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…

didn’t need her to

I needed her fucking gone fast, and

exactly how she had ended up

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

certain there

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

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

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

emotions that ran through me, and I lit a cigarette, taking a

padding on the marble floors reached me, and Nikki‘s scent

always appealed to me, yet

been working for three days straight.Today you‘re home.Come on, let‘s get to bed.” She wrapped her arms around my waist, her

She kissed my neck as I smoked my cigarette, slipping her hand into my pants and

despite the pleasure that rushed through me at her touch, I

some fun?” She kissed my

mood.” She sighed and let

she

” Leo!”

to you?! What is going on? You‘ve been so distracted for the last few weeks;

you cheated on me with!” Her brown eyes filled with irritation and

clear in

flashed dangerously, and

every memory of Azura, but it didn‘t take away

Marks she had seen.

I do has nothing to

your petty worries, I haven‘t seen

one

see

no one.” My anger was rising,

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

She corrected

not fucking counting.” I replied dangerously, turning and

was beating as she stared at

mean it‘s

me Leo, I‘m trying my best to keep

get over this…” She whispered, her gaze turning

on my cigarette, letting go of

been busy.If you want to walk, Nikki, walk.I

change is scaring me.”

forgave you for cheating on me–” 5 “Forgave me?” My eyes flashed dangerously as

she looked perfect, and I knew exactly what she hid behind that tiny piece

curves and slightly on the petite side, Nikki was a piece

only three years younger than me, the ideal age

smart, level–headed, and she was fucking good in bed, or so I thought until I had the taste

hated her, from her large dazzling blue

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

sound of a door opening, and the sound of small feet, reached

Nikki‘s mouth, warning her to stay

Corrado came into view, removing my

was a tousled mess, and

rubbed his

‘I warned you, do not give me

sight.‘ She looked at me before nodding tersely and walking back

with Nikki?” He asked me

crouched down, ruffling his

“Women.

They are pretty crazy.

you

didn‘t want his life to

chuckled before hugging

wrong team! So when did Daddy come home?” He

wrapped my arms around

didn‘t disturb you.”

grinned, holding

to stub out my cigarette before heading

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

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

bed and the look of disappointment in his eyes made

Corrado, things

want you to be here with me.” He

someone who could take

Nikki treated him well, he didn‘t

mine, I couldn‘t expect

the fuck

tonight?” I suggested, looking at

His excitement lit up his eyes and I gave him the tiniest of smiles as he moved

pup would sacrifice his own space and

always did, and I held my arm out to him, allowing him to pounce back into my

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

please

into

the thing I really fucking cared for, sure

replied after a moment,

“Yes! Thank you!”

I ordered

despite his excitement, he