Page 139 of Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire
“And if I do? What’s it to you?” I snap, wriggling in his hold. His nose brushes mine, and my breath hitches, making me tense. We are too close…
I can see behind his anger and cold exterior the carnal hunger he is trying to hide… I can feel him hardening against me, and I pray that my own arousal doesn’t reach his nose.
“Fine. Struggle as much as you want. I just won’t let go until you’re done,” he says, running his tongue along his lips. That piercing...
I swallow hard, glaring at him. I need him to let me go. For more reasons than just my anger…
“I think I broke your girlfriend’s nose. Why don’t you go check up on her?” He frowns.
“She isn’t my girlfriend.”
“Oh, but you just had to protect her when she deserved that fucking slap,” I growl, whipping my head to the side, trying to get my hair off my face. He runs his fingers through my hair and brushes it all back slowly, almost as if enjoying it. I hate the way my body wants to relax into him, the way I relish the sparks… Ican feel his hard dick against my lower stomach, and that same intense heat seems to settle between us.
“Yeah, she did, but that’s not how Lunas behave.” My eyes flash, and my chest squeezes.
“I’m no Luna, remember? So, I’ll behave however the fuck I want. Let go of me, or I swear, I’ll claw your eyes out,” I hiss. He suddenly lets go of my wrists, but just when I am about to pull away, his arm snakes around my waist firmly.
“Go ahead. Even if you do, I won’t let you go until you have fucking listened to me,” he growls, his voice low and husky.
My heart thunders as I massage my wrists, wanting to attack him. But when he is letting me, it doesn’t seem so tempting anymore. Instead, I reach up, running my fingers through the long hair on top of his head and twist my fingers in it painfully, yanking his head back. He doesn’t even flinch, simply looking down at me, that chiselled jaw set in an arrogant pout.
“I don’t mind pain. Carry the fuck on,” he remarks, looking down at me with those gorgeous eyes.Fuck, stop looking so good…
“What do you want to say? Hurry up before I mess up that pretty face of yours.”
He smirks, “If you wanted to, you would have already done it. Right, beautiful?”
“Don’t play me.” His words sting…Don’t call me that when I’m nothing to you.His smirk fades, his eyes looking into mine almost as if searching for something.
“I didn’t mean to,” he replies quietly, his gaze dipping down to my boobs. My dress is soaking, and it is clinging to me even more than before. That’s all it is to him… the pull of the mate bond.
“I’ve decided… after we go to Alejandro’s pack… I won’t come back here,” I tell him quietly, looking up into his eyes, our faces only inches apart. Surprise flashes in his eyes as he searchesmine. His heart thuds, and I wish I can read his mind, but his walls are up. His scent is like a dream… it makes me giddy, and I feel safe and free…
“The day after tomorrow then. Alejandro’s set up the meeting between Rayhan and me,” he says quietly. So soon…
I swallow and nod slowly. Maybe it is for the best…
“Cool. The sooner the better…”Won’t you stop me? Do you want me in your life or not Leo?
“Yeah… I guess…”Guess not…
“What did you want to tell me Leo?” He seems to hesitate, and I realise his grip on me has eased.
Pull away, Azura…
I don’t. I can’t. Is this the last time he’ll hold me? I let go of his gorgeous chocolate locks, slowly running my hand down the back of his head, paying attention to the sparks that run through my fingertips. This feeling… it is magical…
For a moment, his eyes close, almost as if he is enjoying my touch, but I doubt that. He sighs, opening his eyes, and a few strands of his hair flop sexily in front of his face.
“Nikki, she means nothing to me… what she said is a lie. After I met you and rejected you, it was hard trying to act like everything was normal. We did get intimate a few times, but once you taste something so fucking incredible… nothing else feels good enough. You keep saying that you aren’t good enough for me, but you actually caught my eye at that club before the mate bond even snapped into place. It’s not every day you see a woman just saunter into a strip club alone, looking so fucking fine. Anyway… the only reason I rejected you was because of my anger at the Elite… even though Elijah and Scarlett Westwood have never done anything wrong, they are still related to the Rossis through Kiara… I just… it wasn’t you. I marked you because despite it all, I fucking wanted that… but, yeah…”
My heart is thundering, a storm of emotions inside of me, but Idon’t get it. Why now when I am brave enough to leave? He can’t keep playing me again and again…
“Why tell me this now?” I ask quietly. Why? Why confuse me when it’s obvious you hate me? He frowns, looking down, only for his gaze to dip to my breasts. “My face is up here, you old perve,” I growl, trying not to let the pain of his constant rejection hurt. A ghost of a smirk lingers on his face as he looks at me arrogantly.
“You can’t stop me from looking wherever I want… I just told you because I don’t want you to fucking misunderstand because of Nikki.” He becomes serious once more. “So… since you’re leaving… want to tell Corrado tomorrow about the baby?”You really won’t stop me from leaving…
“Sure,” I reply, trying to ignore the pain inside, and I keep my walls up. “What do you want to do about this baby? Do you want to, like, visit? I mean, I want him or her to know their father. Weekly, monthly, or holidays even?” Why is this so painful? Even with his arms around me, holding me firmly as if he never wants to let go, we are talking about splitting up. He looks down before looking back into my eyes, but this time the look in his eyes is regret.
