Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

Read Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire Chapter 23 – An End LEO.

I left the cave and stepped out into the car park, trying to clear my head. Locking the door behind me, I slid to the ground, resting my head against the cold metal of the wall behind me as I took a drag on my cigarette. ‘Winona?‘ I called through the link. ‘Yes, Alpha?‘

Winona, she was one of the few I had taken in. She wasn‘t born in the Sangue pack, but she was still someone I trusted, one of the rare few I trusted completely around my son. ‘What‘s Rosaline cooked tonight?‘

Rosaline was my c**k, she lived two floors down from me and she made the best food for me and Corrado. When I had put out the notice for the position, I remember choosing the one whose food Corrado loved the best after tasting it all. I still remember his smile of happiness.

‘She made chicken pasta, and stuffed taco cups.‘

‘Perfect, bring a tray down to my garage, I‘ll let you down when you‘re outside.‘ ‘Of course.‘

She didn‘t question me, she never did and I was grateful.

‘Oh, and Winona?‘

‘Yes, Alpha?‘

‘Bring a woman‘s toiletry pack, or some s**t with basic supplies.‘ A pause followed before she replied.

‘Is the dinner for one or two?‘

‘One.

‘Understood. Anything else, Alpha?‘ ‘No, I think that‘s it.‘

I stared at the fleet of supercars that I owned. I had it all; power, money, cars, a son, and a girlfriend… but even then, something was missing. 4 Something that was starting to poison my mind, just as I had heard the bond would do. Making even the most powerful of men succumb to the will of their females. I never wanted to become a slave to this s**t, besides… it was f*****g cruel to give false hopes of something I could never offer to anyone… 2

It was the reason I never wanted to mark anyone, but then I had already f****d that s**t up and marked her.

‘Alpha, I‘m at the lift.‘

I got up, walking to the lift and keyed in the passcode. After a few moments the lift opened, to

reveal Winona holding a large tray containing Rosaline‘s delicious pasta, and two stuffed taco cups with mince meat, cheese and jalapenos. There were also two cold bottles of juice and a trifle bowl.

“Thanks, I‘ll take it.” I said, taking the tray from her. “And the supplies.” Winona added with a small smile, holding the bag out to me.

“Thanks.”

“Anytime, Alpha.” She replied, I gave her a small nod, about to close the lift when I looked back at her.

“How‘s Corrado been?”

Her smile vanished and she shook her head.

“He didn‘t eat and has been in a strop since Azura left.”

I nodded.

like any food

wasn‘t dumb. “No.” I said before turning

son was

and crazy more than anything, but she was good with

opened the bedroom door, then saw she was in the bathroom. I silently placed the tray next to the bed and dropped the bag onto the mattress, before I exited the room, shutting the door

the lockable drawers, that wouldn‘t open without my thumbprint and code. Satisfied that I had gotten rid of anything that I didn‘t want her to see, I left the room and headed up to my office from the lift. I had a few hours before I needed to go see Jackie, I‘d

see he was fast asleep, but I could tell he had fallen asleep upset. His lips were dry

water from the fridge and entered my own bedroom. The smell of Nikki‘s seductive fragrance filled the room, the lights were dimmed, and Nikki was sitting on the bed in red

got up from the bed, but once again I didn‘t want to do this. As s**y as I knew she was,

arms around my neck, her expression darkening, and I knew she could smell Azura

took her?”

“Yeah, I took her.”

was f*****g hot.

“Leo, who is she?”

took off my jacket and headed through

know her name, who is she

at me sharply. I didn‘t want to

to say?” I asked, raising an eyebrow as I grabbed a pair of grey

lips as she looked at me, trying to control her emotions. “You don‘t drive strangers, you don‘t look at other women, Leo… You and Azura… Why do I feel like there‘s more?” Her voice was low

a long day, Nikki, I don‘t

You‘re always f*****g busy or avoid it! Tell me Leo, do you love me? Do you still care for me, or is someone

ever

for her, and she became a daily part of my life. A partial distraction from the s**t that consumed

my path, looking up

that filled me

She whispered, clutching my shirt. My eyes flashed and I looked down at

on me, which meant I wasn‘t enough, right? And since then, it‘s

didn‘t exactly cheat.” I muttered coldly, brushing

check me out today! I‘m wearing

my mind… I stubbed out the cigarette, and was about to enter the bathroom, when she grabbed my arm. “Leo, what is going on? We‘ve been friends for years before we began dating. I‘m begging you, just tell me what‘s going on with you. How

what I

Tell me, what day was it?” I asked

frowned, thinking for a

never

I nodded.

neither. She was my mate Nikki, that night I

backing away. Tears began streaming down her cheeks as she covered

your mate…” She whispered, dropping onto

my hand

“Yeah.”

her eyes flashing. “Azura. Is

not true! Did neither of you have shame that I was right here?! Were you hooking up with her behind my

she didn‘t even f*****g know you existed or what you were to me, until she saw us together.” I growled, my grip on her tight. “I rejected her, and it was by

heart was thumping and I could

you didn‘t want your mate… Then… Why was she here?” She asked, her voice softer, as if scared I