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AZURA. "Let him say goodbye." Nikki said, placing her hand on Leo’s arm. He didn’t reply, and I hated how he had an effect on me. Why that single touch of Nikki’s squeezed my heart. Fuck Azura. This isn’t you. "Please don’t go yet. How about staying for five more weeks?" Corrado pleaded, drawing my attention back to his gorgeous hazel eyes. "I can’t, I'm sorry." I apologised softly. Oh, why was this kid making my heart break just like Marcel almost did? When he loves, he loves deeply. I pushed the memory away and smiled apologetically at the boy before me. "Then why not six more weeks?" I let out a breathy laugh. "You know, you're adding days on top?" I asked, ruffling his hair. "But I had fun, I wanted to make a police doll too…" My heart clenched, but I could sense Leo’s anger rising and knew he was getting impatient or simply annoyed Corrado was talking to me, but I was at least glad he let him say goodbye. Maybe the Ice Prince has a soft spot for his son at least. "I’
AZURA. "We shouldn’t have done that." I said quietly. He shouldn’t have done that. "Yeah, but don’t go fucking taking it the wrong way, it was to shut you up." He said, his voice sounding thicker as he looked away. It had gotten to him too… This was it, the moment to reject him. I looked up at him, trying to force myself to say the words. "I…" Do it, Azura. Leo frowned as he searched my face for something. Reject him. Fuck, why was it so hard? It fucking hurt. How had he had the strength to do so? And after marking me too. He raised an eyebrow, waiting, but I couldn’t do it. His scent was overpowering me. I was looking for an excuse… asking myself what I should do… When I thought of what I wanted in a mate, I always imagined someone who found me funny, someone who would be ok with me being crazy. The type to laugh at the shit I got up to. Not everyone found their fated mate, and not everyone had it easy. But was rejection the answer, without even fighting for him? Was
AZURA. Shit. No. Do I tell Leo? I was trying to calm my racing heart, what do I do? The first thing that came to my mind was to ask him to stop at the service station and get away from him, but I had to think about my baby. Doing that would not only risk me, but the baby too. "Who was the message from?" Leo’s voice snapped me from my thoughts, making my breath hitch at his question. He was watching me intensely. His piercing eyes seemed to be peering into my soul. "One of my girls." I found myself lying, as I gazed out of the side mirror trying to see behind us. Only the glaring headlights of a car could be seen. Was that him? Was he close? Would he try something? I was putting Leo at risk as well if I didn’t tell him. What should I do? "Oh yeah? Stop lying Azura. Are you going to keep hiding it from me?" "I'm not hiding anything…" I was struggling. Why should I tell him? I know why I didn’t want to… because I wasn’t ready for him to tell me he didn’t care... But maybe
LEO. I knew something was fucking up, but I wasn’t expecting this… And the fact that the bastard somehow managed to get away… I didn’t see him leave the fucking car. I don’t know how, but he seemed to have just fucking vanished. Unless… he wasn’t in the car to start with… Blackmailing her with sex tapes. That fucking triggered me. I don’t care if she was a fucking princess or not, right now she was someone who needed help. Why the fuck was she dealing with this shit alone? On top of that, somehow the bastard had even managed to track us down... Did he have some sort of tracer on her? Her luggage. I pulled up to the side of the road, making her grab the edge of her seat and glare at me with those large, gorgeous eyes of hers. "What are you doing?" I didn’t reply. Getting out of the car, I walked to the trunk and grabbed her luggage, flipped her suitcase open, just as she came out of the car. "What are you doing?!" "I want to know how the fuck he found us." I replied, trying n
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 cook, 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,
AZURA. I didn’t want to be back here, it was hard being here and feeling this pain. I still didn’t know how to feel about him wanting to help, sure it felt great having someone as smart, powerful, and ruthless as Leo on my side, but I also knew that Judah was twisted, dark, and manipulative. Would Leo be able to fix this? It was a game of risk. I stayed in the shower for a while, before I wrapped a towel around myself, then dried my hair with a second towel. I walked into the bedroom, spotting the tray of food on the bed. My stomach rumbled and I couldn’t wait to dig in. Goddess, I was starved. I pulled on my panties and walked over to the wardrobe, taking out a white shirt. I looked at it before putting it on. I sighed heavily as I plopped onto the bed, reminiscing on the moment he had held my hair back when I vomited. And he should, this was his kid too! But he didn’t know I was pregnant… Well it seems he had some humanity in him. This baby… I was beginning to realise I ma
AZURA. "As I presumed… it seems you know far less than you thought about your ex." Leo murmured, frowning. His eyes were cold as he stared at the screen. "I don’t get it, how is this even possible, are you sure that file isn’t corrupt or false or something?" I asked. "No, years ago I began to gather all possible data on the werewolves in this country, just for my own knowledge and I remember this particular family’s story intrigued me." He sat back smoking his cigarette. "Are you sure it's not wrong, maybe a glitch-" "I have an excellent memory, don’t question my intelligence." He growled. "Ok fine, Mr I'm so damn smart." I muttered. "Good, at least you’re learning to listen." He replied, his voice almost antagonising. My eyes flashed, and I looked him square in the eye. "Don’t try me, I don’t listen unless I want to." Neither of us looked away, a clash of wills, with both of us refusing to bend. "Maybe that’s what got you into this mess to start with, your lack of logic and
AZURA. I stayed in the apartment not wanting to run into anyone else, and it was so boring with nothing to do. Winona had come with lunch, and then again for dinner. It was obvious from the way she was looking around that no one knew I was here. Guess dickface wanted no one to know. I was tempted to ask her if I could see Corrado, but after last time… I wasn’t sure Leo would appreciate it. So here I was… wondering what I should do… Marcel knew who my mate was, and it had come to a point where I knew I couldn’t keep lying to my family… I stared at the tablet that sat on the bed, then glanced at the time. Just past ten… Katara would be put to bed by now… Should I video call? My fingers itched before I took a deep breath, thinking to just go ahead with it. Marcel knew, and Leo didn’t want anyone here knowing, didn’t mean my parents couldn’t know. If he pushed for the X-ray, then he’d find out about the baby too… Before I ended up changing my mind, I quickly set up a video call betwe