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.

into her, letting out a

Mama Indy

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

eyes filled with sadness,

are.” She responded softly, looking at Dad, who put his

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

got sad when he looked at her

know Mama and Dad‘s parents were married, although Mama and Dad have never really

that their love

Dad and Mama having a

deserve to know the truth, it doesn‘t change anything.” Dad said, kissing

I frowned but nodded.

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

I frowned.

baby then, didn‘t she care about it?”

then I

gave her hand a

had been through a lot 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

make sure I remember

would have loved

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

furrowed my brows, staring at

lived?” “She did, and she became a beautiful little soul with

Mama‘s tummy…

where is she now…” I asked,

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said

loudly in my chest as

Mama

mind felt funny, it felt like

No, I can‘t be…

look like

it was

care

care

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

your favourite, right?” I

said

tell me.You two are my parents, the ones who took care of me and raised me.I don‘t care

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

will love you, but you have the right to know about Indy too.”

(End of flashback)

slept by my side…although I know

Mama or Dad how I felt,

I‘m not a nice

more, about her abusive mate who destroyed

relationship, but I thought a mother‘s love was

Westwood, and I would never be

I wanted to go into combat and become a pack

in every fighting and weapon class

Herbology, doing the higher level and learning about poisons

onto the battlefield

a prankster and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in the lessons I liked, I did

my priority was my pup, and

to be

what Mama Indigo has been through