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.

assured they will be

these packs for that behaviour” Dad‘s icy reply came,

fingers through my hair, only for it to

don‘t need anyone to be dealt with, I just want to be

feel my emotions rising, knowing I was going

about everything and their attitude is not

wrong, baby, tell me?” Mama asked, coming over to me as she placed her hands on my

I was wearing

him for rejecting

I said, trying to pull away, but Mama refused to

“Azura.

Something is wrong.

it?” She asked, her eyes flashing

me she was not going to back

nothing! Leave me alone, for the love of the goddess!” I shouted in frustration, my eyes flashing

hurt in her eyes, but along with it was

never lost.

“Now, Azura.” She growled.

Liam‘s quiet voice

up to see him standing with his Bite–Sized Luna

was pulled into a high ponytail, as she looked at me with concern in her unique

my head pounding

“I‘m pregnant.

past Liam and Raven, leaving all four of them

voice came, and I heard him

Fuck, he was fast.

slamming the door shut

swear as he tapped lightly

Azura, talk to us.”

the door, walking over to the bed and dropping onto it

want the ground to split open and

at the glow from it as it sat on my

dreaded every incoming

on.” “I‘m tired, Liam.”

me close my eyes in

to my feet and unlocked the door, only for

squeezed, feeling guilty for

at him, Dad may be sixty, but

and on top of that he was one of the most handsome

if not

he was my Dad.

He asked me, raising an

looked away, wondering where Mama and Raven

messed up…” I said, turning my back to him and dropping onto my

kind of reminds me of Kiara and Alejandro.” He gave me a small smirk, although it didn‘t take away

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had heard

but this was different…

onto my bed,

off easier.” He whispered, making me

was spoilt in comparison

some space

allowing him enough space to

ran his fingers through

I feel like there‘s a reason you aren‘t sharing his identity.” holding

tensed, but

holding a tray of hot drinks for

bed, right next to my

replied smoothly, as Raven sat down cross–legged on

feeling?” She asked as Mama sat

How do I feel?

A mess.

decide

as for that bastard…

out his name…” Dad left his threat

why I