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

on about her because I look like her, right? Are you missing her tonight?”

sadness, and she

softly, looking at Dad, who put his arms around

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

always got sad when he

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

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

Dad and Mama having a

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

I frowned but nodded.

was pregnant, but she

I frowned.

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

then I saw her

gave her hand

did, but she had been through a lot in life, and she wanted to do something to protect everyone because without us winning, things would

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

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

Grandma Amy had some magic that we never knew she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that was still fighting for life into

brows,

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

Mama‘s tummy…

is she now…” I asked, that battle happened

Wait…

Did they mean…

said softly, hugging

my chest as I realised

Mama Indy‘s

funny, it felt like

No, I can‘t be…

I didn‘t look like Mama and

it was the

didn‘t care enough about

didn‘t care if

I don‘t want her to be! “Baby…”

I

They said

of me and raised me.I don‘t care if…she was meant to be by

know anymore.I saw the flicker of hurt in Mama‘s

but you have the right to know about

(End of flashback)

had slept by my side…although I know they loved

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

not a nice

I grew up, I learned more,

escape an abusive relationship, but I thought a mother‘s love was

Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and

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

every fighting and

the higher level and learning about poisons

to go onto the battlefield if

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

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

to be

through at the hands of her cheating