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 yourself,

wasn‘t dumb. “No.” I said

my son was

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

the bedroom door, then saw she was in the bathroom. I silently placed the tray next to the bed and dropped the bag onto the mattress, before I exited the

on and a few other items, locking them away. I picked up her damaged phone and dropped it into one of the lockable drawers, that wouldn‘t open without my thumbprint and code. Satisfied that I had gotten rid of anything that I didn‘t want her to see, I left the room and headed up to my office from the lift. I had a few hours before I needed to go see Jackie, I‘d shower and see if Corrado was

lips were dry and there were tear stains on his face. I frowned, crouching

over and kissed his forehead, before I stood up and 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

sexy as I knew she was, she didn‘t appeal to me anymore.

she could smell

took her?”

“Yeah, I took her.”

was fucking hot.

“Leo, who is she?”

took off my jacket and headed through the open arch to

her name, who is she to you?”

crossed her arms, looking at me sharply. I didn‘t want to do this shit right

eyebrow as I grabbed a pair of grey

her emotions. “You don‘t drive strangers, you don‘t look at other women, Leo... You and Azura... Why do I feel like there‘s more?” Her voice was low

a long day, Nikki, I

love me? Do you

ever

the shit that consumed my mind, but was there someone else now? Yeah, obviously, the bond fucked that

path, looking up at me with

that filled me

my shirt. My eyes flashed and I looked down at her, not sure

which meant I wasn‘t enough, right? And since then, it‘s like you‘re

cheat.” I

cheating. You didn‘t even check

arm. “Leo, what is going on? We‘ve been friends for years before we began dating.

I had to

day was it?” I asked

frowned, thinking for

Blood Moon, I‘ll never forget.” She

I nodded.

was my mate Nikki,

me, backing away.

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

my hand

“Yeah.”

at me sharply, her eyes flashing. “Azura. Is she

it‘s not true! Did neither of you have shame that I was right here?! Were you hooking up with her behind my back?! What a skank she is!”

“I was the one who fucking cheated on you, she didn‘t even fucking know you existed or what you were to me, until she saw us together.” I growled, my grip on her tight. “I rejected her, and it was by fucking chance that I found her injured and brought

and I could see the fear in

Then... Why was she here?” She asked, her voice