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 about

Dad‘s

my fingers through my hair, only for it to fall

to be dealt with, I just want to be left

emotions rising, knowing I was

just about you, it‘s about everything and their attitude

to

and I was wearing heels whilst

tell them? How? When I know they already want to kill him for rejecting me? I didn‘t want to

trying to pull away, but Mama refused to

“Azura.

Something is wrong.

is it?” She asked, her eyes flashing silver, her

told me she was not going to

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

saw the flash of hurt in her eyes, but

never lost.

“Now, Azura.” She growled.

quiet

him standing with his

high ponytail, as she looked at me with

I closed my eyes, my head pounding as I gathered the courage to

“I‘m pregnant.

I declared before I pushed past Liam and Raven, leaving

and I heard him on

Fuck, he was fast.

reaching my bedroom and slamming the door shut

as he tapped

to us.” His voice

away from the door, walking over to

to split open

the glow from it as it sat on my bedside

dreaded every incoming message

open up come on.”

Dad‘s voice made me close my eyes in

my feet and unlocked the door, only for Dad to envelope me in his

guilty for causing him

sixty, but he looked as if

finest, and on top of that he was

not

he was my Dad.

run?” He asked me, raising an

wondering where Mama and

turning my back to

and things happened… Besides, it 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…

my

off

I was, everyone knew I was spoilt in

some space for

enough space to sit down

fingers through my

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

but

a tray of hot drinks for the four of them, and a

my cabinet near my bed, right next

replied smoothly, as Raven sat down cross–legged on the end of

feeling?” She asked as Mama sat

How do I feel?

A mess.

know.” “Whatever you decide to do,

as for that bastard…

Dad left his threat hanging,

exactly why I will never