Pregnant I left him To His First Love

Leila is about to reply when she gets a mindlink from Tatum and she looks away from Antonio to the cars driving past the window outside as she hears Tatum's voice. For some reason, she doesn't want Tatum to see her mysterious second chance mate.noveldrama

'I was told you came by the office, I'm there now.'

'I'll be on my way,' Leila replies and drops the mindlink, turning back to face Antonio but he's gone and in place of him is a note on the table.

[I'll see you soon, kitten. Antonio.]

Leila picks up the note and gazes around but there is absolutely no sign of him and she smiles.

There is something about Antonio that scares and excites her at the same time. She puts his note in her purse and heads to Tatum's office.

The moment Tatum hears Leila coming, he pulls open the drawer on his table, frantically putting away the drugs he just took and tosses the syringes into the trash can, simultaneously increasing the blow rate on his air freshener to hide any smell of medicine that may linger in the air.

He winces in pain as he sits upright, just as Leila steps into his office and he stares at her, in awe of her beauty as always, keeping a calm face on the outside but in truth, every breath he takes feels like a silver dagger being plunged into his heart.

He is yet to fully recover from the incident at the house the other day. The wolfsbane he drank was a rather concentrated one and it has not only slowed down his healing, it has mixed with his bloodstream and now the wound in his chest is beginning to rot.

He has already been to his herbal doctor Alfred who gave him the drugs to take and inject himself with at periodic intervals but it will take a while for him to heal fully.

He spent three days down in that bunker before he had enough strength to crawl out and as he laid there on the floor for those three days, the pain and agony that rocked his body and mind was nothing compared to the pain in his heart. The fear Leila had in her eyes as she went away hurt more than anything the wolfsbane was doing to him.

It's the first time he is seeing her since the incident and he doesn't know what to say to her. How does he apologise without her lighting up like a fuse?

The other day when he took Amara to the playground and for shopping, he wasn't even strong enough to get her, The did most of the work even if he was present and he did not see Leila but getting that mindlink from her warmed his heart more than any other thing could have.

Allowing him to spend time with her child when he did not ask for it is a sign of progress and he will keep hoping that maybe, just maybe, he might get a chance at redemption.

They stare at each other for a few seconds, eyes full of conflicted emotions and hearts pounding in sync. So many words waiting to be said, none uttered.

Tatum clears his throat. "Forgive my manners, tea, coffee or something-" he winces from the sudden pain that hits him in the chest, shifting uncomfortably in his seat, "something strong?"

Leila squints at him, the curiosity clear in her eyes that are fixed on his chest where he stabbed himself.

"I'm fine," she replies, "Actually I came because I need your help, it's an emergency."

Tatum looks away from her, his eyes flashing with sadness. The Leila he once used to know would ask him if he was okay at the slightest show of pain or discomfort but she obviously doesn't care about him anymore and she should not, he doesn't deserve it, no matter how much he wants her to.

"What's the emergency?" He replies, watching her closely, the worried look on her face giving him anxiety.

"I need to invite my grandmother, a wraith-kon and I'll need your permission," Leila replies. "Please. I know what she is and how you may feel about inviting her into your pack but-" "She is family, that is all that matters," he cuts her off. "I'll have Theo approve it and send you the file."

He should ask why she suddenly wants her estranged grandmother to come to the pack but he'll only interfere with her personal life from now on as much as she allows.

He will go at her pace, follow as she leads.