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 questioned about it

no tolerance in these packs for that behaviour” Dad‘s icy reply came, it

sofa, running my fingers through my

just want to

emotions rising, knowing I was going to

just about you, it‘s about everything and their attitude is not

to me as she placed her hands on

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

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

nothing.” I said, trying to pull away, but Mama refused to let

“Azura.

Something is wrong.

She asked, her eyes flashing silver, her voice

tone that told me she was not going

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

the flash of hurt in her eyes, but

never lost.

“Now, Azura.” She growled.

quiet

standing with his

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

my eyes, my head pounding as

“I‘m pregnant.

pushed past Liam and Raven, leaving all

I heard

Fuck, he was fast.

sped up, reaching my bedroom and slamming the

as

Azura, talk to

walking over to

the ground to split open and

and I stared at the glow from it as

dreaded every incoming message

on.” “I‘m tired,

voice made me

say no to him? I got to my feet and unlocked the door, only for Dad to envelope

squeezed, feeling guilty

Dad may be sixty, but he looked as if he was in his

and on top of that he was one

not by

he was my Dad.

you run?” He asked me, raising an

looked away, wondering where Mama

“I 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 the concern in his

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heard

but this was different…

dropped onto my

definitely getting off easier.” He whispered,

I was spoilt in comparison to

over, make some space for me.” Dad

shuffled over, allowing him enough space to sit

ran his fingers through

like there‘s a reason you aren‘t sharing his

tensed, but

Mama asked as she entered along with Raven, holding a tray of hot drinks for the four of them, and a glass of

down on my cabinet near my bed, right next to my phone, which sat silently for

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

feeling?” She asked as Mama

How do I feel?

A mess.

know.” “Whatever you decide to do,

as for that bastard…

ever find out his name…” Dad left his threat hanging, his eyes flashing a cobalt

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