His beloved witch

Chapter 2: I do not fight other women for a man.

-Blanche-

When I walked into the coffee shop, Leon was already there waiting for me.

I felt a pang in my heart looking at him. s**t, his words are still fresh in my memory, and it hurts.

"Hi, Blanche!" Leon stood up and greet me with a kiss on my cheek.

Leon was wearing the cologne I gave him on his last birthday. I loved the mix of his scent with that perfume.

I know him well… His hands were itching him to hug me again. We were together for two years, after all. Still, I did not let him. I pulled away from him fast.

“Hi Leon,” I told him as I sat down in front of him at this little coffee shop. “How are you?”

“Fine. And you?”

“I am on my way to visit my grandmother.” Did I sound like little red hood talking with the wolf? I should have not talked with Flora, her stories stayed in my mind.

Leon is larger, less fluffy, and more aggressive than a wolf. He is a Lycan… And my ex-boyfriend.

I am in Saint Isabella town just for the day. This conversation with Leon is to end things officially with him.

Tomorrow I will continue my journey towards the truth, my quest to discover the potential link between my grandmother and a criminal organization named Fleur De Lis. Her meteoric rise in the magic world might not be a result of her hard work neither good luck. I am almost convinced that she is the witch that supports that group.

“You do not like to go there…” He remembers. “Is it because of Clara?” She is a friend I am protecting, who is also the daughter of my dear friend Silvia. “Or is Elias involved somehow?” Another ex. Leon arched an eyebrow and tensed after pronouncing Elias’s name.

“Do not worry yourself about that.” Leon has no right to get mad, even less to be jealous.

“I worry, I worry…”

I took a deep breath. I know what he is going to say. Clara warned me beforehand, she is the one who passed his message to me.

 “I love you, Blanche.”

Leonard Walls, my ex-boyfriend, wants me back… Even though, he is the one who broke up things with me in the worst possible way. Not just once, but twice. He hurt my feelings and I will not let it happen again.

In all honesty, what he did is nothing compared to what Damian did to me. Because damn with him, Damien ruined my life. Leon just broke my heart and lost my trust.

“I want you back, babe," Leon said with that expression that I used to adore on him. He took my hands between his.

My heart hurt. s**t! I hate this feeling and second thoughts. Am I doing the right thing?

“You do not love me, Leon.” I pulled my hands away from his. “You loved how I made you feel, but you did not love me.”

I try not to be bitter about it, but it is the truth. He does not love. I do not believe he does. But more importantly, I do not want to love Leon anymore.

“What? No! I made a mistake! But I…” Leon had to tune down his voice and shut up.

A waiter approached us to take our orders. He tried to order for me like he used to. It was his way to say that he knew me. He nailed it five out of ten times. And I loved the effort and did not say anything because I wanted him to be happy.

This time, I changed my order because I am in the mood for something sweet.

“We should have gone to my apartment for this conversation.” He said when the waitress left.

Leon wanted to have this conversation at his apartment. To be alone with your ex near a bed, is a big no, no. Not a good idea when you want to move on.

He even said I could pick up what I left there… I did not leave anything behind. When I moved out from his place, I made sure to get everything out, even my scent was removed from there. I did it because I wanted him to miss me there.

“Or Moon House if you were up to a dessert.”

He also proposed Moon House instead of this coffee place. The ice cream parlor that Clara and I co-own in this city. But I did not agree. I do not want more people seeing us together. I hate the post-breakup questions from friends. Lived that. Done that.

"Here is fine," I replied dryly.

Piccola Cosa is a coffee shop on the main avenue of Saint Isabella town. And it is at fifteen minutes away from the club my fairy friends will be. I have short legs; it takes me fifteen minutes to get there!

“I should have started this conversation, asking you to forgive me. I am so sorry, Blanche. I was an idiot.”

“Oh! That you were, indeed!” I chuckled. Leon looked at my eyes with hope and waited for me to say what I use to say.

Whenever he was foolishly jealous, I used to tell him “You can be an i***t, but you are my i***t!” Not this time. No. Leon is no longer mine, as I am no longer his.

Leon used to be a very jealous and possessive boyfriend. He even got jealous of Allen, a friend of Clara. A werewolf! Werewolves have fated mates. Besides, Allen is a child, barely twenty! And… I was in a relationship with Leon by then! I have never cheated on any of my boyfriends. I told him and showed him a thousand times that I loved him. How stupid could have he been?

A lot, he could be so stupid. And now, it does not matter.

“I did not know the whole story, and I just…”

“You judged me.” I interrupted him. I get mad when I remember. “You did not stay enough to hear me out.”

“I made a stupid mistake. And I am so sorry…”

I decided to trust in him. I told him about my curse. My secret… my pain, and he left me in the middle of the story feeling vulnerable and sad, in tears.

My body is frozen in time. I do not age. I look younger than any other witch of my age which can be considered a blessing. Forever young…. But it is not. It came with a price. It was a decision made by my mother and grandmother, I was supposed to die, that was the best they could come out with to save me.

As a result, I cannot have children and I love babies, I want to have them… It is not possible for me, but it is possible for Leon. I was telling him because I wanted him to be my lover, the only one in my heart forever.

I am the only thing a guy would get, and I better be enough for him, or the guy will be miserable… making my life miserable, too. Leon said he wanted me to be his mate, so he deserved to know it.

I poured my heart out to Leon. Unfortunately, his male side was stronger when he heard what the price paid was, he did not want to hear the whole story. He broke up with me instead…

Even though he said that nothing I could tell him would make him walk out the door… He did.

“Yes, you did that.” You made me trust you.

“But we can start all over again, I am ready now. My Lycan is ready, too.”

Lycans choose their mates because most of them do not get fated mates. And Leon did not care I am a witch. He told me his Lycan was crazy about me because he found me compatible. How crazy it was!

At first, I could not trust him and avoided the topic, but he insisted and insisted. We even had big fights because of that. Until, one day, he convinced me.

"We can start dating, and then we can move things back to where they were, slowly. I know everything about you now. And you know everything about me. There are no more secrets between us." He smiled.

Leon had his secrets, too; he is Royal Inspector in the Lycan Kingdom. I found out about it later when Clara found her fated mate. Joshua Duncan. That happened almost two years after we started our relationship. None of us was completely honest with each other from the start. It was a bad omen, I think.

Nevertheless, I did not blame Leon for it.  I fell deeper in love with him because he did something nice for my friend without telling me. It is a long story, but he made me think I could trust more secrets because of that incident. Silly me!

I met Leon a couple of years ago on a crazy night out with my witches in this town, Saint Isabella. I have a small house at the beach because I love to live here.

I hooked up with Leon the same night we met. One night stand, that is all he was going to be. However, when I came back to this town with Clara, he came looking for me.

He asked me for a chance. Leon wanted to have a more “normal” relationship with me. And I gave in. He wanted us to move in together, and I gave in. He asked to be his mate, I gave in… That is why I decided to tell him about me.

“It does not work that way. It is over now, Leon.”

He failed in the thing that I cared about the most.

“No! You cannot stop loving someone so fast.”

“I know… but I love me more.”

If someone loves you, that one does not hurt you. Not the way he hurt me. The problem, I cannot trust him anymore.

Our orders arrived. In the end, meeting Leon was a bad idea. I am not hungry anymore, and I hate to waste food.

“Please, give me a second chance.”

“I gave you a second chance, remember?”

He looked at me frustrated I never liked him when he loses patience. It brings back bad memories. It is scary, although I never show it because I am Blanche. I lifted my chin dismissing, the aura he radiates when angry.

"Blanche, it does not count. I was drunk and mad… I did not know what I was doing."

After our breakup, I suffered like a b***h. Damn it. I cried him a river. I waited for him at his apartment, but he disappeared from me and our friends for days. So, I had to move out from his place, my beach house was rented, and I did not want to be alone.

Clara took me in with Josh. Life is entertaining with her.

I must admit, I waited for him. Despite the advice of my good witches… I wanted him to show up and tell me he loved me, that nothing mattered to him but me. That nothing was more important than to be with me. Yeah… I have crazy romantic dreams, too.

I could have taken him back, then. And I did…

One night, Josh brought Leon home totally wasted. He was drunk. So, I allowed in my room. Nothing happened between us that night, we just embrace each other. But…

“The following morning you were sober, and we were quite active in the sheets. I did not rape you, pal. You knew what you were doing when you made assumptions and insulted me for the last time.”

Leon overheard the joy of that night. Clara was pregnant and left her maternity test in my bathroom, the Lycan found it. He thought it was mine… s**t hit the fan. I do not even want to remember what happened. I almost lose control of my powers.

Regardless, that was the second chance we had. He f****d it up. He accused me and yelled… he insulted me and that was the real end of us.

Hurt me once, it is your fault, hurt me twice it is on me. I will not let Leon, or anyone hurt me ever again. I have had heartache for a lifetime. I am done.

“No, that cannot be my second chance because… "

Leon is intelligent, not only handsome, but he can be very stubborn, too. I just moved my head negatively.

“Blanche, I want my second chance." Leon took one of my hands between his and kissed it. “You believe in second opportunities… Why not give one for me?”

This is the worst part... It is painful to think in all those what if that follows. But I know better. As I grew older, I have learned.

“Don't you say everyone is more than what is seen? Babe, I want you back.” He insisted.

“Leon, no.”

I wanted him to hold me when I was telling him about my sixteen-silly-self and my biggest mistake… Trust someone I should have not to; forgive, when I should have not; stay… when I should have left.

Yes, I wanted Leon to hold and accept me. I will be the only thing he will get, and that will bitter him and his Lycan over time. He will blame one day… His all behavior is a strong indicator of the future that I can expect from him. I do not trust him anymore.

Leon does not love me. He loves a version of me, a Blanche created in his head. I am not the one for him, he wants things I cannot give him. He should have them… with someone else. Because I do not want anything from him, either.

“If Elias did not tell you… you would not be here asking me for a second chance.”

“You do not know that.” Sure, I do.

“I can accept your apologies, Leon.”

“Blanche, this is not fair.” Life is not fair. What happened to me was not fair.

“We can be friends one day, just not today… and not for a while…”

He was going to say something else, but a female Lycan came on his back and covered his eyes cheekily.

“Guess who am I?!” She screamed.

“I have to go now. Bye.” I am done.

One thing is to end things up, another entirely is to see him move on to the following woman or female, the next minute.

“No! Blanche! This is a misunderstanding!”

“Leon, what are you talking about? Who is she?” The Lycan female was tall, as all Lycans are, and beautiful, too. She stopped joking and hug him from the back, rubbing her boobs on his back.

“Do not worry. Bye, Leon.” I used my best smile to leave. He was confused.

Leon stood up to follow me, but she kept him there with her grabbing his arm. They knew each other. No misunderstanding. At least this gal is not my cousin… f*****g Elias.

Since tears were forming in my eyes, I went to the bathroom instead of leaving the coffee place. Stupid move, I know! Especially because when I got out of the bathroom stall, the female Lycan was there.

“Look. Leon is a good Lycan, and I am a good Lycan, too. We have known each other since childhood, and I have always loved him… I will love him forever. Please, do not take him back. I am sure I am perfect for him. I just need a chance.”

“He is all yours, darling,” I replied and left using the back door without being seen. I have made many mistakes in my life. I am a grown-up witch, and I have learned my lessons.

“I do not fight other women for a man.” The chapter of Leonard Walls in my life has come to an end.