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

exactly how she had ended

although I fucking don‘t care, I still wanted

was certain there was someone

one…but there had been footprints…my

tried to get the data from her broken phone to see what she was up to out there, but the entire thing had been damaged

just take a while longer, since

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

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

the marble floors reached me,

that always appealed to me, yet it didn‘t

her arms around my waist, her hand caressing my abs as it dipped down to the band of

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

tired.” I replied quietly, despite the pleasure that rushed through me at her

about some fun?” She kissed my

sighed and

She had my attention, but she didn‘t speak.Instead, she

” Leo!”

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

that same woman you cheated on me with!” Her brown

clear in her

dangerously, and I glared coldly at

washing away every memory of Azura, but it didn‘t take away the marks that she had

Marks she had seen.

I do has nothing to do with

seen her again, nor is she

was one

won‘t see

My anger was rising, and I

telling the truth, since then I feel we don‘t even have sex as often as

yesterday.” She

counting.” I replied dangerously,

her heart was beating as she stared

it‘s

you cheated on me Leo, I‘m trying my

this…” She whispered, her gaze turning

a drag on my cigarette,

walk, Nikki,

two years, Leo…this change is scaring me.” She

me?” My

satin gown, she looked perfect, and I knew exactly what she hid behind that

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

younger than me,

smart, level–headed, and she was fucking good in bed, or so

her large dazzling blue eyes, those plump lips that were so fuckable, and glossy black

I’m saying?!” Nikki yelled,

The sound of a door opening,

clamped my hand over Nikki‘s mouth, warning her to

just as Corrado came

brown hair was a tousled mess, and his hazel

He rubbed his

shouting?” ‘I warned you, do

at me before nodding tersely and walking

wrong with Nikki?”

crouched down,

“Women.

They are pretty crazy.

you know, she‘s a Man

life to ever have

before hugging

no, wrong team! So when did Daddy come home?” He

my

asleep, so I didn‘t disturb you.” I replied, standing

grinned, holding on

out my cigarette before heading to

had something I needed to take care of that didn‘t involve

was fucking

replied quietly, frowning as I pushed the door to his

of disappointment in

have a lot going on, Corrado, things I need

to be here with me.” He was

could

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

was mine, I couldn‘t

fuck do I

tonight?” I suggested, looking at

lit up his eyes and I gave him

his own space and

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

He declared, staring up at

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

into

sure Nikki and the pack were close seconds,

a moment, making his heart skip

“Yes! Thank you!”

I ordered

his