Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

23. An End LEO.

I left the cave and stepped out into the car park, trying to clear my head. Locking the door behind me, I slid to the ground, resting my head against the cold metal of the wall behind me as I took a drag on my cigarette. ‘Winona?‘ I called through the link. ‘Yes, Alpha?‘

Winona, she was one of the few I had taken in. She wasn‘t born in the Sangue pack, but she was still someone I trusted, one of the rare few I trusted completely around my son. ‘What‘s Rosaline cooked tonight?‘

Rosaline was my cook, she lived two floors down from me and she made the best food for me and Corrado. When I had put out the notice for the position, I remember choosing the one whose food Corrado loved the best after tasting it all. I still remember his smile of happiness.

‘She made chicken pasta, and stuffed taco cups.‘

‘Perfect, bring a tray down to my garage, I‘ll let you down when you‘re outside.‘ ‘Of course.‘

She didn‘t question me, she never did and I was grateful.

‘Oh, and Winona?‘

‘Yes, Alpha?‘

‘Bring a woman‘s toiletry pack, or some shit with basic supplies.‘ A pause followed before she replied.

‘Is the dinner for one or two?‘

‘One.

‘Understood. Anything else, Alpha?‘ ‘No, I think that‘s it.‘

I stared at the fleet of supercars that I owned. I had it all; power, money, cars, a son, and a girlfriend... but even then, something was missing. 4 Something that was starting to poison my mind, just as I had heard the bond would do. Making even the most powerful of men succumb to the will of their females. I never wanted to become a slave to this shit, besides... it was fucking cruel to give false hopes of something I could never offer to anyone... 2

It was the reason I never wanted to mark anyone, but then I had already fucked that shit up and marked her.

‘Alpha, I‘m at the lift.‘

I got up, walking to the lift and keyed in the passcode. After a few moments the lift opened, to

reveal Winona holding a large tray containing Rosaline‘s delicious pasta, and two stuffed taco cups with mince meat, cheese and jalapenos. There were also two cold bottles of juice and a trifle bowl.

“Thanks, I‘ll take it.” I said, taking the tray from her. “And the supplies.” Winona added with a small smile, holding the bag out to me.

“Thanks.”

“Anytime, Alpha.” She replied, I gave her a small nod, about to close the lift when I looked back at her.

“How‘s Corrado been?”

Her smile vanished and she shook her head.

“He didn‘t eat and has been in a strop since Azura left.”

I nodded.

you like any food for

wasn‘t dumb. “No.” I said

my son was fucking

was wild and crazy more than anything, but she was good

door, then saw she was in the bathroom. I silently placed the tray next to the bed

and code. Satisfied that I had gotten

Corrado‘s bedroom, only to see he was fast asleep, but I could tell he had fallen asleep upset. His lips were dry and there

left the room. I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and entered my own bedroom. The smell of Nikki‘s seductive fragrance filled the room, the lights were dimmed, and Nikki was sitting on the bed in red lingerie and a black silk gown,

once again I didn‘t want to do this. As sexy as I knew she was, she didn‘t appeal to me anymore. It was

and I knew she could smell Azura on me. She instantly

took her?”

“Yeah, I took her.”

it was fucking hot.

“Leo, who is she?”

and headed through the open

name, who is she to you?” Her voice

at me sharply. I didn‘t want to do this shit

to say?” I asked, raising an eyebrow as

as she looked at me, trying to control her emotions. “You don‘t drive strangers, you don‘t look at other women, Leo... You and Azura... Why do I

Nikki, I

me? Do you still care for me, or is someone

ever love

from the shit that consumed my mind, but

path, looking up at me with

filled

“Azura, is she important to you?” She whispered, clutching my shirt. My eyes flashed and I looked down at her, not sure what

I wasn‘t enough, right?

didn‘t exactly cheat.” I muttered coldly, brushing past

check me

stubbed out the cigarette, and was about to enter the bathroom, when she grabbed my arm. “Leo, what is going on? We‘ve been friends for years before we began dating. I‘m begging you, just tell me what‘s going on with you. How many secrets will you

knew what I had to

Tell me, what day

thinking

Blood Moon, I‘ll never

I nodded.

Nikki, that night I

heart was thundering as she let go of me, backing

your mate...” She whispered, dropping onto the

running my hand through my

“Yeah.”

me sharply, her eyes

she jumped up from the bed, her eyes flashing again. “You brought her here... her mark... Oh fucking hell, tell me it‘s not true! Did neither of you

us together.” I growled, my grip on her tight. “I rejected her, and it was by fucking chance that I found her injured and

I could see

didn‘t want your mate... Then... Why was she here?” She asked, her