Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

10. Struggles

AZURA.

He had a family… I stared at the marble tiles of the shower walls, letting the water pour down my body.

Nikki is his woman, and the boy…

I closed my eyes, resting my forehead against the cool wall.

He had a son…

Why didn‘t I know this? Sure, I never cared about the latest news, but it was never something mentioned.

Sky or Kat would have mentioned it…

But then again, Leo has moved away from his family entirely.

Nikki seemed damn nice, and I had gone and slept with her man.

He was your mate, Azura.

Would he have broken up with her if I wasn‘t a Westwood? I don‘t know…

Why did he mark me then? Does he love her? Probably…

What he felt for me was just because of the bond…

I was the other woman.

My heart squeezed remembering the story of my biological mother.

Her mate cheated on her, in fact, I even had a brother thanks to his infidelity, a brother who has been desperately trying to get to know me, but it‘s been me who just hasn‘t wanted to.

I wasn‘t ready.I felt bitter…he was the reason Indigo ended up giving up the will to live.

I knew the story from Mama and Dad…

From the first time when they told me that I wasn‘t their biological child, like Kia and Liam…

(Flashback – Over nine years ago)

I stared at Mama and Dad, feeling worried.

They were on either side of me in my bed, but they wanted to talk to me about something.

Did they find out I cut the squares in Liam‘s underwear because he refused to allow me to taste whiskey? But…

I made sure I had an alibi…

Hmm, something wasn‘t right.

No wait, oh my god, they must have realised I emptied the pot of worms on that dumb boy’s head! But he was calling me names! No, wait…

What if they realised I‘m the one who made Jayce and Theo flood the bathrooms? Or wait, what if it– ! said, tapping my nose.

“Hey, stop overthinking it, Wildfire.” Dad

“I just want to say, whatever it is, I didn‘t do it.I‘ve done nothing at all.”

“We haven‘t said anything yet.” Mama added, looking amused.

“I know but it might be a trick, so whatever you think I‘ve done, I haven‘t done what you think I’ve done.” “You usually have done what we think you have done, but it‘s nothing of the sort, there‘s something we wanted to tell you.” Mama replied, wrapping her arms around me tightly as she smiled.

letting out a breath of relief, wondering what

know Mama

go on about her because I look like her, right? Are you missing her

filled with sadness,

softly, looking at Dad,

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

got sad when he looked

parents were married, although Mama and Dad have never really mentioned it directly, I

to be mates too, so everyone had to accept that their love was meant to be, even if it‘s very shocking to

and Mama having

Angel, is only because you deserve

I frowned but nodded.

weird… “When the battle that took Indigo‘s life occurred, she was pregnant,

I frowned.

but what about her baby then, didn‘t she care about

then I

her

without us winning, things would have been terrible for us.When she was killed…Marcel and

You all make sure I remember her all the time.“I said with a roll

would have loved

that we never knew she possessed, and using it she placed the

brows, staring at Mama‘s

the baby lived?” “She did, and she became a beautiful little soul with lots of spark.” Mama added, her

Mama‘s tummy…

where is she now…” I asked,

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said softly,

loudly in my chest

Mama Indy‘s

felt like

No, I can‘t be…

didn‘t look like Mama and

knew it

care enough about

didn‘t care if she

care if she‘s my mama! I don‘t want her to be! “Baby…” MY Mama called,

I

said

parents, the ones who took care of me and raised me.I don‘t care if…she was meant to be by Mama, because

know anymore.I saw the flicker of hurt in Mama‘s expression, but I don‘t care…I

and always will love you, but you have the right

(End of flashback)

had slept by my

tell Mama or Dad how I felt,

I‘m not a

grew up, I learned more, about her abusive mate who destroyed

not everyone can escape an abusive relationship, but I thought a mother‘s love was greater than anything? She

Scarlett Westwood, and I would never be

my world now, even if I wanted to go into combat and become a pack

fighting

the higher level and learning about poisons

onto

messed up, been a prankster and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but

wasn‘t forgotten, but right now my priority was my pup, and I had almost risked its life by thinking

to be

Indigo has been through at the hands of her