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 of relief, wondering

Mama

her, right? Are you missing

sadness, and she kissed

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

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

when he

married, although Mama and Dad have never really mentioned it

that their love was meant to be, even

having a secret love

is only because you deserve to know the truth, it doesn‘t change anything.” Dad said, kissing my

I frowned but nodded.

was weird… “When the battle that took Indigo‘s life occurred, she was pregnant, but she wanted to help

I frowned.

baby then, didn‘t she care about it?” exchange

I saw her

her

been through a lot in 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 took her to

I not? You all make sure I remember her all the time.“I said with a roll of my

think I would have loved

it she placed the baby

furrowed my brows, staring at Mama‘s

baby lived?” “She did, and she became a beautiful little soul with lots of spark.” Mama

Mama‘s tummy…

she now…” I asked, that battle

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said

chest as I

was Mama

funny, it felt like

No, I can‘t be…

look

it

care

care

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

favourite, right?” I asked, looking

They said

why you had to tell 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

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

you, but you have the right to know about

(End of flashback)

by my side…although I

tell Mama or Dad how I felt, but

I‘m not a

up, I learned more, about her abusive mate who

thought a mother‘s love was greater than anything? She didn‘t care if I

Scarlett Westwood,

baby is my world now, even if I wanted to go into

in every fighting and weapon class the

level and learning

was ready to go onto the

every teacher‘s worst

and I had almost

had to

has been through at

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