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

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

wanted to know exactly how she had ended

although I

there was someone else

there had

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

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

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

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

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

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

you‘re home.Come on, let‘s get to bed.” She wrapped her arms around my waist, her hand caressing my abs as it dipped down

neck as I smoked my cigarette, slipping her

quietly, despite the pleasure that rushed through me

about some fun?” She kissed my neck

in the mood.” She sighed and let go of

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

” Leo!”

I‘m talking to you?! What is going

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

in

dangerously, and

but it didn‘t take away the

Marks she had seen.

What I do has

for your petty worries, I haven‘t seen her again, nor

was one

won‘t see

anger was rising, and I glared

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

She

counting.” I replied dangerously, turning and

as she stared at

it‘s

me Leo, I‘m trying my best

whispered, her gaze turning to my

drag on my cigarette,

you want to walk, Nikki, walk.I won‘t

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

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

satin gown, she looked perfect, and

and slightly on the petite side, Nikki was a piece of candy that only a fool

three years younger than me, the

good in bed, or so I thought until I had the taste of something I never

psycho on the floor beneath us was fucking euphoric. I hated her, from her large dazzling blue

doing it again, can you even hear what I’m saying?!” Nikki yelled, cutting off the train of thought that

I am so fucking.” The sound of a door

hand over Nikki‘s mouth, warning her to stay

came into view, removing my

and his

He rubbed his

warned you, do not give me fucking

fuck out of my sight.‘ She looked at me before nodding tersely and walking back

wrong with Nikki?” He asked me

crouched down, ruffling his

“Women.

They are pretty crazy.

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

didn‘t want his life to ever have

before

no, wrong team! So when did Daddy

wrapped my

disturb you.” I replied,

holding on

out my cigarette before heading to

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

was fucking

door to his

his bed and the look of disappointment in his eyes made me feel the need to

have a lot going on, Corrado, things I need to take care of.”

want you to be here

who could take

him well,

mine, I couldn‘t expect it of

the fuck do

“Well how about I sleep with you tonight?” I suggested, looking at

him the tiniest

own space and

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

I‘m happy.” He declared, staring up at me

please take

looked into his

sure Nikki and the pack were close seconds, but nothing beat

moment, making his

“Yes! Thank you!”

sleep.” I

despite his excitement, he soon