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

know Mama

go on about her because I look like her, right? Are you missing her tonight?” I ask softly, looking up at

sadness, and she kissed

at Dad, who

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

always got sad when he looked

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

too, so everyone had to accept that their love was meant to be, even if it‘s

and Mama having a secret

only because you deserve

I frowned but nodded.

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

I frowned.

about her baby then, didn‘t she

tensed, then I saw her and

gave her

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

Grandma Amy, how can I not? You all make sure I remember her

I would have loved her.So then,

Grandma Amy had some magic that we never knew she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that was

my brows, staring at Mama‘s

a beautiful little soul

Mama‘s tummy…

where is she now…” I asked, that

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said

chest as I realised

Mama Indy‘s

funny, it felt like it was

No, I can‘t be…

didn‘t look like Mama

knew it was

didn‘t care enough

didn‘t care if

she‘s my mama! I don‘t want her to be! “Baby…” MY Mama

I asked, looking at them

They said

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 if I died anyway.”

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

love you, but you have the right to know about Indy

(End of flashback)

slept by

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

I‘m not a

up, I learned more, about her abusive

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

Scarlett Westwood, and I would

baby is my world now, even if I wanted

classes in every fighting and weapon class the

Herbology, doing the higher level

was ready to go onto the

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

my priority was my pup, and I had

to be

Mama Indigo has been through at the hands