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 what it

Mama Indy

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

eyes filled with sadness, and she

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

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

when he looked at her

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

mates too, so everyone had to accept that their love

having a secret

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

I frowned but nodded.

that took Indigo‘s life occurred, she was pregnant, but she wanted to help us

I frowned.

baby then,

then I

gave her

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

how can I not? You all make sure I remember her all the time.“I said with a

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

never knew she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that was still fighting for

brows, staring at

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

Mama‘s tummy…

I asked, that

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said softly, hugging

thudded loudly in my chest as I realised what they

was Mama

felt

No, I can‘t be…

I didn‘t look like Mama and

it was

didn‘t care

care if

want her to

favourite, right?” I asked, looking

said

took care of me and raised me.I

hurt in Mama‘s expression, but I don‘t

always have and always will love you, but you have the right to know about Indy

(End of flashback)

had slept by

way.I was horrible, maybe…I didn‘t dare tell Mama or Dad how I felt, but she didn‘t care if I

not a nice

grew up, I learned more,

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

parents were Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and

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

fighting and weapon class the

with Herbology, doing the higher level and learning about poisons and

to go onto the battlefield if the need

messed up, been a prankster and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in

pup, and I had almost risked its life by thinking

had to be

been through at the