Page 162 of Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire
The lounge is a little tense, with Leo sitting silently, his exterior ice-cold. Song and I are talking to Alejandro, with Rayhan adding to the conversation here and there. I think by now, he knows that Song is a little jittery around him, but he is as smooth as ever and doesn’t make it obvious or put her on the spot. I think he is used to it.
“So, what the fuck were you doing at Leo’s pack? This ain’t got anything to do with the same shit when you told me to watch the girls, right?” Alejandro asks Leo.
“It’s dealt with,” Leo replies, frowning slightly.
“Good to know. Not going to share what that shit was about?” Alejandro asks, observing the three of us.
“It’s not necessary,” Leo counters, his arm going around my shoulders once again. My heart races, and I can feel Alejandro’s eyes on us again.
“So, when did you two figure your own shit out?”
“Is that any of your fucking business?” Leo shoots back, raising an eyebrow.
“If I make it my business, it fucking is,” Alejandro replies with a cold smirk. Rayhan smiles slightly, clearly amused.
“It’s like I’m seeing double,” he remarks.
“I totally agree. Right down to the tattoos and all,” I snicker, earning a look from Leo.
“We are nothing alike,” he growls icily. Alejandro smirks.
“Deny it all the fuck you want,” he says, taking out a cigarette pack and offering Leo. It is almost like a test. Refusing it to prove he’s not like him… but I also know Leo is a stubborn ass and ignores him. I reach over instead, taking one from Alejandro. Leo cocks a brow as I place it between his lips.
“Don’t be stubborn,” I murmur as Alejandro tosses me the lighter. I catch it and flick it on, bringing it to the edge ofthe cigarette. Our eyes lock, and my heart thunders at how incredibly smoking hot he looks.
Goddess…I press my thighs together, and Leo smirks slightly, his gaze dipping to my chest for a second before he looks away, taking a long drag of his cigarette. His arm that is around me loosens slightly, and he begins tracing circles on my shoulder teasingly, sending delicious tingles through me.
“As much as I’m enjoying the bonding, we do have a guest present who can’t heal from all the second-hand smoking,” Rayhan remarks lightly. The patio doors are wide open, but he has a point. Song smiles slightly, and I swear I am not going to let this go.Oh, girl, I’m teasing you for forever!
“I’m okay,” she says, blushing so much. I just wish Skyla was here to tease her.
“Kiara will heal her,” Alejandro offers with a small grin at Song as if that made everything alright. I shake my head.
And that is why Rayhan is swoon-worthy.But I can’t deny it is the bad boy with a ‘devil-may-care’ attitude next to me that turns me on.
Keep looking at me like that, Baby Girl, and I will fuck you until you can’t fucking walk,his animalistic growl promises through the link. The idea isn’t bad… and I suddenly remember Jackie’s note.
“Be right back,” I say softly, kissing his lips. His hand twists in my hair, and he kisses me back before letting go of me.
You’re up to something,he says as I get up, feeling his eyes on me. He somehow makes me feel so damn sexy…
Not really,I lie, leaving the room.
I hurry to the bathroom and take my shoe off, emptying it and picking up the small square piece of paper that falls out. Frowning, I open it and read it.
‘Leo is unwell. Please get the Queen to try to heal him. Only you can do this.’
I stare at the paper, my heart thudding, and I realise this is probably what she had wanted to talk about at the party. She had said something about doing the right thing and breaking promises. Goddess, she is such a good friend who actually cares for Leo.
Now the tin of cookies makes sense. I guess she didn’t trust my phone because Leo is so tech-savvy. I reach into my pocket, wanting to call her and thank her, but I realise I have left my phone in the car. I slip the note into my pocket instead and exit the bathroom, walking down the hall slowly. She is going through so much, yet she is still being damn strong. She is Delta material. I pause, mind-linking Leo.
Want me to tell Kia?I ask. Silence follows before he speaks after a few moments.
Fine, but I don’t want anyone else to know.His voice is quiet, and he has his emotions masked, so even I don’t know what he is feeling.
It’s going to be okay,I say, but the fact that he doesn’t think Kiara can heal him eats me up. It is scary to know that this may not work, but I refuse to let that thought get me down.
I enter the kitchen to see Kiara sprinkling some flaked chocolate on the trifle bowls whilst Claire, one of her housekeepers, is placing dishes onto a tray to take to the dining room.
