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.

her, letting out a breath of relief, wondering

know Mama

look like her, right? Are

sadness,

responded softly, looking at Dad, who put his

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

he looked at her

know Mama and Dad‘s parents were married, although Mama and

that their love was meant to

and Mama having a secret love

because you deserve

I frowned but nodded.

took Indigo‘s life occurred, she was pregnant, but she

I frowned.

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

then I saw her and

gave 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 killed…Marcel and your mother took her to Grandma

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

would have loved

we never knew she possessed, and using it

furrowed my brows,

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

Mama‘s tummy…

now…” I asked, that battle happened before

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said softly, hugging

loudly in my chest as I realised

was Mama Indy‘s

mind felt funny, it felt like it

No, I can‘t be…

I didn‘t look

knew it was

care

care

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

I

said

ones who took care of me and raised me.I

of hurt in Mama‘s expression,

love you, but you have the

(End of flashback)

they had slept by my

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

I‘m not

learned more,

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

and Scarlett Westwood, and I would never

wanted to go into combat and become a pack

taken classes in every fighting and weapon class

Herbology, doing the higher level and learning

ready to go onto the battlefield if the need

and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in the lessons

forgotten, but right now my priority was my pup, and I had almost

had to be

Mama Indigo has been through at the hands