NovelOnlineChapter 153 Everyone files out of the courtroom after the session, Kelvin goes to do the paperwork for Liana's release so she can go hwith them while Leila sits on the bench just outside the courtroom waiting for them to return. She takes out her phone and calls the house phone to check on Amara. Surprisingly she doesn't feel as anxious as she thought she would, leaving Amara in Tatum's care.
Maybe because he's her father or probably because a part of her knows that somewhere inside Tatum's cold and dead heart is affection and kindness, the skindness he extended towards her when he married her after her house was attacked. He may say he did it out of selfish love which is an obvious lie because that man doesn't have an ounce of love for her in his heart but looking back at that event, her becoming Luna was the only thing that could have saved her from the onslaught. No one takes the call, she tries again and gets the sresult. A sense of panic slowly begins to rise inside her to combat the calmness she was feeling moments ago.
She immediately mindlinks Tatum.
Tatum receives her mindlink and the first thing she sees is the kitchen of her house, Tatum and Amara both wearing matching aprons, spots of flour on Amara's face, staining her black hair as she holds up a cupcake to Tatum. "Uncle Alpha, how does it taste?" Amara asks, beaming from ear to ear.
Tatum takes a bite and gives her a thumbs up. "Just like your mom's." "Mama's a great cook but I'm going to be better than her," Amara says with determination in her tiny voice.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I think she's scared of me, that's why she never letsin the kitchen alone, she knows I'll make magic," Amara adds with a boastful smirk on her lips and a chuckle of sheer disbelief escapes Leila.
Her child is one hell of a character.
'Hear that Leila, you've got sserious competition,' Tatum's voice sounds in her head and immediately, her smile drops.
For a moment there, she completely forgot about any feelings of anger and bitterness that she held towards him, it felt like they were a real family, like she was the mother out of the house while father and daughter messed about in the kitchen.
She imagined the excited look on their faces when she would get hand they would be anxious to show her what they had made in her absence but Tatum is not a member of her family, he is not hers, he belongs to someone else and she wants nothing to do with him.
'Not a speck of dirt when I get back,' Leila replies coldly and drops the mindlink.
She groans, rubbing both her palms down her face as she takes a deep breath to calm herself.
This connection between Amara and Tatum tugs something deep inside her, makes her feel like she is the missing piece.
"Congratulations on getting your mother out of custody but she'll be back there soon, probably for life," Carmela says as she walks up to Leila.
"Thank you," Leila says in a placid tone, keeping a stoic face.
Carmela already got her to react in anger twice and she is now familiar with Carmela's game.
Like Kelvin said, a blatant show of emotions isn't going to win them this war, she needs to be as shrewd, if not shrewder than her enemies.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCarmela's shock is palpable at Leila's calm demeanour and she sneers at Leila, gritting her teeth.
"You think this is victory? Wait till I'm officially Luna, I'll show you," She snarls.
"Am I supposed to be scared of a Luna that can't even call her Alpha by name?" Leila scoffs, pushes off the bench and dooks straight into Carmela's pained eyes. She arches her neck both ways, looking at both sides of Carmela's neck and she chuckles.
"This is just awesome, he's not even marked you. Five years to get his engagement ring, maybe another five to get married and another five to bear his mark/ Deal with the truth Carmela, your little matebond trick was useless. I could have Tatum anytI want, all I have to do is say the magic words to him," she says coyly, leaning into Carmela, her lips almost touching Carmela's earlobes and she whispers, "mate." She hears the quick jump in Carmela's heartbeat followed but Carmela keeps a straigt face and she pulls back to look Leila straight in the eyes.
"Let's say you're right, Leila, but do
you know why he finally put this ring on my finger after five years?" She holds her hand d up and taps the ring, "because," She leans in, doing the sexact thing Leila did to her. "I finally got him to put his seed inside me. That's right bitch, I'm pregnant."
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