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 it

Mama

about her because I look like her, right? Are you missing her tonight?” I ask softly, looking up

sadness, and she kissed

She responded softly, looking at

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

sad when he looked at her

although Mama and Dad have never really

turned out to be mates too, so everyone had to accept that their love was meant to be, even

and Mama having a secret

because you deserve to know the truth, it doesn‘t

I frowned but nodded.

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

I frowned.

then, didn‘t she care about it?” exchange

then I saw her and

her hand a

she 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

not? You all make sure I remember her all the time.“I said with a roll

I would have loved her.So then, what

using it she

my brows, staring

“She did, and she became a beautiful little soul with lots of

Mama‘s tummy…

she now…” I asked, that battle happened before I

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said softly,

in my chest as I

was Mama

felt funny, it felt like it was

No, I can‘t be…

I didn‘t look like Mama

knew it was the

didn‘t care enough

care if she

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

right?” I asked, looking

They said

care of me and raised me.I don‘t care

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

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

(End of flashback)

That night they had slept by my side…although I

Mama or Dad how I felt,

I‘m not a nice

more, about her

I thought a mother‘s love was greater than anything? She didn‘t care if

parents were Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and I would never be like

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

classes in every fighting and weapon class

doing the higher level and learning about

was ready to go onto the battlefield if the

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

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

to be

has been through at the hands of her cheating