Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

107. Darkness

AZURA.

My eyes snap open and I feel nauseous. Damn… Something isn’t right… I didn’t even eat anything weird. I frown as I sit up. My heart is thumping as I look around the dark

room.

What woke me up?

Why is it so dark?

It isn’t just dark, it’s really really dark.

Sure, I can see perfectly but there are no lights on outside. Strange. I kick the blanket off, wondering once more what had awoken

I glance at the clock. It’s late…

Did Leo get back?

‘Baby?’ I call, glancing at the bathroom –

but it’s dark.

I guess he won’t be back so soon. I hope

everything is going according to plan for

them.

Running my fingers through my hair, I

reach for the lamp and tap it. I frown as it

doesn’t turn on…

“What is going on?” I murmur, trying to shake away the unease I’m feeling. It must be a power outage. Just a power outage

Azura.

Damn, what if Corrado wakes up?

I get out of bed, walking toward the bedroom door. Suddenly I get the strange feeling that I’m being watched and I turn sharply, scanning the dark room.

Goddess, Azura, get it together.

I leave my room to check up on Corrado,

mind linking Marcel.

‘Marcel?’

No response.

Hmm… He’s probably gone to sleep and kept

his walls up.

‘Winona?’

Nothing again.

I sigh, walking down the hall.

‘Marcel?’ Weird, usually you can push through a person’s barriers when they’re asleep… I knew that because since I got my wolf, Liam was always the biggest receiver of that from me.

Disturbing him for a late-night hot drink or freshly baked cupcakes was always tempting.

Who should I contact about the outage? Someone must be around. Should I go out and ask one of the guards? They are probably already working on it.

I pause, feeling that same sense of being watched, when I see Corrado’s bedroom

door is open. I break into a run, fear

enveloping me, and I push open the door only to see Corrado fast asleep in bed. I let out a sigh of relief, thinking I really am being paranoid.

For a moment, I feel lightheaded from the spurt of energy used and feel nauseous once again. I walk slowly to the bed, adjusting the duvet around my little boy. I sit down on the edge, sighing. I don’t know why I’m on edge, but maybe it’s the power outage… I mean, does this mean the pack security system and barriers around the pack are all down?

I stroke Corrado’s brown locks back, bending down to kiss his cheek gently. Turning to the open curtains, I look out into the distance. I can see some lights are on. So it’s just the mansion then. That is a relief at least.

Goddess, now who do I annoy about the power? I honestly didn’t expect Leo’s Pack to have to deal with something like this. Maybe I’ll grab my phone and ask him.

I stand up, and it feels like the floor lurches.

I feel… I place a hand on my stomach, exhausted and sick.

Exhausted like I had no energy… just the way I felt back at the masked ball I attended.

The sudden unease I had felt the moment I woke up returns and I scan the room. My instincts are telling me something isn’t right … Raising my hand, I let my power swirl around my hand. There is something going on here…

Anyone!’ I slam through the link, but

hiss.

to the door when I hear a scream down

in my chest as I recognise

Winona!

door, but

I can’t leave him here! If

something happens and I can’t

I do? What

sounds downstairs, but they

growl of

bang that follows tells me this

attack.

Corrado safe and going to Winona. I hear footsteps coming down the hall and guilt fills me when I slowly shut the

footsteps fade, but I’m unable to summon it. My vision

someone out there?

it again, a shadowy silhouette behind the blinds, and I quickly hurry to the bed and grab Corrado, turning

in my mind is the

the door just as the window shatters behind us and Corrado wakes

whimper of shock.

happening Mommy?” He asks as I rush down the hall. I try to summon my power forward only to feel that

Fuck!

to stay quiet, ok baby?” I

He asks, his little heart thumping as I

Marcel’s strained

around only to see that the hallway behind me

shake my head, not knowing what to say,

is going on! Although I want to go down to Marcel, something tells me that I

strength ebbing away as

in the

down the hall to the

hidden area that-

to a stop, almost slamming into the man. My heart thumps violently until

“Eric?”

“Luna.”

“Go help Marcel!”

you. Come with me.” He says,

seems too calm…

me and my gaze

feel as if a bucket of ice-cold

been thrown over me.

be size 11… I look up at him, my

calm, and I plaster a relieved smile

alarmed when the electricity went off.” I say, trying to buy myself

buy my bluff; he smiles

we don’t have time to worry about that. Come on, I have

then?” I ask as he steps forward, reaching for Corrado and I make the mistake of instinctively

Shit…

watching me, and

Luna, I’m here.

It’s more of a threat than

us and

to Eric. “Mommy,

me now. You are going

now, my

all!” I

Eric doesn’t back

downstairs, and I jump.

me, aside from Marcel I

the enemy…

shouldn’t you go help, Marcel?”

way he’s now blocking

path.

me, as if pondering over

he nods

He says but instead of turning, he steps towards me and I jump back, my eyes blazing and I tug at the core of my power. I feel the pull inside as I send a blast

he turns on

“Mommy!” Corrado exclaims

down and pushing him toward the office door. “You… you were helping Emmet, weren’t you?” I say

tilting his head. “Took you long

I do? Oh wait, I

eyes blaze and he

you can still use

what we put

smiles.

my tiredness makes

Devil. Nothing will keep me down.” I snarl, raising my hand ready

office door opens behind me, making my heart pound. He

come to

“M-mommy…”