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 breath of

know Mama Indy

go on about her because I look like her, right? Are

sadness, and

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

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

when he looked at her

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

too, so everyone had to accept that their

Dad and Mama having a

tell you, Angel, is only because you deserve to know the truth,

I frowned but nodded.

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

I frowned.

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

I saw her and

gave her hand

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

would have loved her.So then,

she possessed, and using it she placed

furrowed my brows, staring at Mama‘s

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

Mama‘s tummy…

is she now…” I asked, that

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said softly, hugging me

in my chest as

was Mama Indy‘s

mind felt funny, it felt like it

No, I can‘t be…

look like Mama and

it was

care enough

didn‘t care if she

my mama! I don‘t want

still your favourite, right?” I asked, looking at them

They said in

me.You two 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 didn‘t care

hurt in Mama‘s expression,

have the

(End of flashback)

That night they had slept by

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

not a

as I grew up, I learned more, about her

mother‘s love was greater

and Scarlett Westwood, and I would never be

now, even if I wanted to

classes in every fighting and weapon class the

level and learning about poisons

to go onto the

may have messed up, been a prankster and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in the lessons I liked, I did my

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

had to be

Mama Indigo has been through at the hands of her cheating