56. The Beginning of a Haze
LEO.
I stood there, looking down at her as she claimed my son as her own. A thousand emotions coursing through me. She didn‘t accept him for me, but because she wanted to.
Fuck why was this so fucking intense?
‘I want to be your Mama too...‘
Her words shook me. No, she didn‘t come running out of that house for me, but for him. Her eyes did not once find me as she wiped those tears from Corrado‘s face.
She was still young, wild and temperamental, but she had a heart of fucking gold, and he was lucky to have her...
She hugged him tightly and, at that moment, I selfishly wished I could enjoy the fucking time I had... but I didn‘t want her to get attached to me unless I could fucking make it. Then again, I think she already was... There was no denying what we felt for one another.
I really needed to find a solution... a solution to living... 13
I stepped away from them, feeling another wave of heat rush through me.
I don‘t know what the fuck was wrong, but I needed to get checked out... I cast one last look at the duo. This right here... was my fucking world. All three of them... 3
Live for them…
But I was not a god, and I didn‘t have the power to restore life. 4
“Jackie, I don‘t really feel great. Mind if you can do a check over?” I asked through the link.
‘Right away.‘ Her voice was full of worry as I cast a final look at Azura and Corrado before I walked away.
‘I‘m on my way.‘ I replied through the link.
Twenty minutes later Jackie looked up from the monitor. “It‘s just, I don‘t really know why you feel like that, there‘s no huge change from the last time, I mean, your organs are failing, but there‘s nothing majorly different...” She mused worriedly.
“I don‘t know, I just feel really hot, and everything seems fucking heightened. Restless, even my wolf seems to have spurts of rage and... hunger?” Explaining this was fucking weird, and last night I had a dream where I was fucking Azura, yeah not the first... But it sure as fuck had me wake up this morning with such a fucking hard on, I had to jerk off to the thought of her in the fucking shower. But I was not going to fucking tell her any of that shit. She frowned slightly.
“That‘s strange...” She looked me over as is trying to find the answer. “Anything that seems to make it worse? Overexerting yourself? Or any certain time of day?” I frowned...
“Not really.”
“I‘ll try to see what I can find. Right now nothing is coming to mind. Your temperature is normal and there doesn‘t seem to be anything unusual.”
“Hmm, maybe it‘s nothing.”
“I doubt it‘s nothing, I‘ll run some further tests on your bloods.” She said, her eyes shadowing as she looked up at me. “You need to ask for help, Leo.”
“Let‘s be serious Jackie, Kiara can‘t regenerate something that is fucking dead. These artificial replacements aren‘t cutting it... I failed.” I said, leaning forward to take a look at the results.
“Leo you did well, but maybe if she could cure the poison that is the cause, at least then–”
“Then what? I keep trying to use some shit that isn‘t working; heck, I‘m not even able to fucking shift without having to replace all that shit.”
“Does Azura know?” She whispered hesitantly.
I looked down at my hands.
“What do I tell her? That I‘m dying?”
“Maybe she can help.” She replied worriedly. “You are going to Alpha Alejandro‘s pack tomorrow. There must be something. They have powerful witches; this damage was done by a witch. Perhaps it‘s a witch who can help? Don‘t give up hope Leo.” I didn‘t want to... I didn‘t want to give up, but was it wrong to try to prepare for the inevitable? “They can do nothing.” 10
I had left the hospital and gone for a light run to clear my mind.
I‘d talk to Kiara but I knew the answer already... I also knew I needed to tell Azura... Especially since Kiara would probably fucking tell her. Then there was the fact that she refused to leave...
a right–out bitch, I panicked when Azura stormed off. It had proven to me that no matter how much I fucking acted like I could live without her, I wanted her...
know I was fucking hurting her again and
Fuck it all.
slowed down, covered with a layer of sweat after an hour of
around to the back of the apartment block and leaned against
guardian to Corrado after me?
Jax to go after Nikki and deal with her since I didn‘t fucking want to see her again. Then I had put my block up so no one could fucking contact me. I couldn‘t deny I felt
to move out of my apartment block, and her personal allowance as a member of this pack would be cut down. Plus she would do one hundred hours of community work
“Jax?‘
‘Here.‘
you handle it?‘ I
too. Alpha Marcel had a word with her this morning
Winona in
Jax?‘‘
nothing, I‘ll make sure the Alpha is there. What
the fuck was
we leave for Alejandro‘s pack tomorrow, I‘ll make sure she does so in front
give her the fucking time of day, I wasn‘t going to let it slide. I didn‘t trust her not to play up in front of anyone else. She
you defending our rightful Luna, it suits you.‘ “Yeah, whatever. Did anyone check Emmet‘s
stuff that he‘ll
on it, I need answers.‘ I said, feeling suddenly suffocated as I pulled my top
‘Got it.‘
ground as I ended the link, feeling the same weird energy that enveloped me
one right now.
‘Ok‘
what was
the surge of my woll‘s restlessness
take over? I couldn‘t afford to
the wall, taking deep breaths, suddenly
fucking long. “Leo?” The voice was distant, yet
hear the rushing of blood in
hand touched my arm, fucking burning me, and I let out
“Leo!”
blazing eyes snapped open ouly to see
eyes raked over Nikki, my heart pounding as the urge
that shit
she
I growled, feeling myself
suddenly realised exactly what was happening, something that was fucking rare, but it was definitely pointing in
Shit.
Azura. I wanted Azura.
growl of my wolf filled my head, and my
and I knew I needed to get away. “Back off.” I thundered, my alpha command rolling
seductive blossomy scent filled my nose, making my eyes flash. It held hints of Jasmine, Tuberose, Rangoon and something so intoxicating, yet there was only one name I
the scent
Azura was nearby.
as I fucked her, flashed
Find her...
when
what‘s wrong?” She murmured, running her hands over
part wanted me to find Azura. “Don‘t
he just tell you
I wanted to hear, screaming my name as I
lush lips of hers, to those breasts, was driving me crazy. Her top
fucking wanted to
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