Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

6. My Decision

AZURA.

Pregnant. I slid to the floor against the stall wall, not caring about the germs that probably filled this place, and stared unblinkingly at the stick, my mind blank.

With his child.

“I‘m fine.” I said, taking a shuddering breath, I am not fine.

I‘m pregnant, I‘m only nineteen and I‘m pregnant.

Pregnant with the child of someone who wants nothing to do with me.

I knew I would have to tell my parents, but the thought made my stomach sink.

The hurt in Dad‘s eyes when I told him I had been rejected…

I don‘t know if I‘ll be able to handle telling them I was pregnant too…? What do I do? My mind was reeling, the pain in my chest was becoming suffocating.

As much as I wanted to crush Leo for what he had done, I couldn‘t, not without making this hard for Alejandro, I couldn‘t do that to them.

I already caused problems for everyone without meaning to.

There was a time I dreamt of a love like my parents, but who am I kidding? My mate had ripped that from me when he marked me only to reject me.

A true mate‘s mark…

it could only be removed if he marked another, or if he died and someone else marked me …

but unless that happened, I was stuck with this.

I clutched my neck, letting my nails dig into it as I slowly looked down at my stomach.

I dropped the stick, placing my hand over it.

It was not this baby‘s fault…

it was not at fault…

I was meant to have died before I was born…

There was no chance on earth that I would do anything to this baby.

I closed my eyes, taking deep steadying breaths.

I‘m fine.

I guess it was time to tell Mama and Dad about the pregnancy, I just hoped they didn‘t try to push for a name.

Standing up, I gathered the rubbish, binning the pregnancy test before I washed my hands and left the washroom.

Time to tell them and get this over with.

Night had fallen and I was sitting in the lounge with Mama and Dad, I was curled up between them.

Mama had her head resting on my shoulder, whilst Dad was running his fingers through Mama‘s hair.

His head was resting on top of mine.

We were watching a movie, and although I had a lot of chances to drop the bomb, I was unable to tell them.

“What‘s wrong, baby? You‘re really quiet.” Mama asked, lifting her head and looking at me with concern in her gorgeous sage–green eyes.

“I‘m fine.” “Is this about the run–in with Olson earlier?” Dad asked.

So they knew about my run–in with that old penis.

“You heard about that? Were you just going to pretend it never happened?” I asked, feeling upset for no reason.

Were they going to just walk around on eggshells now because I had been rejected?

“It‘s not like that, Liam will deal with him.

Kingston told us what happened, rest assured they will be

behaviour” Dad‘s icy reply came, it was obvious he was

my fingers through my hair, only for it to fall back in my

be dealt with, I just want to be left alone! I can handle my battles.” I

feel my emotions rising, knowing I was

about everything

Mama asked, coming over to me as she placed

a lot shorter than me, and I was wearing heels whilst she was barefooted,

want to kill him for rejecting me? I didn‘t want

trying to pull away,

“Azura.

Something is wrong.

She asked, her eyes flashing silver, her

she was not going to

Leave me alone, for the love of the goddess!” I shouted in frustration, my eyes flashing the very same colour as

hurt in her eyes, but along with it was the determination that

never lost.

“Now, Azura.” She growled.

quiet

him standing with his Bite–Sized Luna by his

a high ponytail, as she looked at

green.1 I closed my eyes, my head pounding as I

“I‘m pregnant.

past Liam and Raven, leaving all four of them

I heard

Fuck, he was fast.

reaching my bedroom and slamming the door shut behind me

heard him swear as he tapped

talk to

pushing myself away from the door, walking over to

ground to split open and swallow me

glow from it as it

every incoming message

come on.”

voice made me

to my feet and unlocked the door,

heart squeezed, feeling guilty for causing him to

be sixty, but he looked as if

its finest, and on top of that he was

if not by

he was my Dad.

run?” He asked

where Mama and

said, turning my back to him

me a small smirk, although it didn‘t take away the concern in his eyes, and my

2

heard their

but this was different…

dropped onto my bed,

are definitely getting off easier.” He whispered,

course I was, everyone knew I was spoilt

make some space for

over, allowing him enough space to sit

his fingers through my

aren‘t sharing his identity.” holding me in

but with

entered along with Raven, holding a tray of hot drinks for the four

bed, right next to my phone, which sat

cross–legged on the end of

asked as

How do I feel?

A mess.

decide to do, we are

as for that bastard…

Dad left his

exactly why I will never tell