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.

Dad had wanted to book my ticket, but I told him I

two to make sure that they thought I was on the first flight, but

them I was meeting up

flight I planned to take was tomorrow morning,

reach the location he had picked, a place not too far from Midnight Academy, one of the four Academies for supernatural

took me over

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 a knee–length puffer

several weapons on me just

through the woods to the cavern where we often

here.” I called, the smell of cocaine reaching my

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

had only become clear once I was far too deep into

hated came and he stepped out of the cavern, smoking

travelled over me, making my skin

works, someone whose touch you once desired,

you want, Judah?”

him apart was pretty strong, but killing without reason would mean we‘d

would bring everything to light, including everything he

the

didn‘t want to

“You.

mine, but you

that thing out of your neck?” His voice

“Stay back.

We are through.

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

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

thing is, Baby Girl,

shook my head as I

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

who I am but allow

spice, and then force feed it to you, but I won‘t

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

“No, I haven‘t forgotten.

I have forgotten nothing.

to him, yeah he will manage to kill

Of course.

right? Damn,

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

Good.

is with me, right? Then fucking focus on me!” I spat as

him when he shoved me back, pulling out a

was heaving as I

Not Kataleya.

able to deal with

No fucking way.

for her enveloped me, just imagining something like that happening

Skyla were the twin daughters of Kiara and Alejandro, Kataleya had

over what happened

are you?” He cocked his

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

yours…

want money?

and then just

Please.”

tired of

me, wiping the blood from

“I want you…

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

the videos

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

too risky, but I needed

can work, but I expect you to obey

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

to figure something

I had tried.

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