Pregnant I left him To His First Love by Collins Patrick

Chapter 98

"For the last time, I have no idea how it got into his hands, I left it right here this morning," Leila taps on her dresser, glaring at Tatum. He just let Carmela go, no investigation, no nothing.

Despite how much she tried to make him see the truth, he refused to listen to her and demanded they return home while his warriors took care of everything. Does he believe she really would hire an assassin?

"I believe you Leila," Tatum replies, sitting on the bed and massaging his temples, the wrinkles of stress shaping the lines of his forehead.

"But you don't believe Carmela did it right?" Leila places her hands akimbo, a bitter smile on her lips followed by a soft scoff of disbelief as she stares down at her husband.

"No Leila, I don't," Tatum replies coldly. "I know you don't like Carmela but you can't just accuse her of something as evil as this. You are the Luna, your words carry weight, you can't just condemn people you don't like." Tatum's cold words breeze pain all over Leila's heart and her bitter smile spreads

is that what you think I'm doing? Abusing my power to condemn her?"

"I never said that."

"But that is what you meant right? Then maybe she should be your Luna go ahead and-"

Leila

is in his arms, he holds the

+25 HOUS

with bitter

the words on her tongue yet his heart

all together for her sake. Dismissing her at the hotel was to make her save face, her bracelet was found in the assassin's pocket, the longer he let her blame Carmela, the more. questions would be asked that would put her in a bad light but she sees. it in

is the one thing he is grateful for, no matter how distant their hearts are, he is

her lower lips

consuming fire, ready to destroy everyone and everything in your path, including yourself. I already told you, I believe you. Just calm down and let me take some time

Leila shoves him, "you're just protecting her, that's all you ever do. You say all these grand words and make all these promises, yet you do nothing because it's her. Your smile is the biggest when she is in the room, you let

small sigh and his heart becomes filled with warmth, hearing the jealousy seeping from Leila's tone and he cannot help the small smirk

asks in a low, almost whispery tone, taking slow steps towards her, his wanton eyes raking over the fuming. yet s**y and alluring figure

takes hold of her waist, pulling her gently into him, the

if reassuring her every second of the day that he feels nothing for Carmela is what it will take to soothe her and keep her bound to him, then that is

the one I want to be with. Carmela can never become Luna unless