Page 80 of Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire
“Well, I was planning to take Corrado out for dinner and a movie tonight. It seems like he doesn’t want -”
“I’m here! I’m here!” Corrado comes running. His eyes areshining with excitement. “You mean you’ll spend the full evening with me?” He asks with barely contained anticipation.
“Yeah, I am. If, of course, you want to?” Leo raises an eyebrow, and Corrado nods.
“Oh, yes, please, Daddy, I always like spending time with you!” He grabs Leo’s hand and smiles at me. “Thank you, Azura. I had lots of fun today.” I smile at him, crouching down and plant a kiss on his forehead.
“I had lots of fun, too,” I reply, poking his little dimple, only to be rewarded with a bigger smile. I suddenly feel overwhelmed with emotions. This is my pup’s sibling…
I look up at Leo only to realise I am pretty much level with his dick and smoothly stand up, trying not to think of anything explicit.
“The crepes were pretty nice,” I find myself saying.
“They were pretty basic,” comes Leo’s cold reply before he leads Corrado away.
Once they are gone, I close the door, looking around my apartment. Well, I guess I should clean up…
A few hourslater, Winona comes with lunch, and I’m not going to complain, considering everything she brought is delicious. I am falling asleep on the sofa when I hear a knock at the door. Who is it now?
I walk to the door, fixing the strap of my bra as I open the door, only to be hit by none other than Leo’s intoxicating scent. Our eyes meet, and he brushes past me, not even waiting for an invitation.
“Sure, why not just come in without an invitation,” I remark, shutting the door. Leo turns towards me, totally unbothered by my remark. He is dressed semi-formal, in black jeans witha smart white shirt that has its sleeves pushed up and a few buttons showing the necklaces that hang around his neck.
“I already did,” he shoots back arrogantly. I frown, about to respond, when he holds out a phone. I raise my eyebrow as I take it slowly. “You can call your friends and family. That bastard will not be able to contact you. To make sure he doesn’t even trace this back to you, the only numbers that can contact you are those on the phone already,” he says as I stare down at the device. “The password is the same as your last phone.”
“I’ll be changing it,” I state. Like hell, I will allow him to know my password… although I have a feeling a password isn’t enough to keep him out of it.
“Go ahead.” Our eyes meet, and an intense silence falls over us. Fuck, there is no Corrado here to distract me, either.
“So I -”
“I wanted to -” he starts at the same time. We stare at each other before he looks away for a second.
“Uh, you can go first,” I say, running my fingers through my hair.
“No, it’s okay, what did you want to say?” He asks.What did I want to say?
“I’ve forgotten.” He raises an eyebrow as he closes the gap between us, and I slowly step back, trying not to focus on how good he looks.
“You really are crazy.”
“Yeah, I am, and proud to be,” I shoot back, giving him a withering glare.
“Do you always have your claws raised to attack?” He asks mockingly.
“Oh, yeah. I’m ready to bite if I have to. So, back off. Ever hear of personal space?” I frown as my ass touches the counter. His eyebrow seems to go up higher as he looks down between us, and I realise he has stopped two feet away...
“I think this is pretty sufficient… it would be a different story if I was closer.” His voice is low and dangerous, and when he steps closer, I feel like I can’t breathe. My heart thumps when he places his hands on either side of the countertop, his arms brushing my waist. Oh, Goddess, what is he doing?
“What did you want to say?” I ask, staring at him defiantly and trying not to focus on the fact that he has me trapped once more and the way I can feel his body heat…Focus, Azura.
My words seem to bring him back to reality, and he frowns. Despite not moving back, his eyes are sharp as they look directly into mine.
“I spoke to Emmet, who denied it. Strangely, I couldn’t differentiate whether he was lying or telling the truth.”
Does that mean he doesn’t believe me? No! Emmet practically admitted to me that he had hit her and that I should mind my own business! I am about to speak when he places his thumb against my lips, his fingers curling under my chin, making my core clench.
“Let me finish.” I nod slowly, very aware of his finger against my lips. “I then spoke to Jackie, who, unlike Emmet, isn’t really good at lying. There is something going on between them, and I will get to the bottom of it. For now, I’ve removed Emmet from the position of Delta until I look into this properly. I need Jackie to speak before I can do anything, but rest assured, I will not let anyone get away with abuse.”
