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.

snuggled into her, letting out a breath of relief, wondering what

Mama Indy

look like her, right?

eyes filled with sadness, and she

She responded softly, looking at Dad, who put his

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

he looked at her picture

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

had to accept that their love was meant to be, even if it‘s very shocking to

having a secret

is only because you deserve to know the truth, it

I frowned but nodded.

the battle that took Indigo‘s life occurred, she was pregnant, but she wanted

I frowned.

baby then, didn‘t she care

then I saw her

her hand a

protect everyone because without us winning, things would have been terrible for us.When she was killed…Marcel and your

do, Grandma Amy, how can I not? You all make sure I remember her all the time.“I

would have loved her.So then,

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

furrowed my brows, staring at

she became a beautiful little soul with lots of

Mama‘s tummy…

where is she now…” I asked, that battle

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said softly, hugging me

in my chest as I realised what they

Mama

mind felt funny, it felt like it

No, I can‘t be…

didn‘t look

it was

didn‘t care enough

didn‘t care if she

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

your favourite, right?” I asked, looking at them

They said in

took care of me and raised me.I don‘t

anymore.I saw the flicker of hurt in Mama‘s expression, but

and always will love you, but you have the

(End of flashback)

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

tell Mama or

I‘m not a nice

up, I learned more, about

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

parents were Elijah and Scarlett Westwood,

if I wanted to go into

classes in every fighting and weapon class the academy

higher level and learning about

ready to go onto

teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in the lessons I

forgotten, but right now my priority was my pup, and I

to

Mama Indigo has been through at the hands of her cheating