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.

packed, Dad had wanted to book my ticket,

had booked two to make sure that they thought I was

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

planned to take was tomorrow morning, which was

to meet him and get 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

took me over an

car I had rented for the drive, making sure that the weapon I had brought was tucked into

an oversight jumper with jeans

on me just in case, I didn‘t trust Judah at

the cavern where we often met, stopping several feet

the smell of cocaine reaching my

a time he wore the perfect mask, sure he

become clear once I was far

Pet…” His voice that I now hated came and

over me, making my

touch you once desired,

you want,

killing without reason would mean we‘d be trialled at the

which would bring everything to

reason to pull the trigger or rip his heart out

want to kill

“You.

to be mine, but you

I carve that thing out of your neck?” His

“Stay back.

We are through.

year, Judah, and what

my

is, Baby Girl,

my head as

you think I‘m going to

who I am but allow me to

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

he won‘t mind dealing with you.” 2 He came closer and

“No, I haven‘t forgotten.

I have forgotten nothing.

to him, yeah he will manage to

Of course.

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.”

him across the face, the joint he was smoking fell to the floor and the smell of blood told me I had

Good.

try to blackmail me with them! Your issue is with me,

hold, about to punch him when he shoved me

heaving as I

Not Kataleya.

be able to deal with

No fucking way.

just imagining

the twin daughters of Kiara and Alejandro, Kataleya had suffered

still never got over what happened to

“They are seventeen, how sick are you?” He

do you want, Judah? You can‘t have me back,

yours…

want money?

how much and then just

Please.”

tired of

me, wiping the blood from

“I want you…

a few favours, I can let you go.” have

the videos and

couldn‘t trust him, but I didn‘t

just too risky, but I needed to buy some

I expect you to

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

needed to figure something

I had tried.

to him to