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.

her, letting out a

Mama

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

filled with sadness, and she

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

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

he

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

to be mates too, so everyone had to accept that their

and Mama having a secret love

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

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

then I saw her

gave her hand a

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 would have loved her.So

Amy had some magic that we never knew she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that was still fighting for life into me instead.” Mama

furrowed my brows, staring at Mama‘s

the baby lived?” “She did, and she became a beautiful little soul with lots

Mama‘s tummy…

is she now…” I asked, that battle

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said softly,

thudded loudly in my chest as I

was Mama Indy‘s

funny, it felt like it was

No, I can‘t be…

look like Mama and

it was

didn‘t care

care if

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

favourite, right?” I asked, looking at them

said

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

flicker of hurt in Mama‘s expression, but I don‘t care…I was only their

you have the right to know

(End of flashback)

slept by my

tell Mama or Dad how I felt, but

not a nice

more, about her abusive mate who

can escape an abusive relationship, but I thought a mother‘s love was greater than anything? She didn‘t care if I

were Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and I would never

now, even if I wanted to go into combat and

fighting and weapon class

level and learning about poisons and

onto the

every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but

was my pup, and I

had to be

Mama Indigo has been through at the hands of her cheating