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.

letting out a breath

know Mama

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

eyes filled with sadness, and

softly, looking at Dad, who put his arms around

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

sad when he looked at her

Mama and Dad

to accept that their love was meant to be,

Mama having a

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

I frowned but nodded.

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

I frowned.

baby then, didn‘t she

I saw

her hand a

because without us winning, things would have been terrible for us.When she was

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

loved her.So then, what happened?”

that we never knew she possessed, and using it she placed

my brows, staring at Mama‘s

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

Mama‘s tummy…

asked, that battle happened before I was

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said softly,

thudded loudly in my chest

was Mama

felt funny, it felt like

No, I can‘t be…

look like Mama and

it was the

didn‘t care

didn‘t care if

mama! I don‘t want her to be! “Baby…”

I asked,

They said

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

want to know anymore.I saw the flicker of hurt in Mama‘s expression, but I don‘t care…I was only their

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

(End of flashback)

night they had slept by my side…although I know they loved

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

not a

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

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

were Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and I

my world now, even if I wanted to go

had taken classes in every fighting and weapon class the

Herbology, doing the higher level

to go onto the

messed up, been a prankster and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in the lessons I liked, I did

now my priority was my pup, and I had almost risked its

to

Indigo has been through at the hands