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 breath of relief, wondering

know Mama Indy

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

filled with sadness, and she

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

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

got sad when he looked at her picture

parents were married, although Mama and Dad have

that their love was meant

having a

is only because you deserve to know the truth,

I frowned but nodded.

the battle that took Indigo‘s 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 care about it?” exchange

then I saw

her hand

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?”

sure I remember her all the time.“I said with a roll of

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

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

brows,

beautiful little soul with

Mama‘s tummy…

now…” I asked, that battle happened before I

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said softly, hugging me

my chest as I

was Mama Indy‘s

funny, it felt like it was

No, I can‘t be…

I didn‘t look like

knew it was

didn‘t care

care if she

if I died? I don‘t care if she‘s my mama! I don‘t want her to be!

I asked, looking

said

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

of hurt in Mama‘s expression,

have the right

(End of flashback)

slept by

tell Mama or Dad how

I‘m not

I grew up, I learned more, about her abusive mate

not everyone can escape an abusive relationship, but I thought a mother‘s love was

Scarlett Westwood, and I would never be

wanted

fighting and weapon class

with Herbology, doing the higher level and

was ready to go onto the battlefield if the

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

pup, and

had to be

been through at the hands of her cheating