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

Mama Indy

on about her because I look like her, right?

filled with sadness, and she kissed my

softly, looking at Dad, who put his arms around

“Yeah…” Dad agreed.

got sad when he looked at her picture

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

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

having a

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.

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

then I

gave her

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 mother took her to

make sure I remember her all

think I would have loved her.So

and using it she placed the baby that was

brows, staring at Mama‘s

little

Mama‘s tummy…

now…” I asked, that battle happened before I

Wait…

Did they mean…

said softly,

in my chest as I realised what

was Mama

it felt like it

No, I can‘t be…

didn‘t look like

knew it

didn‘t care enough about

didn‘t care

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

I

said

you had to tell me.You two are my parents, the ones who took care of me and raised me.I don‘t care

the flicker of hurt in Mama‘s expression, but

you have the right to know about Indy too.” “Ok.”

(End of flashback)

That night they had slept by my side…although

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

not

I grew up, I learned more,

an abusive relationship, but I thought a mother‘s

parents were Elijah and Scarlett Westwood, and

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

in every fighting and

level and learning about

onto the battlefield if the

and every teacher‘s worst nightmare, but in

right now my priority was my pup, and I

to

has been through at the

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