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

Mama

her, right? Are you missing her tonight?” I ask softly, looking up

with sadness, and she kissed

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

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

got sad when he looked at her

and Dad‘s parents were married, although Mama and Dad have never

mates too, so everyone had to accept that their love was meant to be, even if it‘s

Dad and Mama having

you, Angel, is only because you deserve to

I frowned but nodded.

was pregnant, but she

I frowned.

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

I saw her and

her hand

had 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

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

have loved her.So then,

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

furrowed my brows, staring at

she became a beautiful little soul with lots of

Mama‘s tummy…

I asked, that

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said

in my chest as I

was Mama

felt funny, it felt like it was being

No, I can‘t be…

didn‘t look like Mama and

knew it was the

didn‘t care enough about

care if

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

your favourite, right?” I asked,

They said in

are my parents, the ones who took care of me and raised me.I don‘t care if…she was

of hurt in Mama‘s expression,

always have and always will love you, but you have the right to know about Indy too.”

(End of flashback)

slept by my side…although I know they

dare tell Mama or

I‘m not

learned more, about

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

parents were Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and I would never be like

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

in every fighting and

Herbology, doing the higher level and learning

ready to go onto the

up, been a prankster and every teacher‘s worst nightmare,

and I had almost risked its life by thinking Judah

to be

through at the hands of