Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

7. Not the Plan

Azura.

“A holiday?” Dad asked concerned. was playing on the floor, her blonde hair pulled into two pigtails, whilst her cerulean blue eyes watched me curiously.

It was the following day, and we were over at Liam‘s.

Katara

She may be seven, but she was quite small for her age.

Despite her strength and determination, she was a minuscule–sized princess.

“I don‘t think you should be going alone.” Jayce added.

I frowned, planting my hands on my hips.

“Say‘s who?” I asked.

“Say‘s logic and the situation.” He shot back.

Moody little git.

I wonder what he‘d say if he knew I was pregnant, but I am not going meant to be my subordinate, tell me what I should and shouldn‘t be doing.

to listen to a thirteen–year–old, who is

1 “He ain‘t wrong.” Theo added with a cocky grin.

“Besides, you just get in trouble every damn time.” “Boys, go outside.

Now.” Raven ordered, frowning at her sons.

“We are only saying it because we care for her.” Carter added, making me sigh.

“I am going somewhere so I can just have a break from everything…

I need this.” I persisted, looking at Mama and Dad.

“She‘s right.” Mama replied to my relief.

“But I’m not sure I want you going alone, maybe Dante could.” need my nephew babysitting me.” I replied, rather offended.

“I am not taking Dante, I don‘t

That pup was a day younger than me! “He‘s stronger than you.” Theo added oh so very helpfully.

“Oi! I helped change your diapers, show some respect!” I growled, grabbing a cushion and hitting him over the head with it.

He just caught it, smirking as Ares shook his head and Liam sighed, running a hand down his face.

“Be careful, Theo!” Raven warned, I knew she was worried for my baby.

My baby…

it still felt weird to say that…

Leo‘s baby…

It hadn‘t really hit what this would mean…

my dreams…

my plans…

Well, they were all kind of gone the moment Judah fucked me over.

“I just need a break, just a few months to be alone and away from everything,” I promised, dropping onto the sofa next to Theo.

My family knew I had a boyfriend back when I was at the academy…

but they didn‘t know much about Judah, and I really didn‘t want them to find out either…

“Where will you go?” Dad asked.

Somewhere beautiful and peaceful.

I had packed, Dad had wanted to

I was

but I had told them I was meeting up with some friends first and I‘d let them know when I was on the

I planned to take was tomorrow morning,

this crap over with.1 to reach the location he had picked, a place not too far from Midnight Academy, one of the four Academies

me

I had rented for the drive, making sure that the weapon

with jeans and a knee–length puffer jacket

weapons on me just in

walked through the woods to the cavern where we often met, stopping several

here.” I called, the smell of cocaine reaching my nose,

time he wore the perfect mask, sure he was a bad

had only become clear once I was

that I now hated came and he stepped out of the cavern, smoking a

over me, making my

that works, someone whose touch you

want, Judah?”

urge to rip him apart was pretty strong, but killing without reason would

court which would bring everything to light, including everything he had

to pull the trigger or rip his heart

didn‘t want to kill anyone

“You.

mine, but

out of your neck?” His voice held barely

“Stay back.

We are through.

Judah, and what you did I won‘t ever

you in my life.” I didn‘t bother hiding the

thing is, Baby Girl, you don‘t get to

head as I

going to actually bend or fear a bastard

have forgotten who I am but allow me to

not only will I rip your dick off, soak it in vinegar and spice, and then force feed it to you,

won‘t mind dealing with you.” 2 He came closer and I was ready

“No, I haven‘t forgotten.

I have forgotten nothing.

you go to him, yeah he will manage

Of course.

me from spreading the images I have of you and your precious little friends? Ah shit, the twins, they‘re his girls, right? Damn, imagine nude images of his precious little princesses plastered all over the net? And the blonde, damn, she has the curves to fucking die for.”

punching him across the face, the joint he was smoking fell

Good.

to blackmail me with them! Your issue is with me, right? Then fucking focus on me!”

he shoved me back, pulling

chest was heaving as I

Not Kataleya.

would probably be able to deal with

No fucking way.

me, just imagining something like that happening to

and Alejandro, Kataleya had suffered far too much as

over what happened to

“They are seventeen, how sick are you?” He cocked his gun, aiming

“What the fuck do you want, Judah? You can‘t have me back, I‘m

yours…

want money?

me how much and then just let‘s

Please.”

tired of

at me, wiping the blood from his

“I want you…

I can let you go.” have

the videos

I didn‘t really have a

just too risky, but

but I expect you to obey me

look for a way to get everything he

to figure

I had tried.

I didn‘t even have anything belonging to him to even see if I can have a witch