Chapter 44

Leila's POV

My hand travelled to the mark and his eyes followed my movements.

"Did you mark me in the heat of the moment?" I asked him and I held my breath waiting for his reply. It was something that had been on my mind since I got conscious but I had been contemplating on asking him.

He kept mute and his face was unreadable confirming my fears. My vision became blurred with tears. Not only did I have a mate who wanted nothing to do with me, he had sex with me and marked me not because he had finally accepted me but because he was lost in the moment. I was a fool for believing him. Come to think of it, he never told me that he wanted me. I was the one who gave my body and virginity to him. He never asked. I felt like the biggest fool of the century.

I was still wallowing in self pity when he raised my chin. I refused to look into his eyes. I didn't want him to see the tears that I was shedding because of him. He wiped the falling tears from my face then he