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 fuck anything

few weeks and I needed her fucking

to know exactly how she

had the answers, and although I fucking don‘t

was certain there was

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,

would just take a while longer, since the acid from the WB12 had

bother me, that

anger and irritation rushed through me at the storm of emotions that ran through me, and

the sound of soft footsteps padding on the marble floors

smell that always appealed to me, yet it didn‘t compare

wrapped her arms around my waist, her hand caressing my

my neck as I smoked my cigarette,

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

how about some fun?” She kissed my

mood.” She sighed

attention, but she didn‘t speak.Instead,

” Leo!”

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

on me with!” Her brown

in

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.

not fucking question me! What I do has nothing

I haven‘t seen her again, nor is she

one fucking

see

anger was rising, and I glared out of

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

She corrected

I replied dangerously,

gold but her heart was beating as she

just mean it‘s

you cheated on me Leo, I‘m trying my best to

She whispered, her

took a drag on my

busy.If you want to walk, Nikki, walk.I won‘t

for over two years, Leo…this change is scaring

me?” My eyes flashed dangerously as I glared

perfect, and I knew exactly what she hid behind

sexy curves and slightly on the petite side,

years younger than

or so I thought until I

us was fucking euphoric. I hated her, from her large dazzling blue eyes, those plump lips that were so fuckable,

You‘re doing it again, can you even hear what I’m saying?!” Nikki yelled, cutting off

so fucking.” The sound of a door opening, and the sound of small feet,

Nikki‘s

Corrado came into view,

was a tousled mess, and

rubbed his

‘I warned you, do not give me fucking

nodding tersely and walking back towards my bedroom, and I strode over to

wrong with Nikki?” He

down, ruffling his

“Women.

They are pretty crazy.

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

didn‘t want his life to ever have

chuckled before

no, wrong team! So when did

my

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

holding

out my cigarette before

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

sure was

the door to his bedroom open

him on his bed and the look of disappointment

have a lot going on, Corrado, things I need to take

always have things going on.I want you to be here with

needed someone who could

treated him well, he didn‘t warm

I couldn‘t expect it

the fuck

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

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

pup would sacrifice his own space

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

up at me with pure happiness

please take a day off,

looked into

pup was the thing I really fucking cared for, sure Nikki and the pack were close seconds, but nothing

I replied after a moment,

“Yes! Thank you!”

sleep.” I

nodded, and despite his