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,

know Mama

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

eyes filled with sadness, and

softly, looking at Dad, who put

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

always got sad when he looked at her

Mama and Dad‘s parents were married, although Mama and

so everyone had to accept that their love was

Mama having a secret

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

I frowned but nodded.

weird… “When the battle that took Indigo‘s life occurred, she was pregnant, but she wanted to help us against the evil.It cost her, her

I frowned.

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

tensed, then I saw her

her hand a

she 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

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

would have loved her.So

some magic that we never knew she possessed, and using it she placed the baby that was still fighting for life into me instead.” Mama

my brows,

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

Mama‘s tummy…

is she now…” I asked, that battle happened

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said softly, hugging me

thudded loudly in my chest

was Mama Indy‘s

mind felt funny, it felt like it

No, I can‘t be…

I didn‘t look like Mama

it was

didn‘t care enough about

care if she

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

favourite, right?” I asked, looking

They said in

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

don‘t want to know anymore.I saw the flicker of hurt in

you, but you have the right to know about Indy too.”

(End of flashback)

they had slept by

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

I‘m not a nice

I learned more, about her abusive

mother‘s love

Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and I

world now, even if I wanted to go into

classes in every fighting and weapon class

with Herbology, doing the higher level and learning about

was ready to go onto the battlefield if the

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

and I had almost risked its life by thinking Judah wouldn‘t try

had to

Indigo has been through at the hands of her