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.

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

make sure that they thought I was on

drop me at the airport, but I had told them I was meeting up with some

take was tomorrow morning, which was

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

me over an

making sure that

jumper with jeans and a knee–length puffer

on me just in case, I didn‘t

the cavern where we often met, stopping

smell of cocaine reaching my nose, I clenched

he wore the perfect mask, sure he was a bad

twisted dark side had only become clear once I was far

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

me,

someone whose touch

do you want, Judah?” I

pretty strong, but killing without reason would mean we‘d be trialled at the supernatural

court which would bring everything to light, including

reason to pull the trigger or rip

didn‘t want to kill

“You.

mine, but you let another

about I carve that thing out of your neck?” His voice held barely controlled rage as he

“Stay back.

We are through.

Judah, and what

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

Baby Girl, you don‘t get

head as

I‘m going to actually bend or fear a

who I am but allow me

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

came closer and I was ready

“No, I haven‘t forgotten.

I have forgotten nothing.

you go to him, yeah he will manage to kill

Of course.

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

him across the face, the joint he was smoking fell to the floor

Good.

issue is with me, right? Then fucking

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

was heaving as I

Not Kataleya.

would probably be able to deal with it, but

No fucking way.

me, just imagining something

Kiara and Alejandro, Kataleya had suffered far too much as

never got over what happened

seventeen, how sick are you?” He cocked his

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

yours…

want money?

how much and then just

Please.”

tired of

sneered at me, wiping the

“I want you…

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

the videos and images

but I didn‘t really

but I

I expect you to obey

be watching.” I would look for a way to get everything he had on us

needed to figure

I had tried.

only problem is, I didn‘t even have anything belonging to him to even see