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 questioned about

behaviour” Dad‘s icy reply came, it was

running my fingers through my hair, only for it

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

my emotions rising, knowing I was going to lose

about you, it‘s about everything and

asked, coming over to me as

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

kill him for rejecting me?

to pull away, but

“Azura.

Something is wrong.

is it?” She asked, her eyes flashing silver, her voice holding a quiet

told me she was

Leave me alone, for the love of the goddess!” I shouted in frustration,

hurt in her eyes, but

never lost.

“Now, Azura.” She growled.

Liam‘s quiet

see him standing

into a high ponytail, as she looked at me with concern

my eyes, my head pounding as

“I‘m pregnant.

before I pushed past Liam and Raven, leaving all four of them

and I heard him on the

Fuck, he was fast.

up, reaching my bedroom and slamming the door shut behind me just as

as

talk to us.” His

silent, pushing myself away from the door, walking over to the

the ground to split

phone beeped, and I stared at the glow from it as it sat on my

dreaded every incoming

open up come on.” “I‘m tired,

me close my

to my feet and unlocked

feeling guilty

sixty, but he looked as if he

finest, and on top of that he was one of the most handsome men I had

not by

he was my Dad.

“Why did you run?” He asked me, raising an

wondering where

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

kind of reminds me of Kiara and Alejandro.” He gave me a

2

heard their

but this was different…

dropped onto my bed, wrapping

off easier.” He whispered, making

course I was, everyone knew I was spoilt in

space for

over, allowing him enough space to sit down

fingers

why but I feel like there‘s a reason you aren‘t sharing his identity.” holding me in a tight bear–hug, I was unable

but

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

placed it down on my cabinet near my bed,

Raven sat down cross–legged on the end of the bed, giving me

are you feeling?” She asked as Mama

How do I feel?

A mess.

decide to do,

as for that bastard…

left his

I will never tell