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.

us what happened, rest assured they will be questioned

these packs for that behaviour” Dad‘s icy reply

up from the sofa, running my fingers through my hair, only

want to be left alone! I can handle my battles.” I

rising, knowing I was going to

isn‘t just about you, it‘s about

tell me?” Mama asked, coming over to me as she placed her hands

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

kill him for rejecting me? I didn‘t want to see that pain in

trying to pull away, but Mama

“Azura.

Something is wrong.

flashing silver, her

she was

the goddess!” I shouted in frustration, my

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

never lost.

“Now, Azura.” She growled.

Liam‘s quiet voice

see him standing with

hair with blue tips was pulled into a high ponytail, as she looked at me with

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

“I‘m pregnant.

I pushed past Liam and Raven, leaving all four of

voice came, and I

Fuck, he was fast.

bedroom and slamming the door shut behind me just as he

as he tapped

Azura, talk to us.” His

silent, pushing myself away from the door, walking over to the bed and dropping onto it on my

to split open and

and I stared at the glow from it as it sat on my bedside

dreaded every incoming message

on.” “I‘m tired, Liam.”

me close

my feet and unlocked the door,

guilty for causing him

him, Dad may be sixty, but he looked as if he

at its finest, and on top of that he was one of the most handsome men

not

he was my Dad.

“Why did you run?” He asked me,

where Mama and Raven

said, turning

gave me a small

2

had heard their

but this was different…

onto my bed, wrapping his arms

you are definitely getting off easier.” He whispered, making

everyone knew I was spoilt in comparison to Kia

space for me.”

I shuffled over, allowing him enough

fingers through my

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

but with

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

my bed, right next to my

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

you feeling?” She asked

How do I feel?

A mess.

don‘t know.” “Whatever you decide to

as for that bastard…

out his name…” Dad left his

exactly why I