Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

96. Owning up to the Truth

AZURA.

Leo exhales, and I know he isn’t happy

that I told Liam, but I am not going to keep hiding it. They need to know the

truth, and I will tell them today. I move away from Leo and hug Liam, who is still trying to get his head wrapped around

what I just said.

He looks down at me, frowning deeply. ”

Your ex?”

I don’t blame him for being confused. I

never really told anyone about Judah…

“How about we head inside, and we talk?

I need to tell Mama and Dad too…

Alejandro and Kiara will be here shortly as well…” I say turning to look at Leo, I had felt the sharp pain rip through me and knew something had happened and

so I had ran to check on them. “I don’t

want two of the men that I love the most fighting… Please.”

Liam sighs softly, hugging me tightly and kisses my forehead, before he rests his chin on top of my head for a few moments. I know why he’s hurting, he’s always spoiled me, always treated me well no matter what I did. That night,

when he found me, I saw the pain he was in, seeing me in that state. I get that… but I am also old enough to make my

decisions.

I look up at him and he slowly lets go of me. I step back and smile slightly, despite how I’m feeling inside.

‘You ok?’ Leo asks through the link, his hand wraps around my upper arm before he draws me into his embrace.

‘Yeah.’ I whisper although I’m not.

I knew this was going to happen, but

seeing it… it hurt. I hate those whom I

love being at each other’s throats… I close

my eyes, inhaling his scent, seductive

and masculine mixed with the smell of

smoke. This is my home now; I have finally found where I belong.

I hear Liam walk off and pull away. Leo

places a kiss on my forehead before we

head back too, his arm safely around me. I glance up at him as he smokes his cigarette, his face cold and emotionless.

‘What’s wrong?’ I ask, that’s an

expression I haven’t seen on his face for a

while.

‘You sure about this, Baby Girl? I can still

cover that shit up.’

‘No. This time I’m going to own up to my mistakes. There are a few things I

actually need to tackle before I take that

title of Luna.’

‘Luna… My Luna.’ He murmurs. Our eyes meet before he yanks me close, gripping

the side of my face and kissing me like there is no tomorrow. ‘Fuck, I love you.’

I smile against his lips, ‘I love you too.’

An hour later, the mansion is a full

house, and it feels like it is my wedding day, well the Alpha and Luna ceremony is

like a wedding. I suddenly feel so

nervous, and seeing all our families here

really makes me happy, but it’s more

daunting.

and Robyn are

Zack,

Marcel’s office, as Alejandro tells us that Dante will be

heard Rayhan’s on

glancing at Leo.

keeping pace with me and Kia

need to tell me is because?” Leo

smirks, 3

you invited

him a look. “Him being on his way over, doesn’t fucking answer that question for you?” He remarks, making me suppress a

Marcel’s office. Mom,

then there is Leo and

smoking his cigarette, and I can feel their eyes

me, especially Liam’s.

I am grateful that he is patiently waiting for me to explain. Now that the time

even know where to

I killed… about

about him. I

don’t need to do

will. And if not, I’m right here and

came through

nod before taking a deep breath.

you all… Judah Gallahan is my ex- boyfriend.” I don’t look up from where I’m scrutinising Marcel’s fancy

I continue. “I met him in my last

Uni. He seemed

in life, I felt like he was the only one who

understood me…

don’t want to hurt them, my family, when all they’ve done is keep an eye out for me and made sure no one upset me. Always

Liam asks quietly. I tilt

different. I could never

I was born

but I didn’t.

reminded me that I

are not a freak.” Mama

silver as her anger

that now, but not everyone will,

Anyway, back

moved fast and soon I was so taken by his bad

exhilaration of life that

never even

took over.”

“He’s a Fucker.”

but then

wanted me to

would be funny. Like

of them.” The room becomes

tension rises, and I

kept pushing, I was tempted, so tempted, to turn around and

But someone knocked into

accidentally

killing an innocent person…”

anyone, the memory fresh in my mind. Remembering how

arms wrap around me tightly, and he pulls me against him as he takes over, filling them in on how Judah was blackmailing me. He left out what exactly he blackmailed me with, and about the explicit content about the other girls, instead just saying he threatened to hurt them. I appreciate how Leo is watching out for me, the way even now, he’s shielding

I love you.

reply and

my eyes.

Damn these walls.

covers it. She

Sweden when

and that’s

sending our two worlds

her enemy, but he’s also

created.” Leo finishes,

and kissing

and

and Liam,

upset than

to lie.

a small matter;

we as a family could have handled it.” Mama says sharply, her eyes still silver

her arms, trying to

Dad rubs her arms, trying to

her.

kill someone,

were forced into it

That isn’t on you, but your mother

for trying to leave, you

to just take off alone

than out

nods in agreement, as Kiara

his fingers through

is true, but she’s still