Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

90. A Close Call 

AZURA. 

We simply walked around the pack for a bit. Leo looked super pissed, and I knew he’d tell me what was on his mind when he was ready. 

But the minutes were passing, and I could feel his irritation rising. Even with his impeccable skills at keeping the block up, he was still letting snippets seep through the cracks. He was on his fourth cigarette already, and I had had enough. I need him to talk. 

“Ok. What’s wrong?” I asked, coming to a stop, and gripping his upper arm. A soft wind blew through my hair as I forced him to turn to face me. 

He had his jaw clenched; those plump lips set in that pissed-off pout of his. 

Oh, Goddess, this man was so fuckably perfect. Was that a word? It was in my books. But right now, I was more concerned about his emotions, he was still struggling to control them. What exactly had happened? 

I tilted my head, waiting for him to speak as I stepped closer, cupping his face.” Tell me, what’s wrong?” I whispered. 

He exhaled, his arms locking around my waist, and gave a half smile. “This pup’s getting in between us now.” He murmured, looking down at my stomach, and I nodded. 

“Yeah… it’s growing faster now.” I whispered, leaning up I kissed his jaw, waiting. “Now talk to me, Blue Eyes. Don’t change the subject.” 

He sighed, frustrated, clearly knowing he couldn’t delay from telling me any longer. 

“Well… I fucked up. I didn’t ask Emmet if anyone in this pack was helping him. I should have asked for names… I mean, I could have the entire pack put under alpha command and ask them, but that will cause way more fucking damage to a Pack that is already crippled. Their trust isn’t the same… not after everything we’ve been through. It will fuck em up.” 

Fuck. He forgot to ask Emmet that one vital question… Even I didn’t think of that, and neither did the five… we were all so in the moment! But I understood what 

he meant about the pack… “Babe, you can’t beat yourself up over that! I get that it sets us back a little, but none of us 

thought of that. So please, it’s ok, we got this.” I caressed his jaw with my thumbs, it was obvious that my words didn’t ease his irritation. 

He exhaled, looked away, and passed me. “I shouldn’t have fucked up. I made…. 

Fuck.” He was blaming himself unfairly. I pulled his head down, cupping the sides o f his jaw, my finger brushing his ears and kissed him deeply. 

‘No. You didn’t. It’s ok, we will figure it out. Together.’ I whispered through the link, letting my emotions flow through to him. 

He relaxed a little, yanking me closer, as he leaned down over me, kissing me harder. 

Mine… 

We broke apart after a few moments and he was slightly calmer. “We’re going to get the answers.” I said. It hasn’t been that long since we have been together… but it felt like ages… 

“Yeah… we will. It was just a lead fucking wasted.” He said quietly, his head tilted a s he looked me over slowly. “How did I get you?” 

I smirked, my stomach fluttering. “Mm, well… I’m a Westwood woman. We all know that the Rossis love us. Especially the broken, damaged ones just need us.” 

“Oh yeah? Cocky much?” 

“What can I say? You’re rubbing off on me…” I said, satisfied to see that sexy smile back on his face. 

Oh fuck, I was in love and I had it so bad. 

Everything he did made me giddy. It was a feeling I hadn’t experienced before him 

“Yeah?” He asked softly, that gorgeous smile still on his face. 

I rolled my eyes and pushed him away. Don’t say anything!” I warned, thinking these walls were so damn hard to focus o 

“Come on, let’s go see Kareena.” 

He nodded, his smile faded before I ran off. He caught up with ease, wrapping his arms around my waist and burying his face in my neck as he tickled me. 

“You ain’t so fucking fast.” 

“Leo!” I laughed, unable to stop as I writhed in his arms, gasping when his fingers caressed my waist teasingly. 

“Fuck, you smell good.” He groaned into my neck as we headed to Kareena and 

Shane’s house. 

Sangue pack was large, and with its layout, it was more of a city than any other pack I have seen. Shane and Kareena’s house was in the quieter part where

I’m sure if other packs actually saw this place… they’d

walked through the gates and Leo rang the doorbell,

think she’s gone out?” I asked,

hadn’t left since the

been inside the majority of the time… the guards were supposed to be here… and

knocked once more and rang

walls so I could enter his

Nothing. 

last one with Kareena?’ He asked through

Ace’s voice came into Leo’s mind.”

said you were going to head there after the hearing, an hour ago… Leo,

Jax’s worried voice came.

and he slammed his shoulder into the front door. The door trembled at the powerful impact, but it was made to withstand a werewolf’s strength. He stepped back and this time he kicked it. It splintered as it went flying,

was cold, but I could sense his panic through the bond. “Check upstairs! I’ll check down here.” I nodded as he ran through t o the lounge whilst I ran to the stairs,

open the door, I saw that it

into the room, when my gaze fell on the bathroom door

 heard the tap running and I felt relieved. Thank the goddess…

to the door.

Kareena?” 

the handle of the door, only to realise it

Fuck! 

called

around me, wrapping around my hand and frying the entire lock and handle off. I pushed it open, freezing in m y tracks.

I couldn’t reply, the

bath that was overfull already, but what sent a chill down my spine, was the hand that hung out of the bath. The

I called, as I stopped at the bath and stared down into the bloody water, my eyes

as I plunged my

I placed

her wrists. They were still bleeding, which meant she probably

blade to

knees beside her body. I needed to perform CPR right now! Placing one hand over

a moment, his heart thundering. “Leo, we need help! Now!” He blinked,

 opening the airway. I pinched her nostrils. shut, and gave her mouth-to-mouth, feeling her heart

breathing!” I shouted

was mind- linking

on Leo right now, but the fleeting glimpses of his thoughts

he could

That once again, his carelessness had almost cost us…

Leo. You’re

seated in the

doctors said if I

things could have been worse… She had used a lethal poison to create those incisions, and she had also taken a

to pump the

thought magic could fix everything. Sometimes even something like CPR with

medical side that she pushed on u s. I mean, apart

doctor and nurse tending to her. Leo’s injection had helped heal her faster, and the doctor had expressed how impressed he was with

Leo, and I were sitting in the hallway.

lost her…” Leo said quietly.

been quiet since everything had

have done if something had happened to her, but he would have blamed

that’s all that matters…” He stood up, stretching before giving us a small smile. “Look, I’m going to go check up on Eric. He’s been really

least deserves comfort.” I said quietly, making a mental note to talk to Eric myself, too. Leo gave

 one of us is gone. We will take care of one another,” Dan said, giving me a gentle smile. I could still see the pain in his eyes at the loss of

six of you…” It hurt saying the five, it seems

the six of us.” Dan said, pointing to himself, then at me.

Dan gave me a wink, before turning and walking away, leaving me standing there, shocked.

of

“And as a team… I think we need to decide what to do with

can we do to help her?”

he looked at his friend.