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

Mama Indy

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

sadness,

softly, looking at Dad, who put his arms

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

sad when he looked at her

were married, although Mama and Dad have never really mentioned it

had to accept that their love was meant to be,

and Mama having

we are going to tell you, Angel, is only because you deserve to know the truth, it doesn‘t

I frowned but nodded.

that took Indigo‘s life occurred, she was pregnant, but she wanted to

I frowned.

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

I saw her and

gave her hand

she wanted to do something to protect everyone because without us winning, things would have been terrible for us.When

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

think I would have loved her.So then, what happened?”

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

brows, staring at Mama‘s

baby lived?” “She did, and she became a beautiful little soul with lots of spark.” Mama

Mama‘s tummy…

I asked, that battle happened before

Wait…

Did they mean…

said softly,

loudly in my chest as I realised

Mama

felt like it

No, I can‘t be…

look like Mama and

it was the

didn‘t care enough

didn‘t care if she

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

still your favourite, right?” I

They said in

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

want to know anymore.I saw the flicker of hurt in Mama‘s expression, but I

you have the

(End of flashback)

by my side…although

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

not a nice

grew up, I learned more, about her abusive

a mother‘s

Scarlett Westwood, and I would never be like

if I wanted to go

taken classes in every fighting

the higher level and

was ready to go onto the

worst nightmare,

now my priority was my pup, and I had almost risked its life by thinking Judah wouldn‘t try something

to

through at the hands of