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.

snuggled into her, letting out a

Mama

like her, right? Are you missing

eyes filled with sadness, and she kissed my

responded softly, looking at Dad, who

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

got sad when he looked

Mama and Dad‘s parents were married, although Mama and Dad have never really mentioned it directly,

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

Dad and Mama having

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

I frowned but nodded.

she was pregnant, but she wanted

I frowned.

then, didn‘t she

then I

her hand a

been through a lot in life, and she wanted to do something to protect everyone because without us

You all make sure I remember her all the time.“I said with a roll

have loved her.So

never knew she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that

furrowed my brows,

became a beautiful little soul with lots of spark.” Mama

Mama‘s tummy…

where is she now…” I asked,

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said

my chest

Mama

felt funny, it felt like

No, I can‘t be…

I didn‘t look

knew it was the

care enough about

didn‘t care if she

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

favourite, right?” I

said in

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

to know anymore.I saw the flicker of hurt

you, but you have the right

(End of flashback)

slept by

way.I was horrible, maybe…I didn‘t dare tell Mama or

not

learned more, about her abusive mate who

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

Westwood, and I would never be like

even if I wanted to go into combat

fighting and weapon class the academy

higher level and learning about

to go onto the battlefield if the need

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

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

had to be

what Mama Indigo has been through at the hands of her cheating