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…

link, but again, I’m just hitting

hiss.

to the door when I hear a scream down

in my chest as I

Winona!

to the door, but I freeze,

leave him

happens

I do?

sounds downstairs, but they

But the growl of a

follows tells me this is

attack.

heart is pounding in between keeping Corrado safe and going to Winona. I hear footsteps coming down the hall and guilt fills me when I slowly

fade, but I’m unable to summon it. My

someone out there?

a shadowy silhouette behind the blinds, and I quickly hurry to the

door. The only thing in my mind is

the window shatters behind us and Corrado wakes

whimper of shock.

try to summon

Fuck!

you to stay quiet, ok baby?” I whisper

thumping as I hear the

Marcel’s strained

around only to see that

what to say, when I hear Marcel’s menacing growl erupt

down to Marcel, something tells me that I need to make

strength ebbing away

in the

to

hidden area that-

figure steps into my path and I skid to a stop, almost slamming into the man. My heart thumps violently

“Eric?”

“Luna.”

“Go help Marcel!”

Come with me.” He says, motioning for me to

seems too calm…

fills me and my gaze

a

been thrown over me.

up at him, my mind

plaster a relieved smile on my

I say, trying to

he’ll buy my bluff; he smiles

time to worry about that. Come on, I have orders to keep you

steps forward, reaching for Corrado and I make the mistake of

Shit…

watching me, and his smile

can relax Luna,

of a

looks between us

to Eric. “Mommy, Daddy

you shouldn’t carry me now. You are going to get tired

my

aren’t heavy at all!” I say with

doesn’t back

downstairs, and I

from Marcel

the enemy…

you go help,

the way

path.

looks at me, as if pondering over what

he nods

eyes blazing and I tug at the core of my power. I feel the pull

he

“Mommy!” Corrado exclaims

the office door. “You… you were helping Emmet, weren’t you?”

smiles, tilting his head. “Took you long enough to

do I do? Oh wait, I fucking know.

blaze and

you can

put in your food.”

smiles.

tiredness

with the fucking Westwood Devil. Nothing will

opens behind me, making

to me!” I

“M-mommy…”