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.

any

I said

son was

material... She was wild and crazy more

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

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

fallen asleep upset. His lips were dry

of Nikki‘s seductive fragrance filled the

texts?” She got up from the bed, but 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 fucking weird how it worked... 2 “I was driving, didn‘t get time

arms around my neck, her expression darkening, and I knew she could smell Azura on me. She instantly let go of me and stepped back,

took her?”

“Yeah, I took her.”

was

“Leo, who is she?”

took off my jacket and headed through the open arch to

who is she to you?” Her voice

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

as I grabbed a pair of grey sweatpants

at me, trying to control her emotions. “You don‘t drive strangers, you don‘t look

I don‘t want to do this

always fucking busy or avoid it! Tell me Leo, do you love me? Do you still care for me, or is someone else in your eyes now?”

ever love

my life. A partial distraction from the shit that consumed my

looking up at me

filled me

my shirt. My eyes flashed and I looked down at her,

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

didn‘t exactly cheat.” I muttered coldly,

didn‘t even check me out today!

because you‘re not the one on my mind... I stubbed out the cigarette, and was about to enter the bathroom, when she grabbed my arm. “Leo, what is going on? We‘ve been

I had

Tell me, what day was

frowned, thinking for a

I‘ll never

I nodded.

Nikki, that night I found my mate.”

as she let go of me, backing away. Tears began streaming down her cheeks as she covered

She whispered,

silent, running my hand through

“Yeah.”

me sharply, her eyes flashing.

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 have shame that I was right here?! Were you hooking up with her behind my back?! What a skank

anger rushed through me. “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 her here, and although it‘s none of your business, I haven‘t fucking slept with her since

thumping and I could

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