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…

next

got some pretty wild sex tapes that my ex secretly made last year that he is threatening torelease on

girls, two of whom are your underage daughters? Oh, and Iaccidentally killed

get Dad pushed off the council

through my hair before I stood up and

I was out of here,

into my bag, gathering my phone and stuff then putting it into

let Eric

causing problems, not only for

on my stomach, feeling the crushing

to reject him before I

I could, because I wanted to see the pain in his eyes when I destroyed the bond

Anger rushed through me, and for a second I wanted to unleash hell, but I simply took a deep breath My phone beeped and I picked it up, mystomach lurching at the unknown number, my

the

not tell Marcel anything, I will

It was Leo.

Thank the goddess.

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 top and twisted my hair into a messy knot on

knew it looked silly, my hair was very silky and straight, making strands of hair stick up in all directions refusing to bend,

and Nikki were here, and if they had argued before there was no sign of

handsome as ever, in black jeans and a dark

and he had a cigarette between those lips

against the wall of the mansion as Marcel put slices of meat on

what Grandad made!" Corrado called, hurrying over to me the

told me to stay away from him, but the boy

has he made?”

I love anything with milk!” 1 “Me too!” Corrado said, grabbing my hand and tugging me

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

looked much younger, his long brown hair pulled intoa messy

he had a very rugged look about

Typical Rossi genes.

really didn’t need to

couldn’t cook? It seemed he would keep on mentioning it until all of England

me Kiddo, does everyone you know, know how to cook?” He looked over at Leo and Nikki, Nikki was at the table texting away on

“Yes.

Nikki makes healthy food, it doesn’t taste that good because it ishealthy food, but it looks really good." He whispered loudly, I wasn't

tugging his

who seems to

have some milkshake." Marcel passed us both a

with a small smile that looked a bit forced, with Leo simply ignoring

How rude.

from what I remembered, Leo wasn’t like this towards his

a problem with,

the look, right?" He laughed, and I could feel

you here?" Marcel asked,

I saw Nikki raise her head

remembered the message Leo had sent earlier, and although he had decided

up, I knew I could

I sighed heavily, clutching

girl, work those

blinked slowly, looking down at the milkshake before

the corners of my lips

this façade of mine,

mate?” Marcel

small sip of my

me! “Yes, he marked me and then he left me, and sincehe's from this

mouth, I don’t know if Leo was trying to earnbrownie