.

showing up for so long, and she just... agreed to stay? For real? Is this just her plan to delay,

has been taken off her, thinking he seems 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 in his

Her heart is throbbing just for

herself and the baby, but she can't seem to

she stay, knowing what it has been

been through a lot of pain and anguish in these last few weeks and that is not something

lips with her hands. It's not that she doesn't want to kiss him or have

to, right? If she's going to be staying, there's no way it can remain a secret. If he wants her, he must want

blue, sweet pea, they're turning black," Tatum frowns, 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 of her slowly pounding heart loud

She says, looking at Tatum with puppy eyes, but full

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 rapidly, travelling from the

asks, her

isn't he saying

feet are off the ground before his arms can even wrap around her, laughing heartily

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

in his gaze before he locks lips

Leila staying but he's also getting

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