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 option, but he wasn't

Kiara? 'Hey, so I’ve got some pretty wild sex tapes that my ex secretly made last year

of whom are your underage daughters? Oh, and Iaccidentally killed someone and then I was forced to help get rid of the evidence?' Yeah, shit was going to

Dad pushed off the

ran my hand through my hair before I stood up

out of here,

shoved all my things into my bag, gathering my phone and stuff

to let Eric get me out

was causing problems, not only for Leo by

stomach, feeling the crushing

to reject

if I could, because I wanted to see the pain

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 heart thundering

it Judah? But after looking at the text, I closed my eyes

Marcel anything, I will handle

It was Leo.

Thank the goddess.

was to tell Marcel An hour later I was at Marcel’s mansion, after pulling on a baggy pairof jeans that I held up with a belt,

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

and if they had argued before there was no sign of it

black jeans and a dark grey short-sleeved shirt,

wearing shades and he had a cigarette between

leaned against the wall of the mansion as Marcel put slices of

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

from him, but the boy approached me, and I didn’t

he

love anything with milk!” 1 “Me too!” Corrado said,

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

but he looked much younger, his long brown hair pulled

had a

Typical Rossi genes.

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

really find it so weird that I couldn’t cook? It seemed he would keep

He looked over at Leo and Nikki, Nikki was at

“Yes.

because it ishealthy food, but it looks really good." He whispered loudly, I wasn't sure he knew werewolf hearing was a

smiled, tugging his chubby

seems to be a pro.” I added,

milkshake." Marcel passed us both a

small smile that looked a bit forced, with Leo

How rude.

son, from what I remembered, Leo wasn’t like

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

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

me Azura, what brings you here?" Marcel

raise her head

Leo had sent earlier, and although he had decided

wanted to mess this up, I knew I could and there

I sighed heavily, clutching

girl, work those

down at the milkshake before I looked

mate." I said sadly, making the corners of

immune to this

mate?” Marcel

small

for me! “Yes, he marked me and then he left me, and sincehe's from this pack, Leo is trying to make him come around

don’t know if Leo was