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.

out a breath of relief, wondering what it

Mama

go on about her because I look like her, right? Are

eyes filled with sadness, and she kissed my

softly, looking at Dad, who put his

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

when he looked at her

parents were married, although Mama and Dad have never

to accept that their love was meant to be, even if

and Mama having a secret

is only because you deserve to know the truth, it doesn‘t change

I frowned but nodded.

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

I frowned.

then, didn‘t

I saw her

her

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 do, Grandma Amy, how can I not? You all make sure I remember her all the time.“I said with a roll of my

loved her.So then, what happened?”

she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that was still fighting for life

furrowed my brows, staring at

became a beautiful little soul with lots of spark.” Mama

Mama‘s tummy…

now…” I asked, that battle happened before I was

Wait…

Did they mean…

here.” Dad said softly, hugging me

my chest

was Mama

mind felt funny, it felt like it

No, I can‘t be…

look like Mama

knew it was the

didn‘t care enough about

care if

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

your favourite, right?” I

said in

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 she didn‘t care if I died

flicker of hurt in Mama‘s expression,

will love you, but you have the right to know about Indy too.” “Ok.”

(End of flashback)

night they had slept by my side…although I

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

I‘m not a

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

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

and Scarlett Westwood, and I would

now, even if I wanted to go into combat and become a

had taken classes in every fighting

level and learning about

to go onto the

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

my pup, and I had almost risked

had to

what Mama Indigo has been through at the hands of her cheating