Page 159 of Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire
Marcel had been pretty impressed to hear that we were coming here; it seems Alejandro had told him. He had called earlier on the drive here, and when Azura had said we’d be back soon, he had instantly picked up on the ‘we’ and did nothing to hide his happiness.
Alejandro has his hand in his pocket, and a young girl with black hair is standing on the steps next to him with her arms crossed. I am certain it is Alessandra; you can see the similaritiesbetween her and her father. She would be around ten now, the youngest of Alejandro’s four kids.
“Oh, Daddy! Who is that man?” Corrado asks as we park up.
“That’s Alejandro Rossi… your grandad’s brother,” I explain emotionlessly.
“Oh, King Rossi!” Yeah, I am sure Dad told him about that…
“Maybe I shouldn’t have come,” Song says, staring out as Alejandro approaches.
“Too late for that. Come on, you have seen Alejandro before.”
“Yes, and I wanted to run,” Song murmurs.
“Hey, don’t get doubtful. You wanted to see you-know-who, remember?” Azura whispers with a smirk on her lips. From the corner of my eyes, I see her blush but don’t bother thinking much of it as Alejandro opens the passenger door for Azura.
“Hey, Alejandro,” Azura says, hugging him as I get out, too.
“Hey, Firework. You okay?” He replies, giving her a squeeze before letting go of her as she nods.
“Perfectly,” she replies before she rushes over to Alessandra. “Hey, brat!” She hugs the younger girl, who frowns.
“Don’t call me that. You’re so loud…” she grumbles. Definitely Alejandro’s pup.
“Azura!” Kiara’s voice comes as she hurries out of the mansion and runs over to her sister, hugging her tightly. Didn’t they just fucking see each other not so fucking long ago?
“Kia!” Azura smiles.
My eyes meet Alejandro’s as I open the back door for Corrado and Song since the child locks are on.
“Thank you,” she says, getting out.
“It’s good to see you here”, Alejandro says to me, a tiny smirk on his face as he approaches.
“Not so sure it is,” I mutter as Corrado climbs out. Alejandro’s attention instantly goes to him, and he crouches down in front of him.
“So, this is your pup,” he says, observing him with that small smirk.
“Obviously,” I retort.
I can feel him pulling back his aura as much as possible, not to scare Corrado. It is still powerful, and I can tell Corrado looks daunted for a few seconds.
“Hello, King Rossi. I’m Corrado Herrmann Rossi,” Corrado introduces himself, puffing out his chest as he holds his hand out to Alejandro.
“Now that’s confidence I like,” Alejandro says, taking his hand and giving it a shake. “But we don’t greet family with a handshake, now do we?” Corrado smiles and shakes his head.
“No, we give them hugs!” He answers.
“So, are you going to give Grandad Al a hug?” Alejandro asks. Corrado looks up at me, his eyes widening.
“Can I?” He whispers as if Alejandro can’t hear him.
“Sure,” I agree. Not going to fucking stop a kid from doing whatever he wants.
It is fucking weird seeing those two together… I’m not fucking stupid, I can see Alejandro is fucking genuine, but that is a fact I like to ignore. I’m the king of being fucking hypocritical, and I don’t really give a shit.
I turn to see Song talking to Kiara and Azura as Alessandra simply stands there frowning, her eyes now fixed on Corrado.
