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.

I had packed, Dad had wanted to book my

was

I was meeting up with some

flight I planned to take was tomorrow morning, which was

meet him and get this crap over with.1 to reach the location he had picked, a place not too far from Midnight Academy,

took me over an

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

was wearing an oversight jumper with jeans and a knee–length puffer

just in case, I didn‘t trust

woods to the cavern where we often met, stopping several feet

called, the smell of cocaine reaching my

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

dark side had only become clear once I was far too deep

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

me,

touch you once desired, now

you want, Judah?”

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

court which would bring everything to light, including everything he had on

to pull the trigger or rip his heart

want to

“You.

be mine, but you

neck?” His voice

“Stay back.

We are through.

what you did I

a sick bastard and I don‘t want you in my life.” I didn‘t

Baby Girl, you don‘t

my head as

I‘m going to actually bend or fear a bastard like

am but allow me to remind

soak it in vinegar and spice, and then force feed it to

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

“No, I haven‘t forgotten.

I have forgotten nothing.

go to him, yeah he will

Of course.

be able to 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, she has the curves to fucking die for.”

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

Good.

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

to punch him when he shoved

I glared at him with

Not Kataleya.

be able to deal with it, but not our

No fucking way.

her enveloped me, just imagining something

twin daughters of Kiara and Alejandro, Kataleya had suffered far too much as a

over what happened

you?” He cocked his

to show you?” “What the fuck do you want, Judah? You

yours…

you want money?

much and then just let‘s

Please.”

tired of

wiping

“I want you…

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

videos and

but I didn‘t really have a

too risky, but I needed to buy some

I

would look for a way to get everything

to figure something

I had tried.

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