Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

75. This Darkness Within Me 

AZURA. 

Cartel? 

All traces of sleep vanished as I stared at the man before me. A man who for a second, I was unable to recognise. 

How could Leo be part of a cartel, and I had no idea about it? 

He was watching me emotionlessly, but I knew he was analysing my reaction. 

How do you react to that? 

I looked away, feeling a sudden pressure in my head. 

A Cartel. 

“So… When you say a Cartel? Do you mean like a secret Mafia boss?” I asked, my voice sounding hoarser than I planned. 

“There is a difference between a Cartel 

and a Mafia boss… but yeah, they are 

similar enough.” 

– 

“So…” I ran my hand through my hair, 

trying to organise my thoughts. 

Gangs. 

Just like him… 

“You know Judah had a gang…” I said, feeling my emotions all over the place. 

Although his was just totally different, 

and they terrorised people. 

“A gang is different from an organisation, but do you remember anything about it, or what they called themselves? Any information could help u 

s.” He asked sharply. 

My eyes flashed as I looked at him. “We 

are discussing you, but no, I don’t, I just 

know he had a gang of idiots on bikes 

with him all the time. Let’s not change the topic.” I reminded him, frowning 

deeply. 

“Alright… what do you want to know?” 

Our eyes met and I felt my heart squeeze. 

What did I want to know? 

He wasn’t a bad person… he wasn’t… 

“Azura.” 

I couldn’t think properly, running my hand through my hair again as I exhaled 

slowly. 

The Heimtückische Wölfe… now that he 

said it, I had heard of it… An organisation 

that was mentioned on the human news 

several times, wait… Weren’t they the ones responsible for the explosion of that private jet not long ago? Although there 

were no arrests made – then there was 

the fact that they were just unable to link 

anyone to the Heimtückische Wölfe 

Cartel. 

Now it made sense. 

His hand touched my thigh, snapping me from my thoughts. My chest was heaving 

I looked at him.

think this was something I should have known about?” I

everything important, the Cartel is just something on the side-”

the side?! Leo! The entire

It’s a growing criminal organisation birthed in the United Kingdom, not even that old, yet it has grown at a terrifying rate! One that is responsible for

e?” 

worse crimes than drugs, i

it’s not me bringing them in, then

He replied quietly. 2

knew that, but that doesn’t mean it excused him from telling

he was thinking, but he

A Cartel… 

I was no angel myself… but what hurt the most, was that he hadn’t told me, that I didn’t even know what

say my Cartel Boss of a mate was? He was far more of a mystery

had thought. 

“Baby…” 

I felt his weight shift on the bed, and his arms wrapped around me, pulling me back

was pleasant. Sparks danced through me, and I bit my lip to not react as the feeling of his firm, sexy body pressed completely against me, igniting

His voice was calm as his lips met my neck, that rippling soothing effect working like damn

organisation. There are crimes that are forbidden, and anyone breaking the code of conduct by abusing the defenceless and innocent… or killing

weapons. 

point here. But I wanted to hear

say anyway.

and I felt him throb against me, making my eyes flutter

dare try to use the mate bond t

me out.” Why was his voice

up.” I growled.

on m y neck before he continued. “I created the cartel to make sure that we had the money to protect ourselves if the need arose. To make sure that all the orphans and children of our pack had the financial support to continue in life. Slowly the organisation began growing, and my claim and position soon gave me power over other gangs in the area. It gave me a thrill, a purpose… Dad refused to hand m e the title, and so I had to find a way to

had nothing and to

crimes that even

I’m trying to

you don’t even know me.”

heavily. Slowly,

looked

no angel Leo… I don’t even

being a

weird, and I

toxic crap. 2 

surprise, so even the mighty smart Leo Rossi got shocked a t times. “I’m upset that you never mentioned it to

to tell Dad

you know.”

of my neck, the look in those ice-blue eyes

you do that I don’t

search engine company, safe from humans, and a security company which is in the works that will provide high-tech security. I have stakes in many powerful companies worldwide, and I own a string of hotels across Europe… And…” I saw the hesitation in his eyes,

flaring through me at the mention of the illegal underground games which was becoming

the

Jayce had first brought to my attention. His adamance to take part when he hit eighteen had

in those games…

remember Skyla had wanted to attend but had no idea how to get a ticket. No one knew how to access it, or if the rumours were true and the spectators were ‘chosen’.

same time, it had gathered a cult following. It was a way to prove you were powerful even if you weren’t an Alpha. It was a game

of the fittest.

just an Alpha… The capacity

and

much information

n right now. 

I declared, slowly pulling away and getting

factor is to you.”

I was a fool not to realise that Leo was far more than just

far too powerful, and his intellect

towards me, and his powerful

I had become so used to

caged me between his arms, his knee forcing me

on your mind, Beautiful?” He

husky whisper that made my pussy clench. “Talk to me.”

do I explain my deepest

tell him that despite all morality of good and bad, I

what he did… There

and he had made

had a code of conduct.

law into his own hands, which

all for. The system was often

I know maybe I was trying to

I was sick in the head… that knowing what he was, only made me find

I really

tell him that he

thinking he is mated to a

racing as I stared into his eyes, my entire body on edge at his

or his closeness, but… I

tell him I was just a crazy little psycho who really

tell me anything when I’ve already heard it all” He whispered huskily, his lips pressing against mine in a