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…

been my next option, but

I’ve got some pretty wild sex tapes that

underage daughters? Oh, and Iaccidentally killed someone and then

Dad pushed off the

through my hair before I stood up and began gathering

was out of here,

my bag, gathering my phone and stuff then putting it

let Eric get me out of

only for Leo by being here,

feeling the crushing pain in my chest

needed to reject him before

could, because I wanted to see

second I wanted to unleash hell, but I simply took a deep breath My phone beeped and I picked it

the text, I closed my eyes in

do not tell Marcel anything, I will handle it.’

It was Leo.

Thank the goddess.

An hour later I was at Marcel’s mansion, after pulling on a baggy pairof jeans that I held up with a belt, a cropped beige long-sleeved

silly, my hair was very silky and straight, making strands of hair stick

were here, and if they had argued before

effortlessly handsome as ever, in black jeans and a dark

had

mansion as Marcel put slices of meat

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

him, but

he made?”

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

like, so I have made

looked much younger, his long brown

he had a very rugged

Typical Rossi genes.

all looks really yummy, but aren't you tired after your journey? You really didn’t need to

weird that I couldn’t cook? It seemed he would keep

cook?” He looked over at Leo and Nikki, Nikki was at the table texting away on her

“Yes.

and Nikki makes healthy food, it doesn’t taste that good because it ishealthy food, but it looks really good." He

smiled, tugging

seems to be a

"Here, have some milkshake." Marcel passed us both

a small smile that looked

How rude.

and son, from what I remembered, Leo

just the rest of the Rossi's he had a problem with, right? “Thank you, it’s yum.” I complimented,

rock the look, right?" He laughed, and I could feel Leo’s glare burning into

you here?" Marcel asked, flipping the lamb chops

I saw Nikki raise her

although he had decided

this up, I knew I

I needed him to not lose his shit, and so, I sighed heavily, clutching my glass with both

work

looking down at the milkshake before I looked at

the

immune to this façade of mine, and that

mate?”

a small sip

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 pack, Leo is trying to make him

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