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.

wanted to book my ticket, but

they thought I was on the first flight, but I

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

flight I planned to take was tomorrow morning,

the location he had picked,

took me over an

drive, making sure that the

jeans and a knee–length puffer jacket

just in case, I

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

of cocaine reaching my nose, I

was a time he wore the perfect mask,

had only become clear once I was far too deep into it

hated came and he stepped out of

gaze travelled over me, making

that works, someone whose touch you once desired, now made

want, Judah?”

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

everything to light, including everything he had

I had reason to pull the trigger or rip his heart

want to kill anyone

“You.

mine, but you let another mark

of your neck?”

“Stay back.

We are through.

a year, Judah, and what you did

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

Girl, you don‘t

shook my head as

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

I am but allow me to

rip your dick off, soak it in vinegar and spice, and then force feed it to you,

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

“No, I haven‘t forgotten.

I have forgotten nothing.

go to him, yeah he will manage to kill

Of course.

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

lunged at him, punching him across the face, the joint he was smoking fell to the floor and

Good.

me with them! Your issue is with me, right? Then fucking focus on me!” I

to punch him when he shoved me back, pulling out

heaving as I glared at him with

Not Kataleya.

probably be able to deal with

No fucking way.

me, just imagining something like that

and Alejandro, Kataleya had suffered far too much as a

got over what happened to

He

“What the fuck do you want,

yours…

you want money?

much and then just let‘s

Please.”

tired

sneered at me, wiping the blood

“I want you…

if you do me a few favours, I can let you go.” have of us will be

the videos and

trust him, but I didn‘t

risky, but I needed to buy

but I expect you to

a way to get everything he had on

needed to

I had tried.

belonging to him to even see if I