Page 84 of Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire
“I don’t tell strangers my name. Sorry. Daddy, let’s go home. Azura is waiting for you.” My eyebrow shoots up. Azura? Doesn’t he mean Nikki?
“The movie?”
“It’s boring, and I don’t like those girls,” he whispers loudly. I sure as fuck hope the women feel fucking humiliated, and I stand up.
“Let’s go, kid.” I lift him up, walking out the other way. “So, why did you say Azura and not Nikki?” I ask, taking my phone out.
“You and Nikki broke up, so now we get to keep Azura as your new girlfriend.” My eyebrow shoots up, and I wonder if this kid is going to be a playboy growing up.
“Isn’t that moving too fast? Nikki just left.”
“No, Daddy, because you and Nikki argue about more than football for many days now. So, now we keep Azura forever,” he declares as we leave the viewing room. Wow… and I thought I did a good job in keeping that shit hidden.
“She isn’t an item that we can just keep.”
“Why?”
I place him on the ground as we both walk side by side. I look at him to tell him that you can’t just own people, but the adorable look on his face stops me. This kid is the damn cutest kid on the fucking planet, and he is mine.
“Because she’s a little scary.”
“Azura isn’t scary, Daddy! You aren’t scared of anything!” He giggles.I am. Of losing you. Leaving you.
I take my phone out and look at it again. I fucking feel uneasy again, and after last time, I’m not feeling good about her being there alone. Although I can see Jax is there on the steps, clearly alert as his head is turned downwards towards the lower floor. He is using a scent disguiser, and I know even Emmet won’t notice him there unless he uses the stairs, so all should be okay…
“Kiddo, shall we get a takeaway and get home? Maybe we can eat it with Azura?”
“Oh, yes! Let’s all eat together. Then, you make Azura happy, and we bring her home,” he replies as we leave the place.
“Perfect,” I reply distractedly as I walk over to one of the takeout shops near the cinema.
I place our order distractedly as I mull over Emmet’s reaction when I told him that he’s been suspended until further notice…
“It was her, wasn’t it?” He asked, barely able to keep hishatred at bay. I raised an eyebrow.
“Whether it was her or someone else, I will follow protocol because we stand for what’s right. As future Alpha and Delta, it’s our fucking duty to be an example for our people. These are just the rules that we all need to follow.”
“You spoke to Jackie, I’m sure she’ll clearly tell you we are totally fucking fine,” he spat.
“Calm the fuck down, Emmet. Friend or not, I’m not going to break the rules for you,” I warned, my eyes flashing.
“You are going to believe a fucking Elite? One who has fucking reaped discord since she’s got here? Tell me, who is her fucking mate that ain’t accepting her?”
“Jax,” I lied, knowing this meant I would have to tell Jax the truth, but he’d keep the secret.
“Jax Adams? And you really want one of your strongest men mated to an Elite?” He looked disgusted.
“I’ve never stopped anyone from going to an Elite pack or vice versa before if they find their mate. She’s been marked, what do you want me to do? Just send her back? The one who marked her needs to fix this shit… somehow.”
“Who cares what happens to a fucking Elite?” He spat. I frowned.
“She wasn’t one of the ones who caused us any harm. She was a child when all that shit went down. There’s no difference between us if we hurt those who are fucking innocent, Emmet. This has nothing to do with her but the fact that you hurt Jackie. Whether it was a one-off or not… it is a fucking crime. Marcel will be the final judge.”
“We both know that Marcel is simply Alpha by title, Leo, you are the real one in charge. This is all in your hands.” Our eyes met, and I stepped closer.
“Yeah, maybe it is, and if so, then my decision still stands. Until I’m satisfied, you will not step into the Delta title again.”
“I’m your best friend, Leo.”
