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

needed her fucking

know exactly how she had

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

there was

no one…but there had been

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

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

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 a long

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

appealed to me, yet

She wrapped her arms around my waist, her hand caressing my

smoked my cigarette,

replied quietly, despite the pleasure that rushed through me

fun?” She

She sighed and

my attention, but she didn‘t speak.Instead, she sighed

” Leo!”

What is going on? You‘ve been

me it‘s that same woman you cheated on me with!” Her brown eyes filled with

clear in

and

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

Marks she had seen.

question me! What I do has

worries, I haven‘t seen her again, nor is she on

one fucking

won‘t see her

one.” My anger was rising, and I glared

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

yesterday.” She

not fucking counting.” I replied dangerously,

but her heart was beating as she

just mean it‘s not

Leo, I‘m trying

She whispered, her gaze turning to my

drag on my cigarette,

been busy.If you want to walk, Nikki, walk.I won‘t hold it against

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

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

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

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

years younger than me, the

in bed, or so I

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

hear what I’m saying?!” Nikki yelled,

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

hand over Nikki‘s mouth, warning her to stay

turned just as Corrado came into view, removing

hair was a tousled mess, and

He rubbed his

shouting?” ‘I warned you, do not give

of my sight.‘ She looked at me before nodding tersely and walking back towards my bedroom,

Nikki?”

down,

“Women.

They are pretty crazy.

debate over football, you know, she‘s a

didn‘t want his life to ever have

before hugging

no, wrong team! So when did Daddy come

my

ago.You were asleep, so I didn‘t disturb you.” I

holding

out my cigarette before heading

I had something I needed to take care of that didn‘t involve pack work, and had been swamped for the last

was

kid, but I‘ll try.” I replied quietly, frowning as I pushed the door to

placed him on his bed and the look of disappointment

Corrado, things

going on.I want you to be here with

someone who could take

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

mine, I

fuck do I

tonight?” I suggested, looking at the tiny

gave him the tiniest of

his own space

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

at me with pure happiness

“Will you please take a day off, Daddy?”

looked into

really fucking cared for, sure Nikki and the

a moment, making his heart skip a

“Yes! Thank you!”

I ordered

despite his excitement, he soon