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…

need her to

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

exactly how she had

and although I

certain there was someone

no one…but there had been

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

of it, it would just take a while longer, since

and I know it shouldn‘t bother me, that I should just let it go, but the

of anger and irritation rushed through me at the storm of emotions that ran through me, and I lit a cigarette, taking

the marble

always appealed to me, yet it didn‘t

bed.” She wrapped her arms around my waist, her hand caressing my abs

I smoked my

quietly, despite the pleasure that rushed through me at her touch, I was far too

how about some fun?” She

in the mood.” She sighed and let go of

my attention, but she didn‘t

” Leo!”

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

on me with!” Her brown

clear in

flashed dangerously, and I glared coldly at

memory of Azura, but it didn‘t

Marks she had seen.

What I do has nothing to

for your petty worries, I haven‘t seen her

one

see her

one.” My anger was rising, and I glared

even have sex as often as before!” “We fucked yesterday.” I growled “Three days

yesterday.” She

I replied dangerously,

she stared at me with a flicker of

mean it‘s not the

me Leo, I‘m trying my

over this…” She whispered, her

my cigarette, letting go of

you want to walk, Nikki, walk.I won‘t hold it

together for over two years, Leo…this change is

for cheating on me–” 5 “Forgave me?” My

a red satin gown, she looked perfect, and I knew

light brown eyes, sexy curves and slightly on the petite side, Nikki was

younger than me, the ideal

bed, or so I thought until I had the taste of something

hated her, from her large dazzling blue eyes, those plump lips that were so fuckable, and

I’m saying?!” Nikki yelled, cutting

sound of a door opening, and the sound of small

hand over Nikki‘s

turned just as Corrado came

was a tousled mess, and

He rubbed

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

sight.‘ She looked at me before nodding tersely and walking back towards my bedroom, and I strode over to my

wrong with Nikki?”

crouched down,

“Women.

They are pretty crazy.

you know, she‘s

life

before

no, wrong team! So when

my arms

I didn‘t disturb you.” I replied,

holding

to stub out my cigarette before heading

but Jackie 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

sure was

I replied quietly, frowning as I pushed the door to his bedroom open wider and crouched down as we entered so as not to

the look of disappointment

going on, Corrado, things I need to take

you always have things going on.I want you to be here with me.” He was fighting back

needed someone who could take

him well, he didn‘t warm up

he was mine, I couldn‘t expect it

the fuck do I

with you tonight?” I

him the tiniest

would sacrifice his own space and everything

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

happy.” He declared, staring up at me with pure

Now sleep.” “Will you please take a day off,

looked into

really fucking cared for, sure Nikki and the pack were close seconds,

a moment,

“Yes! Thank you!”

sleep.” I ordered

his excitement, he