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.

Night had fallen and I had packed, Dad had wanted

that they thought I was on the first flight, but I intended to go on the

meeting up with

I planned to take was tomorrow

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

took me

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

oversight jumper with jeans and a knee–length puffer jacket on

just in case,

walked through the woods to the cavern where we

I called, the smell of cocaine reaching my nose, I clenched

a time he wore the perfect mask, sure he was

become clear once I

I now hated came and he

travelled over me,

whose touch you once desired, now made

do you want, Judah?” I asked

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

to light, including everything

pull the trigger or rip his

want to kill

“You.

be mine, but you

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

“Stay back.

We are through.

a year, Judah, and what you did I won‘t ever

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

thing is, Baby Girl, you

head as I

think I‘m going to actually bend or fear

have forgotten who I am

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

with you.” 2 He came closer and I was ready to reach for

“No, I haven‘t forgotten.

I have forgotten nothing.

go to him, yeah

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

he was smoking fell

Good.

Your issue is with me, right? Then fucking

he shoved me back, pulling out

I

Not Kataleya.

probably be able to deal

No fucking way.

for her enveloped me, just imagining something like

Skyla were the twin daughters of Kiara and Alejandro, Kataleya

what happened to her

are seventeen, how sick are you?” He cocked his gun, aiming it at my

you?” “What the fuck do you want, Judah?

yours…

want

me how much and then just let‘s end

Please.”

was tired

wiping

“I want you…

guess if you do me a few favours, I can let

the videos and images

trust him, but I didn‘t

but I needed to buy

work, but I

a way to get everything he had on

to

I had tried.

him to even see