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

Mama Indy

like her, right? Are you missing her tonight?”

sadness, and

softly, looking at Dad, who

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

sad when he looked at

married, although Mama and Dad have never really mentioned it

their love was meant to be, even if

Mama having a secret love

to tell you, Angel, is only because you deserve to know the truth, it

I frowned but nodded.

was pregnant, but she wanted to help us against the evil.It cost her, her

I frowned.

about her baby then, didn‘t she care

then I

her hand a

something to protect everyone because without us winning, things would have been terrible for us.When she was killed…Marcel

do, Grandma Amy, how can I not? You all make sure I remember her all the

would have loved

Grandma Amy had some magic that we never knew she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that was still fighting for life into me instead.” Mama

my brows, staring at Mama‘s

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

Mama‘s tummy…

asked,

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said softly, hugging me

chest

Mama Indy‘s

mind felt funny, it felt like

No, I can‘t be…

I didn‘t look

it

didn‘t care enough about

care if she

died? I don‘t care if she‘s my mama! I don‘t want her to be! “Baby…”

your favourite, right?” I asked, looking at them

said in

and raised me.I

the flicker of hurt in Mama‘s

you have the right

(End of flashback)

by my side…although I know they

horrible, maybe…I didn‘t dare tell Mama or Dad how I felt,

I‘m not

I learned more, about her abusive mate

abusive relationship, but I thought a mother‘s love

Scarlett Westwood,

is my world now, even if I wanted to go into

taken classes in every fighting and weapon class

higher level and learning about poisons and

go onto the battlefield if

a prankster and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in

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

to

Indigo has been through at the hands