Page 12 of Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire
I guess it is time to tell Mama and Dad about the pregnancy. I just hope they don’t try to push for a name. Standing up, I gather the rubbish, binning the pregnancy test before I wash my hands and leave the washroom. Time to tell them and get this over with.
Night has fallen, and I am sitting in the lounge with Mama and Dad. I am curled up between them. Mama has her head resting on my shoulder whilst Dad is running his fingers through Mama’s hair. His head is resting on top of mine. We are watching a movie, and although I have a lot of chances to drop the bomb, I am unable to tell them.
“What’s wrong, baby? You’re really quiet,” Mama asks, lifting her head and looking at me with concern in her gorgeous sage-green eyes.
“I’m fine.”
“Is this about the run-in with Olson earlier?” Dad asks. So they know about my run-in with that old penis.
“You heard about that? Were you just going to pretend it never happened?” I ask, feeling upset for no reason. Are they going to just walk around on eggshells now because I have been rejected?
“It’s not like that. Liam will deal with him. Gemma Kingstontold us what happened. Rest assured, they will be questioned about it and dealt with. There is no tolerance in these packs for that behaviour,” Dad’s icy reply comes. It is obvious he is pretty pissed.
I get up from the sofa, running my fingers through my hair, only for it to fall back in my face again.
“I don’t need anyone to be dealt with. I just want to be left alone! I can handle my battles,” I say, feeling frustrated. I can feel my emotions rising, knowing I’m going to lose it soon.
“Azura, this isn’t just about you, it’s about everything, and their attitude is not right. What’s wrong, baby? Tell me,” Mama asks, coming over to me as she places her hands on my arms. She is a lot shorter than me, and I am wearing heels whilst she is barefooted, making her look even smaller.
Do I tell them? How, when I know they already want to kill him for rejecting me? I don’t want to see that pain in Dad’s eyes again…
“It’s nothing,” I say, trying to pull away, but Mama refuses to let me go.
“Azura. Something is wrong. What is it?” She asks, her eyes flashing silver and her voice holding a quiet warning, a tone that tells me she is not going to back down.
“I said it’s nothing! Leave me alone, for the love of the goddess!” I shout in frustration, my eyes flashing the very same colour as hers. I see the flash of hurt in her eyes, but along with it is the determination that she never lost.
“Now, Azura,” she growls.
“Please,” Liam’s quiet voice comes.
I look up to see him standing with his Bite-Sized Luna by his side. Her long black hair with blue tips is pulled into a high ponytail as she looks at me with concern in her unique eyes. One blue, one green.
I close my eyes, my head pounding as I gather the courage tospeak up.
“I’m pregnant. There,” I declare before I push past Liam and Raven, leaving all four of them stunned.
“Zu!” Liam’s voice comes, and I hear him on the steps.
Fuck, he is fast.
I speed up, reaching my bedroom and slamming the door shut behind me just as he catches up. I hear him swear as he taps lightly on it.
“Come on, Azura, talk to us,” his voice calls.
I stay silent, pushing myself away from the door, walking over to the bed, and dropping onto it on my stomach. I just want the ground to split open and swallow me whole.
My phone beeps, and I stare at the glow from it as it sits on my bedside table. I dread every incoming message these days…
“Azura, open up, come on.”
“I’m tired, Liam,” I reply.
“Please?” Dad’s voice makes me close my eyes in frustration. How do I say no to him?
I get to my feet and unlock the door, only for Dad to envelope me in his warm embrace. My heart squeezes, feeling guilty for causing him to worry. I look up at him.
Dad may be sixty, but he looks as if he is in his mid-forties. Werewolf genes at its finest, and on top of that, he is one of the most handsome men I have seen. Even if not by blood… he is my dad.
