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 of

Mama

her because I look like her, right? Are

with sadness,

at

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

when he looked

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

too, so everyone had to accept that their love was meant to be, even if

Mama having a secret

we are going to tell you, Angel, is only because you deserve to know the truth, it doesn‘t change anything.” Dad said, kissing my

I frowned but nodded.

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

I frowned.

then, didn‘t she care about it?” exchange

tensed, then I saw her

gave her

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

all make sure I remember her all the time.“I said with a roll of my

think I would have loved her.So then, what

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

furrowed my brows, staring

little soul with

Mama‘s tummy…

I asked, that battle happened

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said softly,

chest as

was Mama

mind felt funny, it felt like

No, I can‘t be…

look like

knew it was

didn‘t care

didn‘t care

mama! I don‘t want her to be! “Baby…” MY Mama called, but

I asked, looking at them

They said

tell me.You 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

flicker of hurt in Mama‘s

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

(End of flashback)

had slept by my

tell Mama or Dad how I felt, but she didn‘t care if

not

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

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

were Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and I would never

wanted to go into combat and become a

in every fighting and weapon

level and learning about poisons and

ready to go onto the

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

was my pup, and I

had to

has been through at the hands of her

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