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 breath of

Mama Indy

I look like her, right? Are you missing her

eyes filled with sadness, and she

responded softly, looking at Dad,

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

when he looked at her picture

and Dad have

turned out to be mates too, so everyone had to accept that their love was meant to be, even if it‘s very shocking to imagine

and Mama having a

tell you, Angel, is only because you deserve to know the truth, it doesn‘t change anything.” Dad said, kissing my

I frowned but nodded.

“When the battle that took Indigo‘s life occurred, she was pregnant, but she wanted to help us against the evil.It cost her,

I frowned.

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

I

her hand a

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 Amelia.You know her, right?”

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

loved her.So

knew she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that was still fighting for life into me instead.”

my brows, staring at Mama‘s

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

Mama‘s tummy…

now…” I asked, that battle happened before I

Wait…

Did they mean…

said softly, hugging me

in my chest as I realised what they

was Mama Indy‘s

felt like

No, I can‘t be…

didn‘t look like

it was the

didn‘t care enough

care if she

don‘t want her to be! “Baby…” MY Mama

right?” I

They said

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

don‘t want to know anymore.I saw the flicker of hurt in Mama‘s

always will love you, but you have the right to

(End of flashback)

they had slept by my side…although I know

didn‘t dare tell Mama or Dad how I felt, but she didn‘t

I‘m not a

more, about her abusive mate

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

Scarlett Westwood, and I would never be like

is my world now, even if I wanted to go into combat and become a pack

every fighting

doing the higher level

ready to go onto the

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

my pup, and I had

to be

Mama Indigo has been through at the hands of