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

make sure that they thought I was

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

to take was tomorrow

time to meet him and get this crap over with.1 to reach the location he had picked, a place not

took me

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

an oversight jumper with jeans and

on me just in

the woods to the cavern where we often met,

of cocaine reaching my nose, I clenched

the perfect mask, sure he was a bad

dark side had only become clear once I was

little Pet…” His voice that I now hated came

me, making my skin

touch

you want, Judah?” I asked

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

bring everything to

reason to pull the trigger or

didn‘t want to kill anyone

“You.

promised to be mine, but

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

“Stay back.

We are through.

been a year, Judah, and what you

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

is, Baby Girl,

my head as

you think I‘m going to actually bend or fear a

I am but

off and not only will I rip your dick off, soak it in vinegar and spice,

He came closer and I was ready to reach for my gun if I

“No, I haven‘t forgotten.

I have forgotten nothing.

go to him, yeah he will manage to kill

Of course.

stop 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,

he was smoking fell to the floor and the smell of blood told me I

Good.

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

to punch him when he shoved me

was heaving as I

Not Kataleya.

would probably be able to deal with it, but not

No fucking way.

just imagining something like that happening

twin daughters of Kiara and Alejandro, Kataleya had suffered

still never got over what happened to her

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

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

yours…

you want money?

and then

Please.”

tired

sneered at me, wiping the

“I want you…

can let you go.”

the videos and images

trust him, but I didn‘t

risky, but I needed to buy

work, but I

look for a way to get everything he had

needed to figure something

I had tried.

to him to even