Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

16. An Outsider AZURA. And with those words, I walked over to him confidently and gave him a big bear hug, praying that thisworked.

I felt Leo's aura rolling off him in waves, but just when I thought he wasgoing to slit my throat in anger, Marcel let out a hearty laugh.

"It's a true honour! I need to hear what is going on, but how about Ilet you finish getting dressed..." He trailed off as his eyes fell on my mark, frowning deeply.

“I never knew you were mated?”

“Oh I am.

Kinda.” I winked.

"Azura is really cool, but she can't cook." Corrado added helpfully.

2 I pouted as I looked at mini Leo, did he really need to add that part? Marcel chuckled, “Wellwe won't need Azura to cook, we have plenty of people who can cook! But I'm happy to see you here.

Surprised, but happy." He placed his hand on my head and I could see the happiness inhis eyes.

I smiled back, seeing Nikki turn and walk off.

Leo glanced at me but didn't say anything, and I had a feeling he knew I wouldn’t say anything, before he followed her, and I heard theirfootstep receding.

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I hated how that hurt.

"Well, I will let you get dressed, come down to mine when you are ready! Come Corrado, I have brought you some gifts.” He picked up his grandson, andthe moment I shut the door after them, I let out a breath of relief and ran a hand through my hair.

Oh for fucks sake, I am so screwed.

My heart thudded when a sudden thought came to me, what if Marcel mentioned to someone thatI was here? Goddess, help me.

I needed some air, entering my bedroom I pushed open one of the windows, taking a few deep breaths to calm myself, not to mention the nausea that was gettingto me.

After a few minutes, I began looking through my things for something decent to wear.

"For fucks sake Nikki, stop it!" I froze when I heard Leo’s voice through the window, my heart thundering.

"'Why were you in her room?! Why is she here?! Something isn’t right and you’re hiding it from me! Who the fuck is she?” “I’m not fuckingdoing this with you! She's no-one." Thanks, dick-face.

But what did I expect? Him to tell her I'm his mate? “Is she? Then why were youin her room?! She was in her bra!" "Oh for real, Nikki? We're fucking werewolves, I've seen hundreds of she-wolves in their bras, or without." Wow, that's one way for you to make a point Leo, fucking perv.

2 “In her room Leo.

With the door shut.

I'm not fucking stupid! I want to know who she is.” “You heard her, she’s a fucking Westwood, happy?” “Exactly! Why would youallow someone from a family you dislike here?! There's something going on!" She shouted.

I felt a wave of guilt wash over me, I was becoming the cause of problems intheir relationship...

I will go to this lunch and then I'll figure something out.

Maybe I needed to go to Alejandro and Kiara.

Plan or not, I had to go.

5 "Leo!" "I'm not having this fucking conversation with you." His voice was fainter, and I heard the distant sound of a door shutting.

I looked at the beige top in my hand, feeling disappointed in myself.

I had wasted enough time mulling over things and coming up with zero solutions.

I walked over to the bed and sat down, taking a moment to collect my thoughts.

Going to Alejandro would fuck up a lot…

have been my next option, but

I’ve got some pretty wild sex tapes

Iaccidentally killed someone and then I was forced to help get rid

Dad pushed off the council

my hair before I stood

out

shoved all my things into my bag, gathering my phone

Leo to let Eric get me

not only for Leo by being here, but

on my stomach, feeling the crushing

needed to reject him before

to face if I could, because I wanted to see the pain in

simply took a deep breath My phone beeped

it Judah? But after looking at the text, I

not tell Marcel anything, I will

It was Leo.

Thank the goddess.

on a baggy pairof jeans that I held up with a belt, a cropped beige long-sleeved top and

strands of hair stick up in all

if they had argued before there was

ever, in black jeans and a dark grey short-sleeved

wearing shades and he had a cigarette

leaned against the wall of the mansion as

what Grandad made!" Corrado called, hurrying over to me the moment I stepped into the

told me to stay away from him, but the boy approached me, and

has he

with fresh strawberries and bananas." "Oh damn really? I love anything with milk!” 1

I wasn't sure what you would like, so I have

he looked much younger, his long

and he had

Typical Rossi genes.

all looks really yummy, but aren't you tired after your journey? You really didn’t need to do this.” “Azura doesn’t

I couldn’t cook? It seemed he would

does everyone you know, know how to cook?” He looked

“Yes.

it ishealthy food, but it looks really good." He whispered loudly, I wasn't

smiled, tugging his

your Grandad, who seems to

milkshake." Marcel passed us

Nikki said with a small smile that looked a bit forced, with

How rude.

son, from what I remembered, Leo

the rest of the Rossi's he had a problem with, right?

"I rock the look, right?" He laughed, and I

Azura, what brings you here?" Marcel asked,

saw Nikki raise her head slightly,

had sent earlier, and although he had decided

mess this up, I knew I could and there was fuck all he could do about

his shit, and so, I sighed heavily,

work those

blinked slowly, looking down at the milkshake before I looked

I said sadly, making the

to this façade of mine, and that was

mate?” Marcel

small sip of

this was so yummy, if Nikki didn't want any, perfect, more for me! “Yes, he marked me and then he left me, and sincehe's from this

a bitter taste in my mouth, I don’t know if Leo was trying to earnbrownie points in his Dad's