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

was on the first flight, but I

them I was meeting up with some friends first and I‘d let them

flight I planned to take was tomorrow morning, which

will give me enough time 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

me over

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

wearing an oversight jumper with jeans and a

me just in case, I didn‘t

where we often met, stopping several feet away from

cocaine

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

dark side had only become clear once I was far

my little Pet…” His voice that I now hated came

gaze travelled over me,

works, someone whose touch you once desired,

you want,

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

which would bring everything to light, including everything he

to pull the trigger or rip

didn‘t want to kill anyone

“You.

be mine, but you let another

that thing out of your neck?” His voice

“Stay back.

We are through.

what you did

you in my life.”

is, Baby Girl, you

shook my head as

you think I‘m going to actually bend

am but allow me to remind

spice, and then force feed it to you, but

won‘t mind dealing with you.” 2 He came closer and I was ready to reach for my gun if I

“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.” Anger

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

Good.

blackmail me with them! Your issue is with me, right? Then fucking focus on me!” I spat as he grabbed

of his hold, about to punch him when he shoved me

as I glared

Not Kataleya.

probably be able to deal with it, but not our

No fucking way.

just imagining something like that happening

and Alejandro, Kataleya had

never got over what happened to her

are seventeen, how sick are you?” He cocked

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

yours…

you want money?

me how much and then

Please.”

tired of

me, wiping the blood

“I want you…

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

the videos and

couldn‘t trust him, but I didn‘t really have

risky, but I

work, but I

for a way to get everything he had on us back,

to

I had tried.

have anything belonging to him to even see if I can have a witch do