Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

11. My Life

LEO.

Night had fallen and I couldn‘t sleep. Something about seeing her again was fucking with my mind… It was one of the rare fucking days I was able to get home before midnight and just crash, but yeah, isn‘t going to happen.

I frowned, pushing the thought away as I looked down at the Sangue territory from my apartment window.

The glittering lights in the windows of the building were a reminder of how far we had come from the caverns we once resided in.

The mini town was not only a sign of our prosperity, but it was proof of advancement.

Not to mention it was pretty easy on the eyes, with modern buildings, high–tech security, and packed with everything my people needed to thrive in this world.

The Sangue Pack…

One would not think that we were once a pack of rogues, who had been raised and forced to serve one of the most psychotic evil monsters of all time.

Living in torment, fear, and abuse, left its mark on us all, marks that didn‘t just vanish overnight.

We had the highest number of people suffering from PTSD.

Memories of torture and terror didn‘t just leave us…

Even the few who agreed to have their memories removed didn‘t feel as settled as they hoped.

Some things just didn‘t go away…

The dreams that haunted my nights still remained; the abuse, the torture, the fear..

They didn‘t just go away.

I grew up thinking maybe I was fucking weak to not be able to deal with it…

but then I realised it was part of who I was, what helped shape me into the man I am today.

Even if people couldn‘t fucking stand me, I don‘t care.

My pack was my priority, and although we were one family, I still made sure that each one of them was able to fend for themselves and would be able to live alone if the need ever came.

We needed no one else.

A Pack that I ran, yet I did not hold the official title…

A title that Marcel, my father, held.

In fear of my views, he refused to hand it over to me, instead taking the side of his family, staying true to his vow that unless I yielded to the council and found my mate, only then will he deem me worthy as the Alpha.

I would never bow down to the King‘s council, like a coward, I wouldn‘t lie.

That title will be mine.

The last time we talked before he went on holiday I had told him he needed to let me take over but still, he refused…

He wanted me to find my mate, saying only she could guide me and get rid of the hatred within me…

Hatred…

I don‘t really know if I felt it anymore…I felt…numb to it all.

There were only a few things that made me feel anything.

But soon…I was planning to force his hand, until he passed that title to me.I had proven my fucking worth.I was not a child who would obey his dictatorship.

As for a mate…

Fuck, I did not want to become the fucking slave to a woman, but when I saw her in that club…I had lost control.

She had been so fucking appealing, I had been in a meeting when I had noticed her from one of the rooms.

I was with Nikki, and I hadn‘t planned on having fun, didn‘t mean I couldn‘t enjoy the view…but then that same sexy doll had turned out to be my fucking mate.

And the sex…Well if the mark wasn‘t proof of how fucking good she felt and tasted, then I don‘t know what was.

At that moment, I wanted to make her mine forever.

Meant to be mine fucking forever…but she turned out to be none other than a Westwood

Fuck that.

Her father was one of the Elite Eleven, a title that was unofficially given to the strongest Alphas in the country.

And then they act like they aren‘t fucking elite.

Pricks.

When I had found her last night, it had been a fucking coincidence.

We were heading home from a certain trade I had to take care of when I had seen a wolf running through the trees, but it didn‘t look normal, and so we had followed it.

No matter how much I hated the elite, it didn‘t mean I was going to let someone die…even if she wasn‘t my mate…

I hated the odd pull of our broken bond, the fear for her wellbeing as I carried her to my car, driving as fast as I fucking could to get her back here unnerved me.

I hated the feeling…

She shouldn‘t be here…

her to

agreed to a few weeks and I needed her fucking gone fast, and whilst she was here, I would

to know exactly how she

had the answers, and although I fucking don‘t care, I still wanted

certain there was someone else

had been

tried to get the data from her broken phone to see what she was

get something out of it, it would just take a while longer, since the acid from the

my territory and I know it shouldn‘t bother me, that I should just

storm of emotions that ran through me,

the sound of soft footsteps padding on the marble floors reached me, and Nikki‘s

me, yet it didn‘t compare

on, let‘s get to bed.” She wrapped her arms around my waist, her hand caressing my abs as it dipped down

Leo.” She kissed my neck as I smoked my cigarette, slipping her hand into my

that rushed through

fun?” She

in the mood.” She sighed and let

she didn‘t speak.Instead, she sighed in

” Leo!”

at me when I‘m talking to you?! What is going on? You‘ve been so distracted

same woman you cheated on me with!” Her

clear in

flashed dangerously, and I

it didn‘t take away

Marks she had seen.

What I

haven‘t seen

one

won‘t see her

no one.” My anger was rising, and

telling the truth, since then I feel we don‘t even have sex as often as before!” “We fucked yesterday.” I growled

yesterday.” She

not fucking counting.” I replied

beating as she stared at me with a flicker of fear and

just mean it‘s

cheated on me Leo, I‘m

get over this…” She whispered, her gaze

took a drag on my cigarette,

walk, Nikki, walk.I won‘t hold it

two years, Leo…this change is

cheating on me–” 5 “Forgave me?” My eyes flashed dangerously as I glared

and I knew exactly what

black hair, light brown eyes, sexy curves and slightly on the petite side, Nikki was a piece of candy that only a fool

younger than me, the ideal

so I thought until I had the

I hated her, from her large dazzling blue eyes, those plump lips

you even hear what I’m saying?!” Nikki yelled, cutting off the train of thought that I fucking

sound of a door opening, and the

my hand over Nikki‘s mouth,

Corrado came

mess, and his hazel

rubbed

are you shouting?” ‘I warned you, do not give me fucking

me before nodding tersely and walking back towards my bedroom, and

with Nikki?” He

down, ruffling

“Women.

They are pretty crazy.

having a debate over football, you know, she‘s a Man U

want his life to ever

chuckled before

team! So when

my

didn‘t disturb you.” I replied, standing up and lifting

grinned, holding on

my cigarette before heading

said I should sleep.I want Grandad to come home, I get bored.Will you have a day off soon?” I had something I needed to take care of that didn‘t involve pack work, and had been swamped for the last few months with it, but after tonight…I‘d

was

as I pushed the door to his bedroom open wider and crouched down as we entered so

on his bed and the look of disappointment in his eyes

going on, Corrado, things I need to take care of.”

to be here with me.” He was fighting back tears, and I stroked his

needed someone who could take care of

was, although Nikki treated him well, he didn‘t

he was mine, I

the fuck

sleep with you tonight?” I suggested, looking at the tiny

up his eyes and I gave him the tiniest

pup would sacrifice his own space and everything

the tiny bed, my legs dangling off just as they always did, and I held my arm out to him, allowing him

at me with pure happiness in

Now sleep.” “Will you please take a

looked into

really fucking cared for, sure

try.” I replied after a moment,

“Yes! Thank you!”

I

and despite his excitement, he soon