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.

out a breath of relief, wondering

Mama

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

with sadness, and she

softly, looking at Dad, who

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

when he looked at

and Dad have never

that their love was meant to be, even if it‘s

Dad and Mama having a secret

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

I frowned but nodded.

was weird… “When the battle that took Indigo‘s life occurred, she was pregnant, but she wanted to help us against the evil.It cost her, her

I frowned.

about her baby then, didn‘t she

I saw

her hand

in life, and she wanted to do something to protect everyone because without us winning, things would have been terrible for us.When she was killed…Marcel and your

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

have loved her.So then, what

we never knew she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that was still fighting for life

my brows, staring

became a beautiful little soul with lots of

Mama‘s tummy…

she now…” I asked, that

Wait…

Did they mean…

said softly, hugging me

thudded loudly in my chest as I realised what

Mama Indy‘s

felt funny, it felt like it was being

No, I can‘t be…

didn‘t look

knew it

care enough

care if

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

I asked, looking at

They said in

I don‘t understand why you had to tell me.You two are my parents, the ones who took care of me and raised me.I don‘t care if…she was meant to be by Mama, because she didn‘t care if I died anyway.”

the flicker of hurt in

you, but you have the right to know about Indy too.” “Ok.”

(End of flashback)

slept by my side…although I

dare tell Mama or Dad how I felt, but she didn‘t

not

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

escape an abusive relationship, but I thought a mother‘s love was greater than anything? She

were Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and I would never

is my world now, even if I wanted to go

had taken classes in every fighting and weapon class the academy

level and learning about poisons and

was ready to go onto the battlefield if the need

worst nightmare, but in the lessons I liked, I did

now my priority was my pup, and I had almost risked its life by thinking

had to

Indigo has been through at the