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.

letting out a breath of relief,

Mama

her because I look like her,

sadness, and

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

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

when he looked at

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

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

Dad and Mama having a secret

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

I frowned but nodded.

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

I frowned.

baby then, didn‘t she care about

I saw

gave her

us winning, things would have been terrible for us.When she was killed…Marcel and your mother took

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

I would have loved her.So

it she placed the baby that was still fighting

furrowed my brows, staring at Mama‘s

did, and she became a beautiful little soul with lots of spark.”

Mama‘s tummy…

now…” I asked, that battle

Wait…

Did they mean…

Dad said softly,

loudly in my chest as I realised

was Mama

mind felt funny, it felt

No, I can‘t be…

didn‘t look

it

didn‘t care enough about

care if she

want her to be! “Baby…” MY Mama called, but

your favourite, right?” I asked, looking

said

don‘t understand why you had to 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 she

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

and always will love you, but you have the right to

(End of flashback)

had slept by my side…although I know they

didn‘t feel that same way.I was horrible, maybe…I didn‘t dare tell Mama or Dad how I felt, but she didn‘t care if I

I‘m not

more, about her abusive mate who destroyed her

a mother‘s love was greater

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

now, even if I wanted to

fighting

doing the higher level and learning about poisons and

go onto the battlefield if

have messed up, been a prankster and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in the

and I

to be

has been through at the hands of her cheating