Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

21. Flames of Destruction AZURA. Shit. No. Do I tell Leo? I was trying to calm my racing heart, what do I do? The firstthing that came to my mind was to ask him to stop at the service station and get away from him, but I had to think about my baby.

Doing that would not only risk me, but the baby too.

"Who was the message from?" Leo's voice snapped me from my thoughts, making my breath hitch at his question.

He was watching me intensely.

His piercing eyes seemed to be peering into my soul.

"One of my girls." I found myself lying, as I gazed out of the side mirror trying to see behindus.

Only the glaring headlights of a car could be seen.

3 Was that him? Was he close? Would he try something? I was putting Leo at risk as well ifI didn't tell him.

What should I do? 2 "Oh yeah? Stop lying Azura.

Are you going to keep hiding it from me?" "I'm not hiding anything…” I was struggling.

Why should I tell him? 1 I know why I didn’t want to…

because I wasn't ready for him to tell me he didn’t care…

But maybe the mate bond would make him feel something? Yet I still wasn’t convinced …

“My patience is fucking wearing thin.

Tell me the truth, because for the last fifteen minutes we’ve been followed, and I fucking assure you, it’s not one of my enemies.” 2 Followed.

"Have we?" I asked, my heart thudding as I did my all not to press my hand againstmy stomach protectively.

"You've been too distracted to even notice, but I've taken several detours, yet that black McLaren has continued to fucking follow.

So, either you tell me the fucking truth now, or I will fucking stop this car and deal with this shit my way, no questionsasked." He almost growled, his eyes flashing a steely blue.

“No.” I said, grabbing hold of his arm.

Judah had weapons that killed instantly…

if he used something on Leo…

Just the thought of him getting hurt terrified me.

Although he pissed me off, I couldn't let anyone get hurt because of me, and especially whenhe had Corrado waiting for him at home.

“Then start talking.” He threatened icily.

Our eyes met, before I looked away, not wanting to appear as vulnerable as I felt, and ranmy other hand through my hair trying to word a sentence.

"It was from my ex." I began hesitantly, daring not to look at him, but I felt hisaura fill the car.

“He-“.

"Is he the one who was there the day I found you?” He cut in, his voicewas menacing, although I could tell he was trying to control his anger.

My stomach twisted.

Fuck, why was he so pissed? "Yeah." I murmured, now daring to look at Leo, realising I was still holding his arm.

I was about to remove it, but the look in his eyes told me pissed was an understatement.

fucking blow, and even if I wasn’t sure howwell our broken bond would work, I kept my hand on him praying it calmer him even

have lied

pissed at me and I had

from." It was a

fucking should have.” He said dangerously, and

a blur, and when he turned, taking a side road, darkness falling over us, Iknew we were no longer

a detour

“Leo, he’s dangerous.

I will deal with him, just drop me to Alejandro’s pack

mess with." I warned, not liking the

move and

piercing blue eyes on me and my head was screaming at me totell him

your eyes-" "Here's a news flash little she-wolf; if you think that he isn’t someone to be messed with,then you

fucked with the wrong fucking

did that sound so

bad wolf, but there’s

complicated." "Why haven't you told anyone? Aren't you a goddamn Westwood?” Our eyes metfor a second,

removed it, feeling an odd hollowness inside

It was weird…

others to

Plus…

find out

Judah has some stuff on me." I explained quietly, it felt oddly good telling someone about it,

out made the weight that burdened me lift a

stuff?”

us was literally tailgating us, it was too fucking

because of me or the car behind us, but it

he forced me to help get ridof the body after I came to..."

“He also…”

hard to talk about

and prepare myself for the words, but here I was spilling itall to Leo, when he would just drop

why was I even telling him? "Continue..." The

tell him about

the memory of fucking

sicko? "He has explicit videos of me that he’s threatening torelease on the net if I don't do as he wishes." Suddenly Leo turned the steering wheel violently to the left and I was thrown into him, unable to stop the scream that

the car spun violently at his move, just as I

knew was meant for

as the spinning motion of

arm reach over, pressing against my chest and holding me against my seat as thecar careened

of something burning and the intense screeching overwhelmed me, and sparks filled the

letting go of

compartment, taking out a gun and switching the steering wheel to his

sound of shattering glass, fire and

triggered me, and memories of long ago flashed through

heard the sound of something crashing, I had no idea what was going on,

as I realised

said, still feeling nauseous, my heart still pounding

let him die, he had

"He fucking just

got out of the car, and I

dangerous!” I

S

knew Leo wasn’t

looked around searching for

frantically pressed it and clambered out of

a few feet into the air before it