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.

and I had packed, Dad had wanted to book my ticket, but I told him I already

sure that they thought I was on the first flight, but I intended to

airport, 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

with.1 to reach the location he had picked, a place

me over

I had rented for the drive, making sure that

jumper with jeans and a knee–length puffer jacket

me just

to the cavern where we often met, stopping several feet away from

smell of cocaine reaching my nose, I clenched my

the perfect

clear once I was

His voice that I now hated came and he stepped out of the

travelled over me, making

works, someone whose touch you once desired, now

do you want,

urge to rip him apart was pretty strong, but killing without reason would mean we‘d be

court which would bring everything to

I had reason to pull the trigger or rip

want to

“You.

mine, but you

about I carve that thing out of your neck?” His voice

“Stay back.

We are through.

Judah, and what you did I won‘t ever

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

is, Baby Girl, you don‘t get

shook my head

fucking stupid if you think I‘m going to actually bend or

am but allow me to remind

off, soak it in vinegar and spice, and then force feed it to you, but I won‘t hesitate to

with you.” 2 He came closer and I

“No, I haven‘t forgotten.

I have forgotten nothing.

him, yeah

Of course.

his girls, right? Damn, imagine nude images of his precious little princesses plastered all over the net? And the

joint he was smoking fell to the floor and

Good.

them! Your issue is with me, right? Then fucking focus

twisted out of his hold, about to punch him when he shoved me back, pulling out a gun just as I

I glared at him

Not Kataleya.

and Song would probably be able to deal with it, but

No fucking way.

imagining

Skyla were the twin daughters of Kiara and Alejandro, Kataleya had suffered far too much

over what happened

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

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

yours…

want money?

and

Please.”

was tired of

wiping the

“I want you…

me a few favours, I can let you go.” have of us will

videos and

I didn‘t really

was just too risky, but I needed to buy

I expect you

a way to get everything he had

needed to figure

I had tried.

I didn‘t even have anything belonging to him to even