Page 8 of Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire
“Are you just going to stare?” He asks, tossing the towel he has been holding onto the bed.
“Well, I was thinking we just fucked, but I still don’t know your name,” I remark, about to get off the bed, but the moment my feet hit the floor, I realise they feel like lead, and I am forced to sit there. Okay, I need to stay put for a bit.
“You still don’t know who I am?” He asks, taking out a grey T-shirt. I look at him curiously, only for those icy blue eyes to meet mine.
“No. I just know you’re an Alpha.” His aura seems to change, and I can feel his anger through the bond.
“Soon to be Alpha.” His voice is filled with venom, and I look at him in complete shock. His aura is impressive; how the hell is he not an Alpha yet?
“Soon to be?” I ask curiously.
“What’s your name?” He asks instead, bringing me out of my thoughts.
“I still didn’t get yours…”
“Leo. Leo Rossi,” he replies coldly, making me freeze.
My eyes widen in shock as my head snaps to the man before me.
No fucking way…
“Leo Rossi?” I jump off the bed, almost falling to the floor. Grabbing the towel and wrapping it around myself, I stumble over to him. “How did I not see it?” He frowns, stepping back just as I cup his face, feeling his stubble graze my fingertips. “Oh, Dante is never going to let me live this down! Oh my god, a Rossi? What will Dad think?”
My head is spinning, but I can’t deny the sliver of excitement that rushes through me at the thought of being mated to him. Kiara and I will be mated into the same family! I am mated to Sky’s cousin! Oh, Goddess, she definitely won’t be jealous, yup, definitely not. And Dad! What will Dad think, realising that both of his daughters are mated to tatted, pierced Rossis? My poor dad! And then -
“Who are you?” His voice is quiet yet deadly, and I freeze mid-thought, glancing back at him.
“You don’t recognise me?”
“Should I?” My smile falters at the hostility in his tone.
I know Leo has distanced himself from the Rossis to the pointthat he is never around. Marcel, his father, still holds the Alpha title, although Leo runs the pack, refusing to allow Leo to take over. The feud between Leo and the rest of the Rossis is from years ago, and it is obvious it still remains.
“Azura. Azura Rayne Westwood,” I state, no longer smiling as I look at him seriously. His eyes flash dangerously as they run over me. His heart is thudding, and when his eyes return to mine, I only see the blinding rage in them.
“Westwood. Is Selene for fucking real?” He almost spits, “I knew it was too fucking ideal.”
“What’s wrong with be - “
“Being a Westwood? Sure, one of the elite packs, right? Entitled bastards who are free to do whatever the fuck they want.” He steps back. Eyes that had held desire and interest now hold nothing more than hatred.
“Hey, that’s not fair - “
“I, Leo Rossi, future Alpha of the Sangue Pack, reject you, Azura Rayne Westwood, as my mate and Luna.”
I freeze as the violent ripping pain tears through me, and a scream leaves my lips. Burning pain grips my neck, and I fall to my knees. He mated with me, marked me, and then rejected me, causing the pain to be even worse than an instant rejection…
I can’t breathe, the intensity of the pain in my neck killing me. I claw at my neck, my heart beating harshly.
“I will never accept the daughter of an elite as my mate.” His cruel words are faint and far, and my vision darkens slightly. I look ahead, seeing him walk away. Only one truth screams in my head, leaving me completely devastated.
Rejected.
He rejected me.
Devastation
Azura
