LEO. Night had fallen and I couldn’t sleep. Something about seeing her again was fucking with my mind… It was one of the rare fucking days I was able to get home before midnight and just crash, but yeah, isn’t going to happen. I frowned, pushing the thought away as I looked down at the Sangue territory from my apartment window. The glittering lights in the windows of the building were a reminder of how far we had come from the caverns we once resided in. The mini town was not only a sign of our prosperity, but it was proof of advancement. Not to mention it was pretty easy on the eyes, with modern buildings, high-tech security, and packed with everything my people needed to thrive in this world. The Sangue Pack… One would not think that we were once a pack of rogues, who had been raised and forced to serve one of the most psychotic evil monsters of all time. Living in torment, fear, and abuse, left its mark on us all, marks that didn’t just vanish overnight. We had the highest num

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." "The tomato is thick and the cucumber slices aren't equal sizes." Corrado mumbled, l

AZURA. "He contacted me, wanting to meet me. I just needed a break." I shrugged, trying to fight my nausea. I was lucky it only came here and there and that I wasn’t vomiting buckets, unlike Raven with Katara. The girls knew a lot of what happened with Judah since Kataleya and Song both had not wanted me to get involved with him to begin with… I wish I listened, but I never really ever do, do I? "Fuck Azura, you need to tell someone." Skyla said, her eyes flashing a deep plum purple, that turned darker the closer it got to the pupil. Her anger clear within them. "He needs to die." "Skyla." Kataleya murmured soothingly, placing her hand on her sister’s shoulder. Skyla closed her eyes, exhaling deeply, as she fought her emotions. Malevolent, her cat, meowed, brushing her shoulder, and Skyla’s eyes opened as she smiled down at her little fur ball. Those two had been together for years, Alejandro had gotten it for her when she was little, ten years on they were still the dangerous gre

AZURA. "Later." Leo’s quiet, cold voice came as I walked over to Marcel. "Babe…" Conceal how you feel. You got this girl. "It smells so good." I said, smiling as I look at the flames. "Be careful, Azura, it’s very hot." The heat of the grill was nothing compared to the burning pain in my chest. "I don’t mind getting burned." I replied quietly, before giving him a smile. "So, where did you go on holiday?" "Well, I was in Scotland for the most part, and then I stopped at a few places before my visit to Alejandro was cut short." I could feel Leo’s irritation, but I didn’t bother paying him any attention. "I'm sorry about that." I replied as I picked up the platter of cooked meat and carried it to the round table, where everything was already set up. I didn’t want to sit at the table with him, but I had no choice but to. When Corrado jumped into the seat between Marcel and me, I expected Leo to take the seat next to his father, but instead, he took the seat on my left. I clenc

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’