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.

into her, letting out a

Mama Indy

look like her, right? Are

sadness, and

looking at Dad, who put his arms around

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

always got sad when he

parents were married, although Mama and Dad have never really mentioned

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

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.

life occurred, she was pregnant, but she wanted to help us against the evil.It

I frowned.

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

then I saw her and

gave her

without us winning, things would have been terrible for us.When she was killed…Marcel and your mother took her to

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

I would have loved her.So

she possessed, and using it

my brows, staring at Mama‘s

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

Mama‘s tummy…

where is she now…” I asked, that battle happened before I

Wait…

Did they mean…

said softly, hugging

loudly in my chest as

Mama Indy‘s

funny, it felt like it was being

No, I can‘t be…

didn‘t look like Mama

it was the

didn‘t care

didn‘t care

don‘t care if she‘s my mama! I don‘t want her to be! “Baby…” MY Mama called,

favourite, right?” I asked, looking at

They said

took care of me and raised me.I don‘t care if…she was meant to be by Mama, because she didn‘t care if I died anyway.” I

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

have and always will love you, but you have the

(End of flashback)

slept by my side…although I know

didn‘t dare tell Mama or Dad how I felt, but

not a nice

as I grew up, I learned more,

I thought a mother‘s love was greater than anything? She

Elijah and Scarlett Westwood,

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

classes in every fighting

doing the higher level and learning about poisons and

ready to go onto the battlefield if the need

prankster and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in the lessons I liked,

forgotten, but right now my priority was my pup, and I had almost risked

had to be

been through at