Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

Chapter 13

13. Cookies and a Voodoo Doll AZURA. 

This kid was a little devil in disguise, and I liked it. With Katara having no interest in mischief, and the quintuplets too big to obey, I missed them at this age. 

“So, you can‘t cook?” 

I looked at the tomato and cucumber sandwiches that he was gawking at disdainfully. “Yes I can, I made these.” I pushed the plate towards him, proud of my accomplishment. No, I can‘t cook, all I can make is nachos and that‘s in the microwave. 

“Oh. We don‘t call this cooking.” He added. 

“Well, can you cook?” 

“I‘m five.” 

“And?” 

“I‘m too young to cook.” 

I smiled, reaching over and tugging his cheek. “Yeah sure, but you are old enough to judge. Let me tell you something, making a sandwich is an art. Look; I had to margarine the bread slices perfectly, then spread the cucumber that were cut into equal sized thin slices, we then added some sliced cheese before finishing with perfect thin slices of tomato.” 1 

“The tomato is thick and the cucumber slices aren‘t equal sizes.” Corrado mumbled, looking at the sandwich sadly. “I thought I‘d have a home–cooked meal today.” 1 

My heart squeezed at his pitiful tone. 

“I will have Rosaline prepare you your favourite meal, Corrado.” Winona, the woman who had been minding him, offered. 

“No, thank you. I will have the lumpy sandwich.” 2 “You really are your father‘s son.” I grumbled. Prudish Rossi‘s. 

I smiled despite myself, watching the child bite into the sandwich. 

See, I can do this. In a few years, it will be me and my pup, and I will make them sandwiches. My smile faded as I wondered if I‘d be enough, but then I shook the thought away. 

I had Mama, Dad, Liam, and Raven. I‘d be ok. I had to be... 

Winona asked, I

we eat, what will we do next?” Corrado asked. “I can take him to his room if you like.”

me company, I don‘t

my apartment, the bag of sewing supplies I had asked for were outside. I guess I would create a voodoo doll tonight and this

dad isn‘t back, right?” I asked once we had eaten, and I had sent Corrado to go set the

I do wrong by inviting him like this? “I mind him for the nights he is out. He will be back after midnight. It‘s nice to see Corrado

her mid–twenties,

if he doesn‘t ask, then we don‘t need to mention it.” I suggested lightly,

was rather nice. I will wash up whilst you

smiled, winking at her as I walked over to the table, placing the tray of milk and biscuits

of nausea washed over me, and I took a steady breath before I picked

chuckled. “We are going to make cool dolls.” I said, taking up a light blue fabric. “So, we will sew this like

even have black and white striped fabric for the torso!”

TOIVU VUI

he smiled, now a lot more

pricked fingers for me later, we were done. There on the table lay two round–bellied cloth dolls. One had a striped body, with black legs and feet, and a strip across the eyes where we had attached two black buttons. The other had a creamy peach fabric face and arms, with a black body and grey bottoms. I was now drawing some black doodles onto the arms. “What are you doing,

like Daddy! He even has blue eyes

no, it‘s not your daddy. It‘s just someone I know.” I said, putting the doll aside, I would

now? It‘s late.” Winona

five more

bedtime.” She

bartered, as she continued to shake her head. “Well, I‘m going to sleep now too, so how about you go to bed?” I offered gently. “We can hang out tomorrow

ponder it over,

“Promise?” 

“I promise.” 

He stood up, giving me a hug before he ran off, taking hold of Winona‘s hand, his

walking

to meet you, Azura. Thank you for

Nice meeting you.”

and waved as Corrado gave me a smile. I closed the door and went back to finishing off my Leo doll. Now all I needed was something that belonged to

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