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

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

sofa, running my fingers through my hair, only for it

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

rising, knowing I was

it‘s about everything and their

me?” Mama asked, coming over to me as

wearing heels whilst she was barefooted, making

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

away, but Mama refused to let me

“Azura.

Something is wrong.

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

tone that told me she

nothing! Leave me alone, for the love of the goddess!” I shouted

in her eyes, but along

never lost.

“Now, Azura.” She growled.

quiet voice

him standing with his Bite–Sized Luna

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

my eyes, my head pounding as

“I‘m pregnant.

I pushed past Liam

voice came, and I

Fuck, he was fast.

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

swear as he tapped lightly

to us.”

over to the bed and dropping

ground to split open and

stared at the glow from it as it sat

every incoming

on.”

me close my eyes in

no to him? I got to my feet and unlocked the door, only

guilty for

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

on top of that he was one of the

if not

he was my Dad.

He

looked away, wondering where Mama and

“I messed up…” I said, turning my back

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

2

heard their

but this was different…

my bed, wrapping his arms around my

getting off

was spoilt in

make some space for me.”

I shuffled over, allowing him enough space to sit

fingers

there‘s a reason you aren‘t sharing his identity.” holding me in a tight bear–hug, I

but

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

my bed, right next to my phone, which sat silently for

down cross–legged on the end of the bed,

you feeling?” She asked

How do I feel?

A mess.

you decide to do, we are

as for that bastard…

his name…” Dad left

exactly why I will