Page 66 of Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire
“Hmm, of course, everyone loves the Westwood Devil,” I declare with a flick of my hair.
“Or I’m here to see the drama unfold. There’s no fucking chance you ain’t been up to something,” Alejandro replies, smirking. Urgh, if only he knew. Would he be smirking if he realised it was his damn nephew who screwed me over?
“Hey, guys,” Liam says, and I smirk at them. From Raven’s messy hair… I have a feeling she and my brother have just done the dirty.
“Hey, Zu!” Raven says as everyone exchanges greetings.
“You know, I’m glad you video-called. We’ve been worried,” Dad says quietly. I know he is upset with me. I nod, giving him an apologetic smile and one of my best doe-eyed looks.
“Not to mention, we can’t even get through to you. Azura, what are you doing out there?” Mama asks, frowning slightly.
“Okay, so I wanted to talk to you all together. Please hear me out before any of you unleash hell,” I say, sitting forward. My heart is racing as I see Dad’s eyes flash, and Liam and Alejandro are watching me intently. Mama is frowning, and Raven and Kiara look concerned.Come on, Azura, tell them.
“Okay, first of all… I didn’t go to Sweden. I planned to, but I didn’t,” I begin.
“What?” Dad asks, “Where are you?”
“I…” I almost lie,I had car trouble, but no, I can’t lie anymore to them. “I’m at my mate’s pack.” There it is. The hurt in Dad’s eyes, the concern in Mama’s, the anger in Liam’s, and that sharp, calculating look in Alejandro’s.
“The mate who rejected you?” Liam growls. Raven grabs hold of his arm, looking back at him as she shakes her head gently, and I know she is trying to calm him down via the mind link.
“Yes, and he doesn’t know about…” I point at my stomach. “Anyway, moving on. I thought I should tell you; I had every intention of going to Sweden, but then stuff happened, and here I am.”
“Are you two trying to make it work?” Mama asks quietly.
“He doesn’t deserve you,” Dad says coldly.
“Dad,” Kiara says softly, “Look… if Zu wants to do this, we should support her. Tell me, Azura, is there good in him?” I nod slowly. Although he is an ass, there is… even if it’s very little.
“He loves his pack, his family, well, some of his family. He’s a stuck-up arrogant jerk, but he is an okay human. Kinda… a bit of a dick… or a real big dick,” I mumble. Kiara smiles knowingly.
“Then, we all should support her. I remember how hard Alejandro was to deal with… to the point he almost marked someone in front of me,” Kiara says, placing a hand on her man’s jaw and tilting her head up as he leans down and kisses her.
“Kia is right, maybe there are other factors,” Raven muses.
I nod. There definitely are…
“What pack?” Alejandro asks, frowning. “I want to know what fucker rejected you.”
“Why is his pack important?” I ask.
“You said he cares for his pack, so he’s someone ranked then?” Dad asks. I sigh. Should I tell them? I examine my nails before Mama calls me.
“Azura.” I look at her, seeing the concern and the pain in her green eyes. “No more secrets.”Oh, there are so many more secrets. I’m sorry, Mama.
“Okay, if I tell you, no one loses their shit. Okay. What we do is our decision to make. Please,” I say, looking at them all.
“He’s fucking dead,” Liam mutters, but I tilt my head.
“Liam.”
“I’m not going to stand by and let people constantly hurt you,” he threatens, his eyes full of hurt and anger. I know how much he hated how the rare few of the pack treated me. He hates that no matter what he did, there were always a few old vaginas and penises that would never change.
“So, let’s have the fucker’s name,” Alejandro says, taking out a cigarette and lighting it. A smile crosses my lips as I watch.
“He reminds me a bit of you, which is gross,” I say, making a gagging face. Alejandro narrows his eyes.
“There’s only one Alejandro Rossi. No one can fucking be me.”
