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Chapter 93

Leila sniffs back her tears and wipes the few drops that escape as she blinks with the back of her hand before she shute the door slowly and drags her heavy feet towards Adaling

“Come, sit beside me,” Adaline pats the space beside her on the bad.

Leila sits, watching Adaline’s soulful expression closely, her heart thuds gently and Lella surprisingly feels calm when Adaline rests her hands. on her thigh to stop Lella from shaking her legs,

“Tell me the truth Lella, do you love Tatum?”

Leila freezes, not expecting that line of questioning from Adaline but the woman asks in such a calm and gentle tone, bereft of any hostility and even if Lella thinks it is the wrong decision, she replies.

“Yes, I’ve always loved him.”

Adaline smiles broadly, heightening Leila’s confusion.

“I know, it is quite obvious. Now tell me, what do you think of me, an evil mother in law? A vindictive bitch?”

Leila looks away from Adaline’s peering eyes. If they are having a heart. to heart, it is better to tell her how she really feels.

“Troublesome maybe but not evil and I would never think of you as a bitch, mother. You forget but I do not, you were my role model growing up, it was you who named me at birth, you used to really love me but somehow things turned sour between us,” Leila replies and

goosebumps rent her skin as tiny teardrops break loose from her sombre eyes.

In her younger years, there was no one fonder of her than Adaline, she may have been the daughter of the head warrior but she was more. known for being the god daughter of the Luna. In fact, it was Adaline’s

that is the years we

sp with Tatum

ing morphed into loathing

Adaline addresses Leila with her

rsonal nickname for her for the first time in years and her own eyes

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mother and something you will learn soon is that we place the happiness of our children above all other things. I do not hate you

do I mean to unnecessarily create trouble for you but you see, Tatum found his mate and I didn’t want you around him anymore, that’s why I changed.

“Nothing in this life can bring a truer happiness and peace to a werewolf than being with the one the goddess ordained for them and want my son to experience that but you are standing in the way.”

Every word that comes out of Adaline’s mouth is like ice being dumped on Lella as realisation after realisation hits her and she just stares blankly at Adaline, unable to utter a word, despite the storm of different painful emotions wading through her.

Adaline takes her hand and squeezes it a distant smile on her lips. “Do you know who the original Tatum is?”

“Original Tatum?” Leila retorts, her sullen eyes filled with confusion.

“Yes, the original Tatum. He was my first husband, my first love and the epic love of my life,” Adaline replies and Leila is beyond stunned to hear those words.

Adaline was married before she married Alpha Darren?

Adaline looks up and sighs deeply before she continues.

“Tatum and I first met when I was about fifteen and he was seventeen. our chemistry was…off the charts, the love was amazing and

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everything was perfect. He was everything I ever wanted in a man and much more, everyone supported our union even at such young ages but my world was quickly turned into hell when a year later, Tatum found his fated mate,” Adaline pauses and takes another deep sigh.

“I thought that was it, I thought it was over but then, he did the unexpected, He rejected his mate for me, that was the height of his love, nothing could top it and the following week, we got married with a promise not to touch me until I got my wolf and rejected my own mate for him. Well, the short story goes like this.

“I had turned eighteen, hadn’t met my mate, it was the werewolf games and Darren, the newly installed and hot headed Alpha of the Blood Oak pack claimed me as his mate during the competition, I tried to reject him and told him I was already married but he would not have it. He went straight to my Alpha and threatened to rain hell and brimstone on our pack if his mate was not given to him and to send a message, he plucked out the left eye of our Alpha’s Beta. Back then, Darren was ruthless and vicious unlike the one you know now. Left with no choice, I divorced Tatum, packed my bags and left for the blood oak pack.”