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.

a breath

Mama

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

sadness,

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

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

sad when he looked at

were married, although Mama and Dad have never really mentioned

too, so everyone had to accept that their

Mama having

to tell you, Angel, is only because you deserve to know the

I frowned but nodded.

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

I frowned.

but what about her baby then, didn‘t she care

I saw her and

gave her

life, and she wanted to do something to protect everyone because without us winning, things would have been terrible

make sure I remember her

would have loved her.So then,

using it she placed the baby that was still fighting for life into

brows, staring

baby lived?” “She did, and she became a beautiful little soul with

Mama‘s tummy…

asked, that battle happened

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said

heart thudded loudly in my chest as I realised what

was Mama

felt funny, it felt like

No, I can‘t be…

I didn‘t look

knew it was the

didn‘t care enough about

didn‘t care

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

favourite, right?” I asked, looking

said in

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

hurt in Mama‘s expression, but I

will love you, but you have the right

(End of flashback)

had slept by my side…although

didn‘t feel that same way.I was horrible, maybe…I didn‘t dare tell Mama or Dad how I felt, but

I‘m not

learned more,

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

Westwood, and I would never be like

I wanted to

had taken classes in every fighting and weapon class

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

was ready to go onto the

and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in the

and I had almost risked its life by

had to

through at the hands of